Worth Data RF Terminal 7000 User Manual
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5
is the Modulo-10 check character. The data to be printed becomes:
183145899385
.
This same formula is used for EAN-13 (using the 1-12 digits) and EAN-8 (using the 1-7 digits).
UPC-E Checksum Calculation
Use the sample data of 123456 to demonstrate the UPC-E checksum calculation:
The 6 digit UPC-E code is converted to a 10-digit code, using an expansion scheme based on the
sixth digit:
If the code
ends in:
UPC-E Data
Insertion Digits
Insertion
Position
10 digit code
0
abcde0
00000
3
ab00000cde
1
abcde1
10000
3
ab10000cde
2
abcde2
20000
3
ab20000cde
3
abcde3
00000
4
abc00000de
4
abcde4
00000
5
abcd00000e
5
abcde5
0000
6
abcde00005
6
abcde6
0000
6
abcde00006
7
abcde7
0000
6
abcde00007
8
abcde8
0000
6
abcde00008
9
abcde9
0000
6
abcde00009
Because the sample UPC-E code ends in a 6, the insertion digits 0000 are inserted at the sixth digit (insertion
position 6):
1234500006
Add the Number System Character of 0 to the sample data:
01234500006
Use the UPC-A check digit calculation described in the previous section to produce a check digit
as if it were a UPC-A code. The check digit for the sample data is:
5
The complete 8 digit code consists of the Number System Character, the original 6 digit code and
the check digit:
01234565