Appendix h - codabar specifications – AML M2500 Decoder User Manual

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APPENDIX H - CODABAR SPECIFICATIONS

The Codabar bar code symbology is a numeric code (0 - 9) that also contains six

special characters and four start/stop characters. The start/stop characters may or

may not be transmitted. Characters are constructed of four bars and three spaces.

Codabar is commonly used in libraries, blood banks, cotton industry, and the

transportation industry.

CHARACTERISTICS:

Character Set: 10 digits (0 - 9)

6 special characters (- $ : / . +)

4 stop/start characters (a b c d)

Symbol Length: Variable

Check Digit: Optional

Bi-directional Decoding: Yes

Maximum Density: 12.8 char./inch

(using .0075 inch narrow element)

CHARACTER SET:

The following table illustrates the data patterns. A "1" represents a wide bar or

space and a "0" represents a narrow bar or space.

A123456B

CHARACTER

PATTERN

0

0000011

1

0000110

2

0001001

3

1100000

4

0010010

5

1000010

6

0100001

7

0100100

8

0110000

9

1001000

-

0001100

$

0011000

:

1000101

/

1010001

.

1010100

+

0010101

a

0011010

b

0101001

c

0001011

d0001110

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