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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

6.1.63 Planet 14

Symbology number:

Valid characters:

“0”..”9”, 13 digits + 1 check digit

Quiet zone:

left/right: 1/25 inch
top/bottom: 1/8 inch

Module width:

Standard print ratio:

1:1

Ratio format:

1B:1S

Default check digit:

Modulo 10 Planet (eCDMod10Pla)

Possible check digits:

User supplied

Symbol size:

13 digits + 1 check digit

12345678901239

This code was developed for the United States Postal Services. It is a 3-of-5 variant of the Postnet
barcode.

6.1.64 Plessey Code

Symbology number:

Valid characters:

numeric [0..9] A, B, C, D, E, F

Quiet zone:

left/right: 12X

Module width:

Standard print ratio:

1:2:1:2

Ratio format:

1B:2B:1S:2S

Default check digit:

Plessey (eCDPlessey)

Possible check digits:

User supplied

Symbol size:

ABC123B3

Plessey code is in use primarily in libraries. It is a pulse-width modulated code and was developed
by Plessey Company Limited in UK. The basic encoding principle in Plessey Code was used by
MSE Data Corporation to construct its MSI barcode.

The check digit is calculated with a polynomial CRC algorithm and is always part of the symbology.

6.1.65 Rational Codabar

Is the same as Codabar

– see section 6.1.8.

6.1.66 Royal Mail 4 State (RM4SCC)

Symbology number:

Valid characters:

“0”..”9”, “A”..”Z”

Quiet zone:

left/right: 2 mm

Module width:

Standard print ratio:

1:1

Ratio format:

1B:1S

Default check digit:

Automatic (symbology specific).

Possible check digits:

User supplied

Symbol size:

max. 9 digits without check digits

This code is a height modulated code using 4 different vertical bars. It is used in mass-mailing
applications (Cleanmail, Mailsort) of the Royal Mail, United Kingdom and Singapore (also called
SinPost barcode). Encoded are ZIPs.

6.1.67 SCC-14

Shipping Container Code

– see DUN-14.