Bluetooth adapter on scanner - crazy?

[Franasia]

Hi all,

I'm about to get a Visioneer Strobe XP 450 PDF Scanner that has USB 2.0.
I was thinking of a way to turn it into Bluetooth so it would transmit to a T40 w/BT. Would a USB BT Adapter on the scanner work, or am I crazy? Or should I try WiFi instead? and if so, how?



Would appreciate any help. Thanks much.

Fernando

T40, 600E

[Qapf]

well ya got a problem here, there is no bluetooth abstraction layer for a scanner specifically. Now however there is a layer for serial communications. However I have never seen a serial scanner outside a USB scanner, another problem being that I have never seen an adaptor designed to turn a usb device into a bluetooth device. Now you could pick up a bluetooth sdk kit and go hog wild, but beyond the immense cost, blueooth is slow as hell and not designed for this kind of trasnfer work.

So in short. No

[Franasia]

Thanks Qapf,

I have the scanner on order and should be receiving it Monday or Tuesday.
I'm going to try with a USB BT adaptor first to see what happens. It would have to be paired with one machine only, otherewise all machines would be getting the same scan, I think.

I think WiFi will be the way to go eventually. Will post my experience.

Thanks

[Qapf]

I don't know if you truely understood what I said, so I am going to clarify.

You can not, in any way shape or form, put a scanner onto a bluetooth USB dongle and have it function.

As of today, there is no scanner made that can in any way shape or form be put onto a bluetooth connection.

[Franasia]

What about WiFi network then?

[Moroner]

I do not believe there is a solution out there. There are Wifi access points that come with an USB port, but I believe they support printers and HDs only.

[Qapf]

As far as I know there is no solution that allows a scanner to be hooked up as a network device and used by any device in the network. You are just going to have to get a USB cable to your pc

[spotter]

there are solutions on the horizon for generic usb proxying, but can't talk about them.

[anz2007]

You could get an HP PSC 2510 all-in-one. It has built in 802.11B (WIFI), and you can print, scan, and fax wirelessly. I have one, and it works very well (although it's software is a bit bulky). Even cooler, the printer has a built in web server (much like a router's set up page) that allows for configuration and you can scan without a driver installation, just from that page. Very neat!