On 14/12/2007, Daniel Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Laurie Bradshaw wrote: > > I've recently purchased a Shuttle SN68PTG6, which has a built in > > fingerprint scanner. USB ID is 1307:1171, which would suggest that > > it's made by Transcend. > > I have not heard of this scanner before. Is it a swipe scanner or what? > Under Windows, does it allow you to see scanned images of your finger? > Do you have a download link for the windows driver?
Yes, it's a swipe scanner. Yes, under windows it shows scanned images. Driver link is: http://global.shuttle.com/servlets/download?file_id=9713 > > I'm now not quite sure how to decipher what I'm looking at, and was > > wondering if anyone could help me fill in the blanks between USB > > packet trace and fprint support. :) > > This may be useful: > http://www.reactivated.net/weblog/archives/2005/08/reverse-engineering/ That's the sort of intro I was looking for, thanks. :) > Given that we don't really have much knowledge of the scanner, I'd > suggest to start by writing a standalone libusb-based application which > scans your finger and saves an image file to disk. At that point you can > then convert it into a libfprint driver based on a good understanding of > the device. Probably a good idea, I do have a habit of jumping in at the deep end. :) > I am also interested in taking a look. If you could file a new libfprint > bug for this device it would be useful: > http://www.reactivated.net/fprint/bugs/ Will do, I'm going to have a play with the device first though. > Also, if you could upload the sniff log somewhere it would be useful > (please compress it and only attach it on the bug tracker if it's less > than 200kb). It will contain an image of your finger, so alternatively > feel free to send it by private email, or if you aren't keen on me > having your fingerprint I'll understand if you don't want to send it at all. > > Thanks, > Daniel Hmm, I'll have to think about that one. How useful would, say, a knuckle scan be? _______________________________________________ fprint mailing list [email protected] http://lists.reactivated.net/mailman/listinfo/fprint
