primax: Re: Storm EasyPhoto SmartPagePro
Subject:
Fwd: Storm EasyPhoto SmartPagePro
From:
Christian Ordig ####@####.####
Date:
11 May 2001 18:07:19 -0000
Message-Id: <20010511200845.A610@thor.chris.com>
Hallo,
I've got a mail about a Storm EasyPhoto SmartPagePro. Maybe someone of
you can help the author with some information.
--
Christian Ordig | Homepage: http://thor.prohosting.com/~chrordig/
Germany | eMail: Christian Ordig ####@####.####
Hi there.
I admire what you guys are trying to do, and I understand the
motivation. I have a sheet-feeder scanner called SmartPagePro made by
Storm Technologies, the company went out of business a couple of years
ago and there are no Windows 2000 let alone Linux drivers. There are
still tons of people looking for a driver for this scanner.
I'm interested in writing myself a driver for this thing. I'd like to
do this because I have only Windows 2000, Linux and Mac OS X. I want to
eventually write a JINI driver for it, I think overall it would be an
interesting thing to do.
I did some digging and found that the product at some time was
registered with Underwriters Laboratories by Primax. That's how I
connected up with your site.
I've never written a driver before but I thought maybe I could use what
you all wrote as a model. I did a lot of C++ once but now I'm mostly a
Java guy.
Concretely, I don't know what help you can provide me, perhaps a clue
how to start, and perhaps you can use your contacts with Primax to get
the specs on the product. Here are some vital numbers I found when I
took it apart (and put back together, still works!)--
ASIC: EICI078400
ADC: LM9811CCV
Memory: Winbond W24512AJ-15
At least that's what the chips in there say, I'm guessing as to the
functionality of the components.
Any advice, guidance is welcome.
Thanks in advance.
Sushil Kambampati
Software Developer
