Zebra Technologies EPL2 - Manual (Page 38)

b Command - 2D Bar Code - PDF417 Specific Options
Description Use this command to print PDF 417 and Macro
PDF bar code symbols. The printer will auto-
matically change from PDF417 to Macro PDF
bar code mode if the data sent to the printer ex-
ceeds the maximum amount supported by the
PDF417 symbol. The oH command is used to
place the addition Macro PDF symbols needed
for the continuation data.
The printer will automatically optimize the sym-
bol for readability of data (and use the mini-
mum number of symbols when using Macro
PDF). The symbol's geometry is adjusted (typi-
cally reducing the size of the symbol) per the de-
fined parameters. The printer will use the largest
module size (bar width and height) and mini-
mize the number of rows and columns.
Syntax bp
1
, p
2
, p
3
, p
4
, p
5
[,p
6
][,p
7
][,p
8
][,p
9
][,p
10
]
[,p
11
][,p
12
][,p
13
][,p
14
][,p
15
],”DATA”
Parameters The printer will automatically generate the
PDF417 bar code using the following parameters.
p
1
= Horizontal start position (X) in dots
p
2
= Vertical start position (Y) in dots
p
3
= P - Must be "P" for PDF 417 bar codes
p
4
(www) =maximum print width in dots
p
5
(hhh) = maximum print height in dots
The programmer should rely on the symbology's
specification to insure format compliance and
proper implementation. See the AIM web site
for specifications at:
http://www.aimi.org/
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980352-001 Rev.A