JoeScan Pinchot API
The Pinchot API is an open source user space client API used to control JS-50 scanners. It is offered in two languages, .NET C# and C; both versions of the API maintain feature parity.
Official Relelease
The official precompiled release of the API can be downloaded at api.joescan.com/release. Included with the API release are the tools FirmwareUpdate and SensorTester. It is recommended to use the official release if at all possible as it simplifies development and allows JoeScan to provide direct customer support.
Open Source Release
Source code for the .NET C# API can be found on the project's Github page; similarly the source for the C API can be found on it's Github page. Limited customer support is provided for end users incorperating the open source release into their projects; please contact JoeScan if their are questions regarding which release is best suited for a given project.
Documentation
Documentation for the Pinchot API can be found with the respective API version, JoeScan.Pinchot.xml for .NET C# or joescan_pinchot.h for C. Alternatively, the most recent documentation corresponding with the latest public release of the API can be found online as well.