05th March 2010
Data Matrix is a two-dimensional matrix symbology consisting of black and white square modules arranged in either a square or rectangular pattern. The ECC 200 version of the symbol utilizes Reed-Solomon error correction to ensure data reliability. Data Ma...
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05th March 2010
PDF417 is a stacked barcode symbology, consisting of codewords, or individual barcodes, arranged in rows and columns. This allows a large amount of data to be encoded in a single symbol. PDF417 also utilizes Reed-Solomon error correction routines, enablin...
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05th March 2010
The Australia Post (Australia Post 4-State Customer Code) symbology is used by the Australian Postal Service for the automatic sorting of mails. The barcode encodes DPID (Delivery Point Identifier) data along with customer information. The symbology is ca...
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05th March 2010
he Royal Mail (RM4SCC / British Post Office / BPO 4-State Code) symbology is used by the British Postal Service for the automatic sorting of mail in the UK. The barcode encodes the recipients postal code. The symbology is capable of encoding uppercase alp...
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05th March 2010
The POSTNET (Postal Numeric Encoding Technique) symbology was developed in the United States for the automatic sorting of mails. POSTNET is only used for the mailing address marking. POSTNET is not a real barcode (as a barcode is coded by bars of variable...
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05th March 2010
Codabar (also known as NW-7/2) is a width-modulated barcode that provides a character set for encoding numbers (0-9) plus six special characters ($, -, :, /, ., +). It is mainly used for encoding dollar figures and mathematical expressions.
Applicati...
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05th March 2010
MSI (Modified Plessy Code) developed by MSI Data Corporation, also known as Modified Plessy, is a variation of original Plessy Code. MSI is a variable-length symbology, however various applications use fixed length codes. MSI symbology does not have any s...
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05th March 2010
Standard 2 of 5 (developed in 1960s) is a low-density, variable-length numeric symbology. The symbology is called "2 of 5" due to the fact that digits are encoded with 5 bars, 2 of which are always wide (generally 3 times as wide as narrow bar) and the re...
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05th March 2010
Interleaved 2 of 5 is a high-density, variable-length, bi-directional, self-checking, continuous, numeric symbology. It has the name "Interleaved" because two numeric digits are interleaved together, with the bars representing one digit and the spaces rep...
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05th March 2010
Code 93 Full ASCII (also called USS-93) is the same as Code 93, except that it can encode the entire ASCII character set.
Applications
Extended Code 93 can be used in all the applications where Code 93 is used. It can be used in manufacturing, mil...
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05th March 2010
Code 93 (also called USS-93) is a slight variation of Code 39, designed to improve Code 39 to obtain denser code. Code 93 encdes 47 ASCII characters and is a continuous symbology. Code 93 can represent alpha-numeric data and is self-checking variable-leng...
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05th March 2010
The regular Code 39 barcode symbology supports only 43 characters. If you wish to encode other ASCII characters then 'Extended Code 39' (also known as Code 39 Full ASCII) must be used. Extended Code 39 obtains the additional characters by combining two re...
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05th March 2010
Code 39 (also called Code USD-3 or Code 3/9) was the first alpha-numeric symbol to be developed; today it is the most widely used barcode. Code 39 is a bi-directional, self-checking, discrete, variable-length code. Code 39 can encode numerals 0 through 9,...
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05th March 2010
EAN-128 / UCC-128 is the same as Code 128, except, EAN 128 defines a set of application identifiers (AI's), and associated rules for defining a code. UCC/EAN-128 encodes data as well as defining what that data represents. SSC 14 (UCC 14, DUN 14) and SSCC ...
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05th March 2010
Code 128 (introduced in 1981) is a very high-density alpha-numeric symbology. Code 128 is a variable-length code and encodes the full 128 ASCII character set. It has two forms of error checking, making it a very stable barcode. It is more compact and flex...
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