PDF417
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PDF417 Command Format
BARCODE
PDF417; [
DIR
;] [X[D]
n
;] [Y[D]
n
;] [(H
n
)| (W
n
);] [ASPECT
h:w
;]
[(R
n
)|(C
n
);] [S
n
;] [BF
n;L;
] [DARK;]
SR; SC
[
(D)data field(D)
]
STOP
BARCODE The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.
PDF417 Designates bar code type PDF417; enter PDF417.
DIR
Optional parameter that allows for rotating a
barcode. Enter CW for clockwise rotation. Enter
CCW or VSCAN for counter-clockwise rotation.
Enter INV for inverted rotation. If
DIR
is not
entered, the barcode is horizontally oriented.
X[D]
n
Optional parameter to designate the width of the
narrow element in either the default 60 X 72 dots
per inch or, if the D is given, in target dots. The
default size is 1/60th of an inch.
Y[D]
n
Optional parameter to designate the height of the
bar code in either the default 60 X 72 dots per inch
or, if the D is given, in target dots. The default size
is 2/72nd of an inch.
H
n
Optional parameter to adjust the overall height of
the bar code symbol (including human readable
data). Height adjustments are made in 0.1-inch
increments; enter H and a value from 4 through 99
to select height adjustments from 0.4 through 9.9
inches. Parameters W
n
, R
n
, C
n
or ASPECT cannot
be entered if this parameter is used.
W
n
Optional parameter for the maximum width of the
symbol based on the narrow element width. Enter
W
n
; where
n
is the overall width in tenths of an
inch. Parameters H
n
, R
n
, C
n
or ASPECT cannot be
entered if this parameter is used.
ASPECT;
h:w
Optional parameter for specifying the symbol
height-to-width ratio where
h
is the height and
w
is
the width, both expressed as integers. The default
is 1:2. Parameters H
n
, W
n
, R
n
, or C
n
cannot be
entered if this parameter is used.
R
n
Optional parameter that specifies the number of
rows the symbol will have. Enter R followed by the
number of rows in the range of 3 through 90 in
multiples of 3. Parameters H
n
, W
n
, C
n
or ASPECT
cannot be entered if this parameter is used.
C
n
Optional parameter that specifies the number of
columns the symbol will have. Enter C followed by
the number of columns in the range of 1 through
90. Parameters H
n
, W
n
, R
n
or ASPECT cannot be
entered if this parameter is used.