Can MATLAB get an image from an HP scanner?

I will scan an image using the HP 2480 scanner. Then the scanned image will be loaded in MATLAB. Is this possible? How can i open the HP application through MATLAB GUI. How to interface HP application and MATLAB? Please help.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

It might be possible directly. According to http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/deskjet_aio/deskjet_f2400_series.html there is only USB access to that device, so possibly you might be able to use a virtual COM port to talk to the device directly. That page talks about the Linux open source drivers to talk to the device.

I do not know at the moment whether the device supports virtual COM. If not then you could have a problem talking to the USB device through MATLAB.

If you are using MS Windows, then perhaps you could use ActiveX to communicate with the HP application.

I have an HP all-in-one printer myself, but mine has an ethernet interface as well as a USB; indeed, I have it sitting off by itself interface by built-in WiFi. That would lead to different interface protocols than would be possible for your F2480.

[manel alano]

Thank you!