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NAME

       sane-umax_pp - SANE backend for Umax Astra parallel port flatbed scanners

DESCRIPTION

       The sane-umax_pp library implements a SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) backend that provides
       access to Umax parallel port flatbed scanners.  The  following  scanners  work  with  this
       backend:

              Model:
              --------------------
              Astra 610P
              Astra 1220P
              HP3200C
              Astra 1600P
              Astra 2000P
              Genius ColorPage-Life Pro

       This  backend  handles 75x75, 150x150, 300x300, 600x600 and 600x1200 for 1220P/1600P/2000P
       dpi scan resolutions, and 75x75, 150x150, 300x300 and 300x600 for 610P. In color and  gray
       levels, there is a software lineart mode.

       The new generation models share a newer version of the 610P ASIC embedded in an EPAT chip.
       Only parts such as CCD and ADC change from one to another. They  even  all  reports  being
       UMAX  Astra 1220P via IEEE1284.  There isn't a software method to recognize them properly.
       Under windows, model is set by the driver installed, regardless of the hardware.

       EPP/ECP MODES ONLY
              The current version of the backend uses only EPP or ECP mode  to  communicate  with
              the  scanner. PS/2 mode isn't implemented. The 610P only use SPP. It is recommended
              that you set your parallel port to EPP in BIOS with the  current  version  of  this
              backend. You can leave it to ECP or ECP+EPP, but in this case you may not use ppdev
              but only direct hardware access if you have to use ECP.  ECPEPP will only  work  if
              you use a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel with ppdev character device support.

       This backend does support parport sharing only if you have a kernel with ppdev support.

       Note  that  if you don't use the ppdev character device, the backend needs to run as root.
       To allow user access to the scanner run the backend through  the  network  interface  (See
       saned(8)  and sane-net(5)).  A more relaxed solution (security wise) is to add suid bit to
       the frontend (See chmod(1)).  The backend drop root privileges as soon as  it  can,  right
       after gaining direct access to IO ports, which lessen risks when being root.

DEVICE NAMES

       This backend expects device names of the form:

              port value

       Where value is :

              auto   autodetect all parallel ports and probe them for scanner

              safe-auto
                     autodetect  all  parallel ports and probe them for scanner, but does not try
                     direct hardware access

              /dev/ppi0
                     uses *BSD ppi device, depending on the number of  available  parallel  port,
                     you have to use /dev/ppi1, /dev/ppi2, ...

              /dev/parport0
                     uses Linux ppdev device, depending on the number of available parallel port,
                     you have to use /dev/parport1, /dev/parport2, ...

              0x378  does direct hardware access on the given address. Usual  values  are  0x378,
                     0x278,  0x3BC  In  this  case, you have to run the scanner as root (*BSD and
                     Linux), or with 'IOPL=yes' on OS/2

       NOTE: in all cases, you must have sufficient privileges to get access to the chosen device
       or  address.  Depending  on  the  security  settings, devices may not be available for all
       users.  You have to change permissions on the /dev/ppi* or /dev/parport* devices.

       You can rename any device using the

              name devname
              model model
              vendor vendor

       options. These options apply to the last port option.

CONFIGURATION

       Please make sure to edit umax_pp.conf before you use the backend.

       The contents of the umax_pp.conf  file  is  a  list  of  options  and  device  names  that
       correspond  to  Umax  scanners.   Empty  lines and lines starting with a hash mark (#) are
       ignored.

       The eight options supported are red-gain, green-gain, blue-gain, red-offset, green-offset,
       blue-offset, astra, and buffer.

       Options  red-gain,  green-gain  and  blue-gain allow you to adjust the sensitivity of your
       scanner for the given color. Values range from 0 (lowest gain) to  15  (highest).  If  the
       advanced  option  "Gain"  isn't  checked  in the frontend, the backend does automatic gain
       calibration, and do not use user provided values.

