# Ricoh SP 200 Linux CUPS Driver: reconstructing the printer's USB print protocol

> Ricoh SP 200 Linux CUPS Driver reconstructs the printer's USB print exchange from captures of its Windows driver. Its notes identify PJL commands around JBIG1 raster data, document page transitions and image chunking, and accompany a C filter that converts CUPS raster input into the observed job format.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/funinkina/Ricoh-SP200-Linux>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/funinkina/Ricoh-SP200-Linux/blob/5315cd45a467ad3f2490cb1c522211a623aac39d/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ricoh-sp200-linux-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ricoh-sp200-linux-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/ricoh-sp200-linux-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A Ricoh SP 200 connected by USB and a CUPS installation are required.
- **Prerequisites:** Building the filter requires C development tools, CUPS libraries, and jbigkit.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/funinkina/Ricoh-SP200-Linux/blob/5315cd45a467ad3f2490cb1c522211a623aac39d/README.md>

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