Case study

brscanner: a client for Brother DCP-1512E USB scanning

brscanner implements a Go USB client for scanning with the Brother DCP-1512E from an investigated device protocol. It provides a CLI for resolution, scan area and JPEG output, plus a Wireshark filter for examining USB captures.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 1
Last commit: 2025-05-12
Language: Go

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A Brother DCP-1512E scanner and USB access; Go 1.24.2 for the module.
Limits: Only JPEG and one scan mode are supported; ADF is unsupported.
License: No licence file in the repository.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{brscanner-case,
  title = {{brscanner: a client for Brother DCP-1512E USB scanning}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/maciekmm/brscanner}},
  url = {https://github.com/maciekmm/brscanner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/brscanner-case/}}
}

Plain text

brscanner: a client for Brother DCP-1512E USB scanning. https://github.com/maciekmm/brscanner (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/brscanner-case/

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README.md GitHub · maciekmm/brscanner · Revision b87c2d6