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Chapter 7 Appendix
2.
Option Specifications
This section contains the specifications for the separately sold Barcode Module
for the specifications of the patchcodes that can be detected by the patchcode decoder.
Barcode Specifications
The following barcodes can be read by installing the optional
barcode module.
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Barcode Types
Note: EAN, UPC-A and UPC-E add-ons supported
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Detection Conditions
Code
No. of Digits
Checksum
EAN
8 or 13
Modulus 10, Weight 3
Codabar
3 to 32 (including
Start/Stop characters)
Modulus 16, 7 DR
Code 39
3 to 32 (including
Start/Stop characters)
(Standard ASCII or
Full ASCII)
Modulus 43
ITF
2 to 32 (Even
number. of digits
only)
Modulus 10, Weight 3
Code 128
1 to 32 (Valid data
only)
Modulus 103
UPC-A
13
Modulus 10, Weight 3
UPC-E
8
Modulus 10, Weight 3
Item
Condition
Printed
Side
Front or back (or both, but at reduced speed)
Orientation
Perpendicular (0 degrees) or parallel (90
degrees) to the feeding direction
Reading direction should be specified
beforehand
Note: Speed is slow when both directions are
specified.
Size
Line Width
0.012" to 0.039" (0.3 to 1
mm)
When module width exceeds
0.021" (0.508 mm), Code
128, UPC-A, UPC-E and
EAN detect incorrectly
Code Width
4.134" (105 mm) or less
(including quiet zone)
Bar Height
At least 0.393" (10 mm)
Margins
At least one character at each
end
Slew
Within ±3º
Element
Ratio
2.2 to 3.0
PCS Value
At least 0.60 (with a white point of at least
75% reflectance)
Feeding
Direction
0 degrees
90 degrees
