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CUPS Backends for various Dye-Sublimation photo printers
(c) 2007-2013 Solomon Peachy <pizza@shaftnet.org>
The latest version of these programs can be found at
http://git.shaftnet.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=selphy_print.git
For a list of known bugs and development plans, see:
http://bugs.shaftnet.org/index.php?project=4
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Supported Printers for each backend:
selphy: All Canon SELPHY ES and SELPHY CP printer models
(see below)
kodak1400: Kodak Professional 1400
Kodak 805 Photo Printer
kodak6800: Kodak 6800 Photo Printer
skinko_s2145: Shinko/Sinfonia CHC-S2145
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Compilation:
You will need libusb-1.0 to build this tool.
Fedora/RedHat:
yum install libusb1-devel
Debian/Ubuntu
apt-get install libusb-1.0-0-dev
And all you need to do after that is type 'make'
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CUPS backend usage:
The simple method is to use Gutenprint 5.2.10 or newer, which bundles
(possibly older versions of) these backends. Without Gutenprint to
rasterize the print data, these backends are useless.
The backends need to be owned by root, with 0700 file permissions in order
to function properly.
To install these backends, simply type 'make install'.
You may need to restart CUPS.
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Standalone usage:
backend filename
backend - < filename
somecommand | backend -
[[ where 'backend' is the program name, eg 'selphy_print' ]]
Some backends may support additional arguments; see below:
NOTE: The 'filename' here refers to the raw spool data generated by
Gutenprint (eg via its gimp plugin) or the Windows print-to-file
output.
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selphy backend:
Verified supported printers:
ES1, ES2, ES3, ES30, ES40, CP-100, CP-200, CP-300, CP-330, CP400,
CP500, CP510, CP710, CP720, CP730, CP740, CP750, CP760, CP770, CP780,
CP800, CP900
Unverified/untested, but should work:
ES20, CP-220, CP530, CP600, CP810
Semi-supported (has problems)
CP-10
NOT currently supported by libusb backend: (USB PIDs unknown) **
CP520, CP790
** Note that a PID can be supplied on the command line, see below.
Once the PIDs are known, these printers are expected to work.
Other notes:
The selphy backend has an additional operational mode, to test out
unknown models. To use this mode, specify the PID and its type as
environment variables. For example:
SELPHY_PID=3ab1 SELPHY_TYPE=3 selphy_print filename
SELPHY_PID is the USB PID, in hex
SELPHY_TYPE is: 3 for CP790
4 for CP520 (or other CP-series model)
If you have a model the spooler doesn't recognize but it works with
a PID/TYPE specification, please let me know via e-mail.
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kodak1400 backend:
This backend fully supports the Kodak 1400 medium-format printer.
The Kodak 805 is likely supported, but needs testing.
This backend supports additional commands:
kodak1400_print [command [arg] ]
Valid commands:
-stc filename Set tone curve [1]
Notes:
[1] Format of curvedata file:
256 entries each of Yellow, Magenta, Cyan mappings:
Values are unsigned 16-bit big endian, between 0 and ???
(unsure as to the bit usage)
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kodak6800 backend:
This backend fully supports the Kodak 6800 kiosk printer.
The Kodak 6850 is likely supported, but needs testing.
This backend supports additional commands:
kodak6800_print [command [arg] ]
Valid commands:
-qtc filename Query tone curve [1]
-stc filename Set tone curve [1]
Notes:
[1] Format of curvedata file:
256 entries each of Yellow, Magenta, Cyan mappings:
Values are unsigned 16-bit big endian, between 0 and 16383
(ie 14-bit)
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shinko_s2145 backend:
This backend fully supports the Shinko/Sinfonia CHC-S2145 kiosk printer.
Development was sponsored by:
LiveLink Technology [ www.livelinktechnology.net ]
In order to use this backend, you will need to ensure the printer is
configured to use the 'DRV' (as opposed to 'DLL') operating mode. See
the printer documentation for details on how to set this.
This backend supports additional commands:
shinko_s2145_print [command [arg] ]
Valid commands:
-qs Query printer status
-qm Query media information
-qf Query firmware version
-qe Query Error log
-qu Query User String
-qtu filename Query User tone curve (stored in flash) [2]
-qtc filename Query Current tone curve (stored in RAM) [2]
-su somestring Set User String to 'somestring'
-stu filename Set User tone curve (stored in flash) [2]
-stc filename Set Current tone curve (stored in RAM) [2]
-pc id Cancel print job 'id' [1]
-fl Flash printer LEDs for five seconds.
-ru Reset User tone curve to default [3]
-rp Reset printer to factory defaults
-b1 Enable printer control panel buttons
-b0 Disable printer control panel buttons
Notes:
[1] Job ID is the CUPS Job ID.
This cancels a multi-copy print job.
To see which jobs are active/pending, see the output of the
'-qs' command, specifically the 'Bank' output.
[2] Format of curvedata file:
256 entries each of Yellow, Magenta, Cyan mappings:
Values are unsigned 16-bit big endian, between 0 and 2047
(ie only 11 bits used)
[3] Default printer tone curve is a linear 'val << 3'
Solomon Peachy
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