The European Article Numbering (EAN) barcode is the European version of the all-numeric, fixed length UPC symbology.

k value:

178, xB2

m value:

0 to 4, x00 to x04

s value:

-3 to 3, xFD to x03

minimum v1, v2 values: x0E, x01 (248x)

 

x20, x01 (249x)

c parameter:

available functions:

 

b0, check digit

 

b1, human readable

 

b2, flag character position

n1 value (b0 = 0):

13, x0D

n1 value (b0 = 1):

12, x0C

n2 value:

0, x00

data character set:

 

 

 

 

 

Character

Hex

 

 

 

 

’0’

x30

 

 

 

 

’1’

x31

 

 

 

 

’2’

x32

 

 

 

 

’3’

x33

 

 

 

 

’4’

x34

 

 

 

 

’5’

x35

 

 

 

 

’6’

x36

 

 

 

 

’7’

x37

 

 

 

 

’8’

x38

 

 

 

 

’9’

x39

 

 

 

 

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Lexmark 249X, 248X manual 13, x0D, 12, x0C, N2 value Data character set, Character Hex