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General process for barcode analysis, Chapter 2, Configuring the validator 84 – Printronix Online Data Validator User Manual

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Chapter 2

Configuring the Validator

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General Process for Barcode Analysis

The following flow chart is an overview of how the validator
performs the barcode analysis.

Figure 26. Barcode Analysis Flowchart

Edge Determination

Reflectance Minimum <=

Threshold percentage of Reflectance

Maximum

Min. Edge Contrast (worst pair) >=

Min. Edge Contrast Threshold

Symbol Contrast >= Symbol Contrast

Threshold

Grading Scale:

A: >= 70 %
B: >= 55 %
C: >= 40 %
D: >= 20 %
F: < 20 %

Modulation >= Modulation Threshold

Grading Scale:

A: >= 70 %
B: >= 60 %
C: >= 50 %
D: >= 40 %
F: < 40 %

Defects <= Defects Threshold

Grading Scale:

A: <= 15 %
B: <= 20 %
C: <= 25 %
D: <= 30 %
F: > 30 %

Decodeability >= Decodeability

Threshold

Grading Scale:

A: >= 62 %
B: >= 50 %
C: >= 37 %
D: >= 25 %
F: < 25 %

Percent Decode >= Percent Decode

Threshold

Overall Grade >= Overall Grade

Threshold

Grading Scale:

A: 3.5 to 4.0
B: 2.5 to 3.4
C: 1.5 to 2.4
D: 0.5 to 1.4

F: 0.0 to 0.4