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Upc–e and upc–e0, 5–111 bar codes, Figure 5–29. upc–e and upc–e0 structure – Printronix ThermaLine Series User Manual

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5–111

Bar Codes

UPC–E and UPC–E0

The UPC–E and UPC–E0 bar code structure is shown in Figure 5–29 and

described on the following pages.

QUIET
ZONE

QUIET

ZONE

DATA
FIELD

START

CODE

STOP
CODE

NUMBER
SYSTEM
CHARACTER

N

OPTIONAL

CHECK

DIGIT

HEIGHT

SR, SC

C

CHECK
DIGIT

N

START CODE

NUMBER

QUIET
ZONE

SR, SC

POSITION

QUIET
ZONE

C

CHECK
DIGIT

STOP CODE

CHECK

DIGIT

SYSTEM

DATA
FIELD

NUMBER

CHARACTER

CHARACTER

CHARACTER

POSITION

OPTIONAL
READABLE
DATA
FIELD

FIELD

NUMBER SYSTEM

CHARACTER FIELD

CHARACTER

SYSTEM

READABLE
DATA FIELD

N

START CODE

NUMBER

QUIET

ZONE

SR, SC

POSITION

QUIET

ZONE

C

CHECK

DIGIT

SYSTEM

DATA

FIELD

NUMBER

CHARACTER

OPTIONAL

READABLE

DATA

FIELD

FIELD

CHARACTER

SYSTEM

CHECK
DIGIT
CHARACTER

STOP CODE

DATA

N

CHECK

DIGIT

C

FIELD

QUIET

ZONE

QUIET
ZONE

HEIGHT

NUMBER SYSTEM
CHARACTER

CHECK DIGIT
CHARACTER

2– or 5–

DIGIT

ADD–ON

CODE

2– or 5–

DIGIT

ADD–ON

CODE

2– or 5–

DIGIT

ADD–ON

CODE

2– or 5–

DIGIT

ADD–ON

CODE

HEIGHT

HEIGHT

STOP
CODE

Figure 5–29. UPC–E and UPC–E0 Structure