CommandReference
lNumeric Compaction mode: 2528 characters (at 2.93 dat a characters per codeword).
nSymbol size:
lNumber of rows: 3 to 90.
lNumber of Columns: 1 to 30
lMaximum codewords capaci ty: 928 code words.
lMaximum data codewo rds capacity: 925 codewords.
lSelectable error correction: 2 to 512 code words per symbol.
But due to the limit ation of SE450’s 2” Print head, the maximum data user can send in
portrait and landscap e mode as following:
Portrait mode: Any gi ving Dymo labe l can hold th e maximum PDF417 barcode symbol
column and row specified as following:
Column: 10
Row: 90
That gives user: th e maximum characters with error correctio n level 0 sent to SE450 are:
nNumeric Compaction mode: 13 18
nByte Compaction mode: 5 40
nText Compaction mode: 900
nAt error correction level 4:
nNumeric Compaction mode: 12 24
nByte Compaction mode: 836 Tex t Compaction mode: 501
Ift he pdf417 barcode is too large to print in portrait mode, it wi ll be printed in
landscape mode, after print ing the barcode, i t will resume to portrait mode again.
Landscape mode
Maximum column is 30 an d maximum raw is 74. In landscape mod e, user can send the
maximum data according to PDF417 specification which is described previously.
With current firmware setup, SE450 switches to lan dscape mode if user sends the data is to o
large for portrait mode to hold a complete PDF417 symbol image.
GS k command has different p arametersi n PDF417 2D barcod e, it is defined as following:
ASCIIG Sk n c r e m1 m2 dl….dm
Decimal 29 107 n c r e m1 m2 dl….dm
Hex 1D 6B n c r e m1 m2 dl….dm
Parameters:
n = 14: specify i t is PDF417 2D barcode.
c = user defined symbol column number (1 to 30 in landscape, 1 to 10 i n portrait),i fit i s0,
which means the col umn will be calcul ated according to PDF417 specification by SE45 0
Firmware.
r = userd efined symbol row number (3 to 74 in landscape, 3 to 90 in portrait); if it is 0
which means the raw wi ll be calculated according to PDF417 spec ification by SE450
Firmware.
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