Scanner setup
Card Birth Certificates use a flatbed scanner driven straight from the browser, so there's a one-time setup before your first scan.
Already set up and just seeing "Scanner bridge required"? Jump to confirm the bridge is running.
Browser requirement: scanning needs a Chromium-based browser — Chrome, Edge, Brave, or Arc. Safari and other WebKit browsers (including Orion) block web pages from talking to the scanner bridge on your machine and offer no way to allow it.
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Power on and connect the scanner
Connect the scanner you were shipped and power it on. BreakersDNA drives it directly from the browser once CameraSplitter can see it. - 2
Install and open CameraSplitter
CameraSplitter is the same desktop app you already use to split your stream camera for OBS — the scanner bridge rides along inside it, so there's no second app to install. Get it from the Test & Setup page if it isn't installed yet, then open it and leave it running in the background while you scan. - 3
Install the scanner driver — one click
The Epson Perfection V39 II does not respond to anything until Epson's driver is installed: the scanner needs firmware that only ships inside Epson's software, so until it is there the scanner will not appear at all, even though it is plugged in and powered on.
You do not have to go find it. If the driver is missing, the Create Birth Certificate screen shows an Install the Epson driverbutton. CameraSplitter downloads it straight from Epson, checks Epson's own signature before running anything, and your computer asks for permission the way it would for any installer. It takes a couple of minutes — the download is about 72 MB. - 4
Linux only — install the scan backend first
On Linux, install SANE and the driverless eSCL backend before opening CameraSplitter:# Debian/Ubuntu sudo apt install sane-utils sane-airscan python3-sane python3-pil # Fedora sudo dnf install sane-backends sane-airscan python3-sane python3-pillow # Arch sudo pacman -S sane sane-airscan python-pillow
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Confirm the bridge is running
With the scanner connected and CameraSplitter open, go back to Create Birth Certificate and hit Retry. It checks for CameraSplitter's scanner bridge running on your own machine — once it's found, you'll get a scanner picker and a resolution (DPI) selector instead of the upload screen.
If Chrome asks whether this site may access devices on your local network, choose Allow — that permission is how the page reaches the bridge on your own machine. Denied it earlier? Re-enable it via the icon left of the address bar → Site settings → Local network access, then retry.
Good to know
- The scanner bridge only listens on your own machine — it's never reachable over your network, so there's nothing to open in a firewall.
- If your company requires the scanner bridge for birth certificates, file upload stays disabled until the bridge is detected — connecting the scanner and retrying is the only way past that screen.
- Bridge not detected after all of this? Confirm CameraSplitter is actually open (not just installed) and the scanner is powered on and connected, then Retry again.
- Card handling rules — DPI, flat on the bed, minimal glare, sharp focus, raw cards only — still apply once you're scanning. Take the card out of its penny sleeve or toploader, and line it up in the blank space of the guide on the front-left corner of the scanner (marked UP and FORWARD): vertical cards head to the right, horizontal cards with the top facing the back of the scanner. The scan screen shows the current list.