Microcom LDSII - Manual (Page 84)

Bar Codes Chapter 5
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5.2.4 Code 39
Code 39 is a variable length, alphanumeric symbology that is very popular and is
extensively used in the non-retail, military, manufacturing and medical industries. Code 39
is capable of encoding numerical characters 0 through 9, the English Alphabet (uppercase
only), characters -
. *$/+% along with the “space” character. The Code 39 is framed with a
start/stop character represen
ted by the asterisk (“*”) character, which is reserved for this
purpose. This symbol uses 2:1, 3:1, 4:2, 5:2, and 8:3 ratios, which may be entered in the AI
parameter.
CI text equivalent codes: @code3of9, @code39, @3of9, @c39
5.2.5
Code 93
Code 93 is a variable length; alphanumeric symbology that is capable of encoding 48
different characters and through the use of control characters can encode the full 128 ASCII
character s
et. The 48 characters include the “space”, numerical characters 0 through 9, the
English alphabet (uppercase only), characters $%+-. / and five special characters including
the start/stop character.
CI text equivalent codes: @code93, @c93
5.2.6
Code I2of5 (Interleaved 2 of 5)
The I2of5 is a variable length, paired, numerical symbology that is typically used in the
industrial and distribution industries. The I2of5 is a paired symbology, which means that the
data string being sent must always be an even number amount. If the desired data to be
sent is an odd amount, simply pad the beginning with “0” to achieve an even amount of
digits. This symbol uses 2:1, 3:1, 4:2, 5:2, and 8:3 ratios, which may be entered in the AI
parameter.
CI text equivalent codes: @codei2of5, @i2of5, @i25, @2of5, @c25
5.2.7
MSI0 (Modified Plessey)
The MSI Plessey is a variable length, numeric only symbology used for retail shelf labeling.
When using the MSI0 bar code, the user provides both check digits.
CI text equivalent codes: @msi0
5.2.8
MSI1 (Modified Plessey)
The MSI Plessey is a variable length, numeric only symbology used for retail shelf labeling.
When using the MSI1 bar code, the user provides one check digit and the printer will
calculate the second check digit.
CI text equivalent codes: @msi1