★ wanayoo — archive 1999 http://as6edriver.sourceforge.net/

Welcome to the home page for the AS6E scanner driver for Linux.

Free Software for Cheap Hardware!

Image scanned with the AS6E running on Linux.

What is it?

It is, or at least it will be, a program to make the Artec AS6E parallel port interface scanner operate under Linux.

What is its status?

NEW:

SANE is now supported! This means you can now use the driver with the SANE project's graphical front ends. See the SANE instructions to learn how.

The driver is undergoing rapid development. Version 0.4.1 implements a configuration file and fixes several bugs. As of version 0.3, it works in EPP mode, cutting scan times roughly in half! I didn't think I would be able to make this work since the Windows driver provided by Artec doesn't work in EPP mode on my computer, but while chasing a different bug, I found what had been causing the problem (or at least how to correct it).

The driver is still definitely alpha, and I'm always looking for more testers. Thanks to those of you who have helped out by testing the driver, I now know that it works on most systems. On other machines there certainly WILL be problems. The scanner is very sensitive to timing, so parts of the code will have to be reworked so that signals get to it when they are supposed to. If you submit a bug report be sure to give me all the details of your hardware. Parallel port details are particularly important. I will write up a guide to getting info about your port at a later time. .

OK, I want it anyway, where can I get it?

The latest source release can be gotten here: version 0.4.1. See the change log for details. The previous release is version 0.4. I will keep the link to it up until I get reports on the success of the new version.

To receive notice of new versions, join the as6edriver-devel mailing list.

To submit bug reports, access the CVS repository, check on progress, and for further information, go to the project page at Sourceforge.

Or contact me via email.

Eugene Weiss

Additional information for anyone who wishes to help with the development of the driver can be found here.

This web site, like the program it describes, is under rapid development. Check back soon for updates, especially links to documentation about the scanner, parallel port programming in general, and additional program documentation.

Last updated April 18, 2000