[sane-devel] ADF Color Scanner (also IBM?) w/proprietary isa-controller any hope?

[Henning Meier-Geinitz]

Hallo,

On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 09:06:02PM +0100, Holger Drefs wrote:
> Monday, March 17, 2003, 6:31:28 PM, you wrote:
> HMG> You have a scanner that's called "ADF Color Scanner" and "SF600AS"?
> 
> Yes. And on top of it, it's written Spectra ADF.
> 
> HMG> Who is the manufacturer of this scanner?
> 
> Plustek, I could find now in a manual.
> 
> HMG> Is it the same as the "IBM ADF Color Scanner" or does it just have the
> HMG> same name?
> 
> I think its the same, not only the name.
> A description can be found here http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1VLAR-3TQMPG
> Once upon a time there was a picture as well.

Ok, thanks. I'll add this information to our database.

I guess the scanner is pretty old? There is very little on the net
about this scanner.

I guess your only chance is to write a driver yourself.

> I could find that you were talking about the ibm last year with
> somebody. I think he was missing the if-card, that's why no OS or
> program was working, it looks only parallel.

I didn't remeber, but I've now found the article. Looks like the
author haven't succeeded at least there hasn't been any response.

> HMG> The problem is that "ADF Color Scanner" is a really generic name.
> HMG> That's like Mercedes would cal one of it's car "Blue Car".
> 
> I know but there is almost no clear information, nowhere is written
> "This is an Plustek scanner!". Only on the registration form is a
> plustek address.

Tha may be an indication that it's a relabelled IBM scanner.

> >>   Do you have any ideas? Or should i forget and use it under w98?
> 
> HMG> I don't think it's supported by SANE currently. As far as I know, SANE
> HMG> supports only one scanner that uses a proprietary card, that's the
> HMG> Mustek 600 II N.
> 
> Where they were building their own proprietary interface card or?

The mUstek 600 II N has an interface card called "AB306". It also
provides power but it's connector is not parport-like. It is a bit
bigger than a VGA connector and has 3 rows of pins.

Bye,
  Henning