[sane-devel] CanoScan 8800f on Genesys backend

[Patrick Menschel]

Thanks Rolf,

very good idea. The keys apparently map to target like this

PDF Keys:
  Color 0
  Grey 4
  Scan and Wait for Next 5
  Finalize 6

Regular Keys:
  "Copy" 7
  "Photo/Film" 1
  "Email" 2

So I'll start at backends/backend/pixma.c and crunch my way through.
I think the symbol "opt_target" represents the --target option.

Regards,
Patrick

Am 25.04.19 um 14:23 schrieb Rolf Bensch:
> Hi Patrick,
> 
> Pixma and genesys have different USB protocols. The 8800f cannot work
> with the genesys backend.
> 
> The pushed button should be reported as target. Please try '$ scanimage
> -A' after pushing any button abd watch the line strting with--target.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Cheers,
> Rolf
> 
> Am 25.04.19 um 09:38 schrieb Patrick Menschel:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm new to the mailing list and to SANE as well.
>>
>> I'd like to ask if there is documentation / guide how to add new devices
>> to the Genesys backend?
>>
>> I'm facing the problem to get a CanoScan 8800f working on a headless
>> Raspberry Pi while using Scanbuttond to start different scan mode scripts.
>>
>> As the CanoScan 8800f currently uses the PIXMA backend, it is limited to
>> 2 buttons and one is the on/off button, so no luck with that.
>>
>> On the other hand, I tested the setup with a Canon Lide 220 that already
>> uses the Genesys backend and it worked exceptionally well.
>>
>> For the Genesys backend, the CanoScan 8400f, the little brother of the
>> 8800f, is already included in backends/backend/genesyy_devices.c .
>>
>> So the most promising solution would be to add the 8800f to the Genesys
>> backend instead of PIXMA.
>>
>> Thanks and Best Regards,
>> Patrick Menschel
>>
>>