How can I create a fingerprint scanner software

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Hi everyone!

I need to create an app to interact with my laptop fingerprint scanner, for my university project.

What should I use to write software for my fingerprint scanner? Any libraries, API, etc

I use lenovo t480 laptop, OS: Ubuntu Linux. There is a fingerprint scanner embedded in it.

lsusb shows my fingerprint scanner as Synaptics Metallica MOH Touch Fingerprint Reader.

I want to process fingerprint -- get, store and check -- programmatically, with code on Python, C or C++.

If someone provides me information about:

1) how to programmatically interact with my laptop fingerprint scanner

2) what API or libraries (python, c or c++) should I use

it will be ideal :)

What I have tried:

I didn’t find anything to start with

Posted 23-Mar-21 1:22am

Member 14229104

Updated 23-Mar-21 1:30am

Richard MacCutchan

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Richard MacCutchan 23-Mar-21 7:30am

You have tagged your question C++, C and Python. So the first thing you need to do is to decide which language to use. You can then start doing research on the general subjecy of image acquisition and comparing. Exactly how you interface with the scanner will depend on the device, so you need to study its reference documentation.

W∴ Balboos, GHB 23-Mar-21 7:30am

It seems like your asking us to supply you with the whole point of your assignment. You need to learn how to dig this stuff out of the internet. Just typing in code will not take you far in programming.

Member 14229104 23-Mar-21 7:37am

You all are right
I wrote ‘c’, ‘c++’, ‘python’ because of their popularity, and I thought that the chance someone gives me a piece of code to start with is very big

My problem is that I don’t know how to interact with scanner, what should I search for
When I trying to find it out, there were no information in the Internet instead of using such scanner as pam module in Linux logging system
Or something like that
I don’t need drivers for scanner but maybe API for any language mentioned before

Richard MacCutchan 23-Mar-21 11:58am

"I thought that the chance someone gives me a piece of code to start with is very big"
I am afraid you are wrong. This site does not provide code to order, especially as university projects are supposed to be your work. I have given you some suggestions to get you started, the rest is up to you.

Member 14229104 24-Mar-21 7:35am

OK, maybe not ready code or someone's project, but just name of API or libraries;
For example, 'You need libraryA,B,C and D for C++ to make you scanner read and store fingerprints'

Richard MacCutchan 24-Mar-21 7:55am

You really need to learn to do your own research. From what I can gather you need to research the followig:
1. The documentation for your scanner.
2. The general principles of image recognition.
3. Any specific application that run on Linux.
4. Anything else you plane to work on.

Rick York 23-Mar-21 16:12pm

Be sure to look at the related questions in the right-hand column. Sometimes you can find your answer in them.

Member 14229104 24-Mar-21 7:35am

Thank you! I'll try it now
:)

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