[sane-devel] Fwd: Re: Canon LiDE 120 scanner support

[Pavel Sayekat]

stef-22 wrote
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> Subject: 	Re: Canon LiDE 120 scanner support
> Date: 	Tue, 24 Feb 2015 21:22:51 +0100
> From: 	Stef <

> stef.dev@

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> To: 	

> brian.bloniarz@

> CC: 	

> sbaugh@

> , 

> hginsberg@

> , 

> willismonroe@

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> webmail4@

> , Martin Heitmann <

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> sane Development <

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> 
> On 24/02/2015 19:56, 

> brian.bloniarz@

>  wrote:
>> Hi Mr. Voltz,
>>
>> I read on sane-devel that the LiDE 120 scanner has a new chip from
>> Genesys and might
>> require a little reverse-engineering to make work.
>>
>> Since you know the backend well, I was wondering if you'd be willing to
>> look at it?
>> I'm wondering if I can help by donating the scanner or some development
>> funds.
>>
>> I've CC:d the other people who had asked on-list about LiDE120 support in
>> case there's
>> any interest. (I had a brief look on my own -- I copy-pasted the LiDE 110
>> Genesys_Model
>> with the VID/PID from the 120. That makes the LED light up and stepper
>> motor move, but
>> not in the right direction -- I'm sure it won't be that simple!).
>>
>> Thanks and kind regards,
>> Brian Bloniarz
>      Hello,
> 
>      I have setup a small project on github
> (https://github.com/stefdev49/syseneg) where you can find my current
> work on analyzing the LiDE 220 protocol.
>      Since I am working from recorded USB logs, only the hardware modes
> used by driver will be known. So the final backend will not be as
> complete as the genesys backend. For instance scan below 300 dpi are
> always done at 300 dpi for LiDE 110 and 210, if the 220 does the same,
> it will be highly unlikely I can have lower resolutions work since we
> don't have the datasheet. The same goes for hardware lineart.
>      At the end we can expect a backend that works correctly by
> mimicking what can be found in USB logs. That will at least take me a
> couple of months.
>      We can expect to make the LiDE 120 work once the LiDE 220 works, if
> they are as close as the LiDE 110 and 210 were (differing only by the
> highest sensor resolution).
> 
> Regards,
>      Stef
> 
> 
> 
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Yep Sir Voltz,
I am following you for long in hope that some day my Canon LiDE 120 will
work in Ubuntu and I am in github too following you. Wish you luck.



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