Usb scanners and Linux

[C M Reinehr]

Vu,

On Mon 22 September 2008 09:57, vu pham wrote:
> I need to interface an app, running under Linux, to get scanned jobs
> from a scanner connected to the server via usb cable.
>
> Rarely do I use usb scanners, even with Windows ( most of the scanners
> in my work environment are networked scanners and they will send the
> scanned jobs to the destination by emails ), could anybody share your
> experience with usb scanners under Linux.

I've been using an Epson Expression 1680 with a USB connection to my Linux 
desktop for several years now and it works perfectly.

> 1. Do usb scanners work well with Linux as printers ?

No, scanners don't do a very good job as printers. Printers work much better 
as printers.

Seriously, USB scanners work perfectly well with Linux. Check out the SCAN 
project: http://www.sane-project.org/

> 2. Do we have a common programming interface for those scanners ?

Yes, SANE--an application programming interface (API) that provides 
standardized access to any raster image scanner hardware (flatbed scanner, 
hand-held scanner, video- and still-cameras, frame-grabbers, etc.). 

> Thanks,
>
> Vu

HTH!

cmr
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