Konica Minolta Darwin VDP Software - Manual (Page 3)

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T EC - I T B a r c o d e So f t w a re R e f e re n c e
2 Index
1 Disclaimer 2
2 Index 3
3 Introduction 7
3.1 Scope of this Document 7
3.2 Barcode Types 7
3.2.1.1 Linear 1D Barcodes 7
3.2.1.2 2D Barcodes (Stacked) 7
3.2.1.3 2D Barcodes (Matrix Codes) 8
3.2.1.4 Composite Codes 8
3.3 Barcode Glossary 9
4 Important Barcode Parameters 10
4.1 Barcode Symbology 10
4.2 Module Width 10
4.2.1 Introduction 10
4.2.2 Optimize the Module Width 10
4.2.3 Module Width and Reading Distance 11
4.3 Quiet Zone 11
4.4 Print Ratio and Ratio Format 12
4.5 Format 13
4.5.1 Format Examples 13
4.6 Escape Sequences (Encoding Binary Data) 14
4.7 Check Digits 15
5 Application Identifiers (AI) 17
5.1 Introduction 17
5.2 Examples 17
5.2.1 Batch Number 17
5.2.2 Multiple AIs within one Barcode 17
5.2.3 EAN-128 with embedded Check Digit 18
5.3 GS1 DataBar Expanded / GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked 18
5.3.1 AIs with a Fixed Length 18
5.3.1.1 AI(01) and Weight 18
5.3.1.2 AI(01), Weight and Date 18
5.3.2 AIs with Variable Lengths 19
5.3.2.1 AI (01) and Price 19
5.3.2.2 AI (01) 19
5.4 EAN.UCC Composite Symbology 19
5.4.1 Compressed Sequences of AIs 19
5.4.2 AI (90) 19
6 Barcode Symbologies 20
6.1 1D (Linear) Symbologies 20
6.1.1 Australian Post Customer 20
6.1.2 Australian Post Customer 2 21
6.1.3 Australian Post Customer 3 21
6.1.4 Australian Post Redirection 21
6.1.5 Australian Post Reply Paid 21
6.1.6 Australian Post Routing 22
6.1.7 Bookland 22
6.1.8 Codabar (Rationalized Version) 22
6.1.9 Code 2 of 5 Standard (Code 2 of 5 Matrix) 23
6.1.10 Code 2 of 5 Data Logic 23
6.1.11 Code 2 of 5 IATA 23
6.1.12 Code 2 of 5 Industrial 24
6.1.13 Code 2 of 5 Interleaved 24
6.1.14 Code 2 of 7 24
6.1.15 Code 11 24
6.1.16 Code 39 25
6.1.17 Code 39 Extended 25
6.1.18 Code 93 26
6.1.19 Code 93 Extended 26
6.1.20 Code 128 26
6.1.21 Code 128 Subset A 27
6.1.22 Code 128 Subset B 27
6.1.23 Code 128 Subset C 27
6.1.24 Code 25 27
6.1.25 DAFT Code 28