Ubuntu Manpage: sane-teco1 - SANE backend for TECO / RELISYS scanners

Provided by: libsane-common_1.3.1-4build1_all

NAME

       sane-teco1 - SANE backend for TECO / RELISYS scanners

DESCRIPTION

The sane-teco1 library implements a SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) backend that provides access to some
TECO SCSI flatbed scanners. This backend should be considered beta-quality software! TECO scanners are
sold under various brands like RELISYS, PIOTECH, TRUST. This backend may or may not support yours.

The scanners that should work with this backend are:

Vendor Model TECO model status
---------------------- -------------- -----------
Relisys AVEC 2400 VM3520 tested
Relisys AVEC 2412 VM3520+ tested
Relisys AVEC 4800 VM4530 untested
Relisys AVEC 4816 VM4530+ untested
Relisys RELI 2400 VM3530 untested
Relisys RELI 2412 VM3530+ tested
Relisys RELI 2412 VM3530+ untested
Relisys RELI 4816 VM4540 tested
Relisys RELI 4830 VM4542 tested
Relisys RELI 9600 VM6530 untested
Relisys RELI 9612 VM6530* untested
Relisys RELI 9624 VM6530+ untested
Relisys RELI 9630 VM6540 untested
Relisys RELI DS15 VM3440 untested
Relisys RELI DS6 VM3420 untested
Dextra DF-600P VM3510 tested
Dextra DF-4830T VM4542 untested
Dextra DF-1200T+ VM3530+ untested
Dextra DF-9624 VM6530+ untested

Note that the untested scanner will not be directly supported. You should contact the author for that.

The TECO VM number can usually be found at the back of the scanner. It is also part of the FCC ID.
sane-find-scanner -v will also show the SCSI inquiry, and if it is a TECO scanner, the name will be there
too.

The options the backend supports can either be selected through command line options to programs like
scanimage(1) or through GUI elements in xscanimage(1) or xsane(1).

If you have any success with a scanner not listed here, or if you notice any strange behavior, please
report to the backend maintainer or to the SANE mailing list.

Valid command line options and their syntax can be listed by using:

scanimage --help -d teco1

Scan Mode

--mode Black & White|Grayscale|Color
Selects the basic mode of operation of the scanner. Valid choices are Black & White, Grayscale and
Color.

The Black & White mode is for black and white only (1 bit). Grayscale will produce 256 levels of
gray (8 bits). Color will produce a 24 bit color image.

--resolution 1..600
Selects the resolution for a scan. The scanner can do all resolutions between 1 and 600, in
increments of 1.

Geometry options

-l -t -x -y
Controls the scan area: -l sets the top left x coordinate, -t the top left y coordinate, -x
selects the width and -y the height of the scan area. All parameters are specified in millimeters
by default.

Enhancement options

--custom-gamma
(color mode only) allows the user to specify a gamma table (see the next 3 parameters).

--red-gamma-table
Can be used to download a user defined gamma table for the red channel. The table must be 256
bytes long. Color mode only.

--green-gamma-table
Can be used to download a user defined gamma table for the green channel. The table must be 256
bytes long. Color mode only.

--blue-gamma-table
Can be used to download a user defined gamma table for the blue channel. The table must be 256
bytes long. Color mode only.

--preview
Requests a preview scan. The resolution used is 22 dpi and the scan area is the maximum allowed.
The scan mode is user selected. The default is "no".

CONFIGURATION FILE

       The configuration file /etc/sane.d/teco1.conf supports  only  one  item:  the  device  name  to  use  (eg
       /dev/scanner).

FILES

       /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/libsane-teco1.a
              The static library implementing this backend.

       /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/libsane-teco1.so
              The shared library implementing this backend (present on systems that support dynamic loading).

ENVIRONMENT

       SANE_DEBUG_TECO1
              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.

LIMITATIONS

       The  windows  TWAIN  driver  has many more options than this SANE backend. However they are only software
       adjustments. This backend only implements what the scanner can support.

BUGS

       None known.

AUTHOR

       The package is actively maintained by Frank Zago.
              http://www.zago.net/sane/#teco

CREDITS

       Thanks to Gerard Delafond for the VM4542 support.  Thanks to Jean-Yves Simon for the VM3510 support.

                                                   14 Jul 2008                                     sane-teco1(5)