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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:
canon-selphy: All Canon SELPHY ES and SELPHY CP printer models
(see below)
kodak-1400: Kodak Professional 1400
Kodak 805 Photo Printer
kodak-6800: Kodak 6800 Photo Printer
skinko-s2145: Shinko/Sinfonia CHC-S2145
sony-updr150: Sony UP-DR150
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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 for use with CUPS, simply type 'make install'.
You may need to restart CUPS afterwards.
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Standalone usage:
backend filename
backend - < filename
somecommand | backend -
[[ where 'backend' is the program name, eg 'canon-selphy_print' ]]
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.
If there is more than one device present that the backend handles,
the backend will choose the first supported device it finds. If you
wish to specify the specific device when operating in standalone
mode, set the 'DEVICE' environment variable to the target device's
serial number. For example:
DEVICE=N782 backend filename
All backends support an additional operational mode, to test out
unknown models. To use this mode, specify the VID, PID and its
type as environment variables. For example:
EXTRA_VID=04a9 EXTRA_PID=3ab1 EXTRA_TYPE=3 backend filename
EXTRA_VID is the USB VID, in hex
EXTRA_PID is the USB PID, in hex
EXTRA_TYPE is: 3 for SELPHY CP790
4 for SELPHY CP520 (or other CP-series model)
If you have a model the spooler doesn't recognize but it works with
a VID/PID/TYPE specification, please let me know via e-mail.
Finally, some backends may support additional arguments; see below:
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canon-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 VID/PID can be supplied on the command line, see above.
Once the VIDs/PIDs are known, these printers are expected to work.
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kodak-1400 backend:
This backend fully supports the Kodak 1400 and Kodak 805 medium-format
printers.
This backend supports additional commands:
kodak-1400_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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kodak-6800 backend:
This backend fully supports the Kodak 6800 kiosk printer.
The Kodak 6850 is likely supported, but needs testing.
This backend supports additional commands:
kodak-6800_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 Internal Job ID (reported via status)
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'
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sony-updr150 backend:
This backend fully supports the Sony UP-DR150 Digital Photo Printer.