# Backends (Drivers)

# (old version SANE-1.0.2)

The following table summarizes the backends/drivers distributed with the old version sane-1.0.2, and the hardware or software they support. When you experience any problems please update to the most recent SANE version before you send any bug reports or ask for help, your problem may be solved in the most recent SANE version.

This is only a summary! Please consult the manpages and the author-supplied webpages for more detailed (and usually important) information concerning each backend. But be aware: the manpage and the author's webpages deal with the most recent backend version!

(For an explanation of the table, see the legend.)

Backend | Version | Status | Supported Devices | Manual Page
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Manufacturer | Model | Comment
abaton | 0.1 | alpha | Abaton | Scan 300/GS | All known modes and functions supported | sane-abaton
Scan 300/S | Untested, use with caution
agfafocus | 0.2 | alpha | AGFA | Focus GS Scanner | 6 bit gray | sane-agfafocus
Focus Lineart Scanner | Lineart only? Untested.
Focus II | gray only
Focus Color |
Focus Color Plus | 3-pass
Siemens | S9036 | gray only
apple | 0.31 | alpha | Apple | Apple Scanner | 4bit, 16 shades of gray | sane-apple
OneScanner | 8bit, 256 shades of gray. The backend needs work especially in the quantization code but it may work.
ColorOneScanner | truecolor (needs much work) but it scans in non color modes.
artec | 0.5.13 | stable | Artec/Ultima | AT3 | all modes working | sane-artec
A6000C | all modes working
A6000C PLUS | f/w <= v1.92 alpha, f/w >= v1.93 OK
AT6 | Unknown - please try
AT12 | all modes working
AM12S | all modes working
parallel models | Unsupported, see http://as6edriver.sourceforge.net
USB models | Unsupported.
BlackWidow | BW4800SP | rebadged Artec AT3
Plustek | OpticPro 19200S | rebadged Artec AM12S
avision | 0.2 | beta | Avision | AV 630 CS | 1 pass, 1200*600 DPI | ?
canon | 0.1 | alpha | Canon | CanoScan 300 | 1 pass; flatbed scanner | ?
CanoScan 600 | 1 pass; flatbed scanner
CanoScan 2700F | 1 pass; film scanner
coolscan | 0.3 | beta | Nikon | LS-20 | The LS-20 has been replaced by the LS-30 | ?
LS-1000 | Doesn't support gamma correction
dc210 | 0.0 | alpha | Kodak | DC210 |  | sane-dc210
dc25 | 1.2 | beta | Kodak | DC25 |  | sane-dc25
DC20 | DC-20 untested by author but reported to work
dll | 0.73 | beta | Dynamic loading of shared-library backends. |  | sane-dll
dmc | 1.0 | stable | Polaroid | DMC |  | sane-dmc
epson | 0.1.15 | alpha | Epson | GT-5000 | parallel interface | sane-epson
GT-6000 | parallel interface
Actionscanner II | parallel interface
GT-7000 |
Perfection 636S |
Perfection 636U | USB Interface
Perfection 1200S |
Perfection 1200U | USB Interface
Expression 636 |
FilmScan 200 | A better backend for the FilmScan 200 can be found at http://www.vjet.demon.cu.uk/scanner/
hp | 0.86 | beta | HP | HP ScanJet Plus |  | sane-hp
HP ScanJet IIc |
HP ScanJet IIp |
HP ScanJet IIcx |
HP ScanJet 3c |
HP ScanJet 3p |
HP ScanJet 4c |
HP ScanJet 4p |
HP ScanJet 4100C |
HP ScanJet 5p |
HP ScanJet 5100C |
HP ScanJet 5200C |
HP ScanJet 6100C |
HP ScanJet 6200C |
HP ScanJet 6250C |
HP ScanJet 6300C |
HP ScanJet 6350C |
HP PhotoSmart PhotoScanner | USB on HP ScanJet 4100C/5200C/6200C/6300C require USB driver. See http://www.jump.net/~dnelson/linux/usb (under development)
m3096g | 1.11 | beta | Fujitsu | M3096G |  | sane-fujitsu
microtek | 0.12.0 | beta | Microtek | Scanmaker E6 |  | sane-microtek
Scanmaker E3 |
Scanmaker E2 | 3-pass
Scanmaker 35t+ | slide-scanner
Scanmaker 45t | slide-scanner
Scanmaker 35 | slide-scanner
Scanmaker III |
Scanmaker IISP |
Scanmaker IIHR | 3-pass
Scanmaker IIG | gray only
Scanmaker II | 3-pass
Scanmaker 600Z(S) | untested (color?)
Scanmaker 600G(S) | gray only (see manpage)
Color PageWiz | sheet-fed (preliminary)
Agfa | Arcus II | Arcus *II*, not Arcus!
StudioScan |
StudioScan II |
StudioScan IIsi |
DuoScan | preliminary
microtek2 | pre0.8.161099 | alpha | Microtek | parallel models unsupported |  | sane-microtek2
ScanMaker V300 |
ScanMaker V310 |
ScanMaker V600 |
ScanMaker E3plus |
ScanMaker X6 |
ScanMaker X6EL |
ScanMaker 330 |
ScanMaker 630 |
ScanMaker 636 |
ScanMaker 9600XL | only flatbed mode ?
Phantom 636 |
Vobis | HighScan | only E3plus based models