       Options red-offset , green-offset and blue-offset allow you to adjust the offset  of  your
       scanner for the given color. Values range from 0 (lowest offset) to 15 (highest).

       Option  astra  allows  you  to change the model of your scanner. Current auto detection is
       based on side effects on scanning when using 1220P command set on other models, so it  may
       fail  on  unknown  hardware  combination. Valid values are 610, 1220, 1600 and 2000. It is
       useful only when autodetection fails to  detect  properly  your  scanner  model.  If  your
       scanner work properly but is reported wrongly, let it be that way.  The only valid case to
       change the model is when your scanner produces "black" or "inverted" scans. In  this  case
       you can put the model. Be aware that it will prevent scanner model autodetection.

       Option buffer allows you to change the size of the scan buffer. The size must be specified
       in bytes. The default value is  2  megabytes.  Decreasing  this  value  will  improve  the
       smoothness of progress bar in the frontend, but will stall the scan more often.

FILES

       /etc/sane.d/umax_pp.conf
              The backend configuration file (see also description of SANE_CONFIG_DIR below).

       /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/libsane-umax_pp.a
              The static library implementing this backend.

       /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/libsane-umax_pp.so
              The  shared  library  implementing  this  backend  (present on systems that support
              dynamic loading).

ENVIRONMENT

       SANE_CONFIG_DIR
              This environment variable specifies the list of directories that  may  contain  the
              configuration  file.   On  *NIX  systems,  the directories are separated by a colon
              (`:'), under OS/2, they are separated by a semi-colon (`;').  If this  variable  is
              not  set, the configuration file is searched in two default directories: first, the
              current working directory (".") and then in  /etc/sane.d.   If  the  value  of  the
              environment  variable ends with the directory separator character, then the default
              directories are searched after the explicitly specified directories.  For  example,
              setting  SANE_CONFIG_DIR  to "/tmp/config:" would result in directories tmp/config,
              ., and /etc/sane.d being searched (in this order).

       SANE_DEBUG_UMAX_PP
              If the library was compiled with debug support enabled, this  environment  variable
              controls the debug level for this backend.  E.g., a value of 128 requests all debug
              output to be printed.  Smaller levels reduce verbosity.

              level   debug output
              ------- ------------------------------
               0       nothing
               1       errors
               2       warnings & minor errors
               3       additional information
               4       debug information
               5       code flow (not supported yet)
               6       special debug information

       SANE_DEBUG_UMAX_PP_LOW
              This variable sets the debug level for the SANE interface for the Umax  ASIC.  Note
              that enabling this will spam your terminal with some million lines of debug output.

              level   debug output
              ------- -------------------------------
               0       nothing
               1       errors
               8       command blocks
               16      detailed code flow
               32      dump datafiles
               255     everything

SEE ALSO

       sane(7), sane-net(5), saned(8)

       For latest bug fixes and information see
              http://umax1220p.sourceforge.net/

AUTHOR

       Stéphane Voltz <stef.dev@free.fr>

CREDITS

       Support  for  the  610P  has  been  made possible thank to an hardware donation by William
       Stuart.

BUG REPORTS

       If something doesn't work, please contact me. But  I  need  some  information  about  your
       scanner to be able to help you...

       SANE version
              Run scanimage -V to determine this

       the backend version and your scanner hardware
              Run  SANE_DEBUG_UMAX_PP=255 scanimage -L 2>log as root. If you don't get any output
              from the sane-umax_pp backend, make sure a line "umax_pp"  is  included  into  your
              /etc/sane.d/dll.conf  file.   If  your  scanner  isn't  detected,  make sure you've
              defined the right port address, or the correct device in your umax_pp.conf file.

       the name of your scanner/vendor
              also a worthy information. Please also include the optical resolution and lamp type
              of your scanner, both can be found in the manual of your scanner.

       any further comments
              if  you  have  comments about the documentation (what could be done better), or you
              think I should know something, please include it.

                                           14 Jul 2008                            sane-umax_pp(5)