Appendix B: Bar Code Specifications

Codabar

Command Structure

1:3 ratio

<ESC>B0bbcccd (data) d

 

 

 

2:5 ratio <ESC>BD0bbcccd (data) d

 

 

 

1:2 ratio

<ESC>D0bbcccd (data) d

 

 

 

bb

=

Width of narrow element in dots (01-12)

 

 

ccc

=

Bar height in dots (001-600)

 

 

 

d

=

Required Start and Stop character (A, B, C, or D)

 

(data)

=

Bar code data (alphanumeric)

 

 

Character Set

0-9, -,$,:,/,+

 

 

 

 

 

 

A, B, C, D (Start/Stop characters)

 

 

Density Table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printer

 

Narrow/

Value

 

“X”

Density

 

 

Model

 

Wide

of “bb”

 

Dimension

(char/inch)

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio

 

 

(mils)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:3

01

 

3.3

25.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CT410

 

1:3

02

 

6.7

12.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:5

01

 

6.7

13.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:2

02

 

3.3

15.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:3

01

 

5.0

16.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CT400

 

1:3

02

 

10.0

8.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:5

01

 

10.0

9.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:2

02

 

5.0

10.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example<ESC>H0400<ESC>V0025<ESC>B002100A12345B <ESC>H0440<ESC>V0135<ESC>XS12345

NotesYou must add the appropriate (A, B, C or D) Start and Stop characters to the data string. The printer does not automatically add them when printing.

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