Appendix B: Bar Code Specifications

Maxicode

Command Structure <ESC>BVa,b,c,ddddddddd,eee,fff,gggg.....<ESC>

a= Position of Maxicode symbol within the set, when used in a structured append format 1~8.

b= Total number of Maxicode symbols in the set, when used in a structured format 1~8.

c

= 2

For Mode 2 Structured Carrier Message

 

 

for Domestic U.S. UPS shipments

 

3

For Mode 3 Structured Carrier Message

 

 

for International UPS shipments

 

4

Standard symbol

 

5

Not currently supported

 

6

Reader programming

ddd..ddd 9 digit numeric Postal Code

eee= 3 digit numeric Country Code

fff= 3 digit numeric Service Class

gg..g = Data, terminated by <ESC>

Character Set

MODE

POSTAL CODE

COUNTRY CODE

SERVICE CTASS

MESSAGE

 

 

 

 

LENGTH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

9 digits max

3 digits max

3 digits max

84 characters

 

numeric only

numeric only

numeric only

alphanumeric

 

 

 

 

 

3

6 digits fixed

3 digits max

3 digits max

84 characters

 

alphanumeric

numeric only

numeric only

alphanumeric

 

 

 

 

 

4

“000000“

“000“

“000“

91 characters

6

fixed data

fixed data

fixed data

alphanumeric

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

See AIM I.S.S specification for information on the structure of this

 

symbology.

Example

<ESC>A<ESC>V0100<ESC>H0100

 

<ESC>BV1,1,2,123456789,840,001,[)<RS>01<GS>961Z01547089

 

<GS>UPSN<GS>056872<GS>349<GS>99999999<GS>001/005

 

<GS>029<GS>N<GS><GS>LENEXA<GS>KS<RS><EOT>

 

<ESC>Q001<ESC>Z

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