mustek | 0.73 | beta | Mustek | MFC-600S | 1 pass; (f/w >= 1.01; scsi id MFC-06000CZ) | sane-mustek
MFC-600CD | 1 pass; (f/w >= 2.03; scsi id MFC-06000CZ)
MFS-6000CX | 3 pass; (f/w >= 2.71; scsi id MSF-06000CX)
MSF-6000SP | 1 pass; (f/w >= 3.12; scsi id MSF-06000SP)
MFS-8000SP | 1 pass; (f/w >= 2.05; scsi id MSF-08000SP) lineart drops lines?
MFC-800S | 1 pass; (f/w == 1.06; scsi id MFC-08000CZ) color fails?
MFS-1200SP | 1 pass; (f/w == 1.00; scsi id MSF-12000SP)
MFS-1200SP | 1 pass; (f/w == 1.07; scsi id MFS-12000SP)
MFS-1200SP | 1 pass; (f/w == 1.02; scsi id MFS-12000SP) color fails?
MFS-12000CX | 3 pass; (f/w == 2.71; scsi id MFS-12000CX)
SE-6000SP | 1 pass; (f/w == ? ; scsi id C03 S10IDW)
SE-12000SP | 1 pass; (f/w == 1.01; scsi id C06 S12IDW)
net | 0.73 | beta | Network access to saned servers |  | sane-net
pint | ? | alpha | Scanners with the machine-independent PINT interface |  | sane-pint
pnm | ? | beta | Reads PNM files | Used for debugging frontends | sane-pnm
qcam | ? | alpha | Connectix | Color QuickCam | Require root privileges. | sane-qcam
Greyscale QuickCam | Require root privileges. Partly working.
ricoh | ? | alpha | Ricoh | Ricoh IS50 | ? | ?
Ricoh IS60 | ?
s9036 | ? | alpha | Siemens | 9036 Flatbed scanner |  | ?
sharp | 0.30 | beta | SHARP | JX-610 |  | ?
JX-250 |
JX-330 | backend is not yet tested with a JX 330!
SnapScan | 0.7 | alpha | AGFA | SnapScan 300 | Only 8 bits/sample at present. | ?
SnapScan 310 | Ditto
SnapScan 600 | Ditto
SnapScan 1236s | Ditto. Have no specific programming info yet.
Vuego | 310s | Close SnapScan 310 compatible.
Acer | 310s | Same thing as the Vuego 310s.
Prisa 620s | Seems to be a close SnapScan 310/600 compatible.
Guillemot International | Maxi Scan A4 Deluxe (SCSI) | May be a repackaged Vuego 310s or SnapScan 310s.
sp15c | 1.12 | beta | Fujitsu Computer Products of America | SP15C |  | sane-fujitsu
tamarack | 0.5 | beta | Tamarack | Artiscan 6000C | 3 pass, 300 DPI | ?
Artiscan 8000C | 3 pass, 400 DPI
Artiscan 12000C | 3 pass, 600 DPI
umax | 1.0-18 | stable | UMAX | parallel scanners | Not supported!!! | sane-umax
USB scanners | Not supported!!!
Vista S6 | OK
Vista S6E | OK
UMAX S-6E | OK
UMAX S-6EG | OK
Vista-S8 | OK
Supervista S-12 | OK
UMAX S-12 | OK
UMAX S-12G | OK
Astra 600S | OK
Astra 610S | OK
Astra 1200S | OK
Astra 1220S | OK
Astra 2200W | OK
Astra 2400S | OK
Mirage D-16L | OK
Mirage II | Not tested
Mirage IIse | Not tested
PSD | OK
PowerLook | Not tested
PL-II | Not tested
PowerLook III | Not tested
PowerLook 2000 | Not tested
PowerLook 3000 | Not tested
Gemini D-16 | OK
UMAX VT600 | not tested
Vista-T630 | OK for some firmwareversions, on others only lineart OK
UC 630 | Version 1.6(?) or 2.8(?) OK, others only lineart OK
UG 630 | OK
UG 80 | OK
UC 840 | Version 1.6 OK, others only lineart OK
UC 1200S | unknown - please try
UC 1200SE | unknown - please try
UC 1260 | Version 1.6 OK, others unknown
Linotype Hell | Jade | OK, SCSI-ID=LinoHell Office
Jade2 | OK, SCSI-ID=LinoHell Office2
Saphir | Not tested
Saphir2 | OK, SCSI-ID=LinoHell SAPHIR2
Saphir Ultra | Not tested
Saphir Ultra II | Not tested
Saphir HiRes | Not tested
Opal | Not tested
Opal Ultra | Not tested
Vobis/Highscreen | Scanboostar Premium | OK, SCSI-ID=LinoHell Office2
Escom | Image Scanner 256 | OK, SCSI-ID=UMAX UG 80
Nikon | AX-210 | OK
Genius | ColorPage-HR5 (Pro) | OK, SCSI-ID=KYE ColorPage-HR5

### Legend:

> Backend:
>   Name of the backend, with a link to more extensive and detailed information, if it exists.
> Version:
>   Version of backend/driver distributed in the lastest SANE release. Newer versions may be available from their home sites. If the version number is in parentheses, the backend is not included in the SANE distribution.
> Status:
>   A vague indication of robustness and reliability.
>   - NEW! means brand-new to the current release of SANE.
>   - alpha means it must do something, but is not very well tested, probably has bugs, and may even crash your system, etc., etc.
>   - beta means it works pretty well, and looks stable and functional, but not bullet-proof.
>   - stable means someone is pulling your leg.
> Supported Devices:
>   Which hardware the backend supports.
> Manual Page:
>   A link to the man-page on-line, if it exists.

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This page was lasted updated on Fri Aug 12 10:21:43 2000