Chapter 3 Bar Codes

EAN 8

The EAN 8 bar code structure is shown in Figure 14 and described on the following pages.

Normal

INV

SR, SC

POSITION

QUIET

ZONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SR, SC

 

 

 

 

 

POSITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2- or 5-

 

 

 

 

 

QUIET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGIT

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE

ADD-ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

START CODE

CENTER CODE

STOP CODE

LEFT DATA

RIGHT DATA

QUIET

 

FIELD

FIELD

ZONE

 

 

 

CHECK

 

 

 

DIGIT

OPTIONAL READABLE

CHECK

FIELD

DATA FIELD

DIGIT

 

 

 

FIELD

 

 

 

QUIET

 

 

 

ZONE

RIGHT DATA

LEFT DATA

 

 

FIELD

FIELD

 

STOP CODE

CENTER CODE

START CODE

2- or 5-

DIGIT

ADD-ON

CODE

HEIGHT

HEIGHT

CCW

SR, SC

POSITION

CHECK

DIGIT

FIELD

2- or 5-

DIGIT

ADD-ON

CODE

QUIET

ZONE

STOP

CODE

RIGHT

DATA

FIELD

CENTER

CODE

LEFT

DATA

FIELD

START

CODE

QUIET

ZONE

HEIGHT

SR, SC

POSITION

OPTIONAL

READABLE

DATA

FIELD

OPTIONAL

READABLE

DATA

FIELD

QUIET

ZONE

START

CW

CODE

 

LEFT

 

DATA

 

FIELD

 

CENTER

 

CODE

 

RIGHT

 

DATA

 

FIELD

 

 

CHECK

 

DIGIT

 

FIELD

STOP

 

CODE

 

QUIET

 

ZONE

 

2- or 5-

 

DIGIT

 

ADD-ON

 

CODE

 

HEIGHT

 

Figure 14. EAN 8 Structure

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