Microcom 428T - Manual (Page 170)

Bar Codes Chapter 8
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235 Upper Shift (shift to Extended ASCII)
236 05 Macro
237 06 Macro
239 Latch to Text Encoding Scheme
241 ECI Character
Table 8-7 ASCII Codeword Values
8.1.21 Intelligent Mail Barcode, TCI 48
The Intelligent Mail barcode (also referred to as the 4-State or OneCode) is the term coined
by the United Stated Postal Service (USPS) for the new barcode symbology used to track
and sort letters and flat packages. The Intelligent Mail barcode is a height-modulated
barcode that encodes up to 31 decimal digits of mail-piece data into 65 vertical bars.
The code is made up of four distinct symbols, which is why this barcode was once referred
to as the 4-State Customer Barcode. Each bar contains the central "tracker" portion, and
may contain an ascender, descender, neither, or both (a "full bar").
The D166 command is used to receive and process the Intelligent Mail barcode.
After The ^D166 is issued, it must be followed by a set of ASCII digits that define a
valid string with a as a terminator. The '-' (dash) may be included only to separate the
tracking code from the routing code. A maximum of 32 characters including the dash is
allowed.
Once the Intelligent Mail barcode data is entered and processed, the barcode image may be
placed using the normal format field by using a TCI of 48.
EXAMPLE:
^D166
01234567094987654321-01234567891<---- Intelligent Mail Barcode data
^D57
1,832,2000,0,0,08,2,1,,0,0
1,400,400,1,48 <------------------------------------ Placement information
^D56
^D2
.
^D3