[sane-devel] Detect scan button on ScanSnap S1500 (sane-fujitsu backend)

[m. allan noah]

Wilhelm- This looks very promising!

allan

On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 3:18 PM, Wilhelm <wilhelm.meier at fh-kl.de> wrote:
> FYI:
>
> scanbd (scanner button daemon) can be used in such a case:
>
> 1) scanbd uses hal dbus-interface to detect new scanners or scanners
> that vanished (usb plugoff)
>
> 2) scanbd uses dbus to sendout signals if it performs an action (scans
> and emails an image e.g). This can be used by desktop-applications.
>
> 3) scanbd uses a dbus-interface to expose methods to perform actions
> (this too can be used by desktop applications)
>
> 4) scanbd interacts nicely with saned: it stops polling the scanner
> buttons if the scanner-device must be used by saned.
>
> 5) scanbd can poll arbitrary number of scanner
>
> 6) flexible configuration
>
> This is a very early release of the piece of software - be warned.
>
> You can get it from:
>
> http://scanbd.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/scanbd/
>
> Comments are very welcome!
>
>
> Am 05.11.2010 21:52, schrieb Mikael Nordenberg:
>> Hi list.
>>
>> I've tried really hard to find information about how to detect if the
>> button on my scanner is pressed.
>> I've got a ScanSnap S1500, which is supported by the fujitsu backend,
>> and works as expected using for example scanimage.
>>
>> The scanner itself only has one backlit button titled "scan". If I
>> press it, it starts to blink for a couple of seconds and then goes
>> back to normal (which is constant lit).
>>
>> If I type "scanimage --help" I'm presented with numerous sensor
>> options, including the following:
>>     --scan[=(yes|no)] [no] [hardware]
>>         Scan button
>>
>> Typing "scanimage --scan" results in:
>> scanimage: unrecognized option '--scan'
>>
>> (None of the other sensor options is recognised either.)
>>
>> I've tried to access the scanner via saned using the network protocol,
>> but the scan-option (#83) always responds false, even if I press and
>> hold the scan button.
>>
>> Is this model not supported when detecting buttons, or am I doing
>> something completely wrong?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Mikael
>>
>>
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