Why spend extra money on a scan-to-email capable scanner or multi-purpose device when you can repurpose an old scanner and a Raspberry Pi into a one-button email-enabled scanner.
Eduardo Luís, tinker behind the hack, explains the impetus for his franken-scanner:
I came across this idea because There is a problem in the company that I work for. There is a remote office that has only a few people working a few hours a day. For these people computers are still a "complicated" object. We have internet and a VPN there. We also have e-mail and a server for remote backups. However something was missing. We need an easy way to transfer paper documents to our headquarters instantly.
To Buy a network scanner was too expensive; to buy a simple scanner and attach it to a computer was not a solution either, because there are 3 computers to 3 people. Despite that, it will not be would be an easy task to use this software due to people lack of knowledge.
His solution was to hook an old scanner up to a Raspberry Pi, which is turn outfitted with a simple one-button interface and linked to the company network. All his less-than-computer-saavy office mates need to do is lift the lid, place the document, and press the button. Check out the video above to see it in action and hit up the link below to read more about the project.
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