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Bar Code Symbologies Supported

The IP-BC-BT scanner support a number of different bar code symbols and it can return a code indicating the type of symbol that was scanned (either AIM Code or NCR Identifier). Different symbols are often used for different purposes. For example, most retail products use a UPC code. The case containing that same product probably uses an ITF (Interleaved 2 of 5) bar code. Knowing which type of symbol was scanned can be used to determine if the data is from a case or an individual product. The IP-BC-BT supports the following barcode symbol and options:

EAN/UPC

These are the mostly commonly used bar code symbol. UPC and EAN are used to identify nearly all retail products. The IP-BC-BT supports EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, and add-on symbols (both 2 and 5-digit add-ons). The IP-BC-BT can also combine the add-on symbols with the base barcodes.

CODE 128

The name CODE 128 derives from its ability to encode 128 different data characters at a high density. The IP-BC-BT supports Function Code 1 and 2 options, but does not support the concatenation feature (pad character).

Code-39

Code-39, or Code 3 of 9, is used extensively in military and medical applications. The IP-BC-BT supports Code-39 standard and checksum options (including stripping the checksum character). Full ASCII conversion and concatenation features are not supported.

ITF (Interleaved 2 of 5)

ITF is used extensively in warehousing applications and many retail products use ITF bar codes on product cases (individual items use UPC but ITF is often used on the case). The IP-BC-BT supports standard and checksum options (including stripping the checksum character). Minimum and Maximum decode lengths are also supported. Note that Maximum decode length does not provide any additional barcode decoding integrity. Full ASCII conversion and concatenation features are not supported.

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