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Bar Codes

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LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123

Special

Character

Description

~dNNN

Represents the ASCII encoded by the “NNN” value. For example:

“~d065” would represent the ASCII character “A”.

Table 17

Data Matrix Special Characters


CI text equivalent codes: @datamatrix, @data



5.3.2

PDF-417

The Portable Data File 417 or PDF-417 is a two-dimensional stacked symbology that is
capable of encoding the entire ASCII character set, 2710 digits, and up to 1108 bytes in a
single bar code. The requirements for generating a PDF-417 symbol are the subject data,
placement information, size configuration, rotation, and Error Correcting Code or ECC.
These parameters are set using a PDF-417 unique Format Entry Command that is used in
place of the standard Format Entry Command, which is listed below.












Figure 21

PDF-417 Format Structure



X Parameter
This parameter is used to set the X coordinate start position of the PDF-417 symbol and has
a default value of 0.


Y Parameter
This parameter is used to set the Y coordinate start position of the PDF-417 symbol and has
a default value of 0.


CI Code
This is the Text Equivalent Code that is used to generate the PDF-417 symbol associated
with the Text Entry command line

(“^Tn)”). The valid codes are pdf417, pdf, or 417.

^Fn) X, Y, CI , #Row, #Columns, Aspect Ratio, Rotation, ECC%, ECC#

The
comma
delimiter

The “n” identifies the
field number which
always starts at “1”.

Field parameters

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