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

[m. allan noah]

What is the license?

allan

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Wilhelm <wilhelm.meier at fh-kl.de> wrote:
> Am 09.11.2010 15:02, schrieb m. allan noah:
>> Wilhelm- This looks very promising!
>
> Thank you!
>
> Well, I posted it 2 years ago with minimal feedback - sadly. But we use
> it with our customers very frequently.
>
>>
>> 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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>
> --
> Wilhelm
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