Siemens 9014, 9016, 9015 E manual Codabar, EAN-8 and EAN-13

EAN-8 and EAN-13 Barcodes

Codabar

The character complement of the Codabar (Monarch) code comprises:

–10 digits: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

–6 special characters: - $ : / . +

–Start/stop characters: a/t, b/n, c/*, d/e

The number of characters is variable. The start/stop characters are programmed with the characters a/t, b/n, c/*, d/e. In the plain text line these characters are printed for start/stop.

The symbol layout is self-checking. A check digit is not required and is rarely used. The check digit must be programmed in the application.

The check digit method is modulo 16. In practice, modulo 10 with a weighting of 3 or modulo 11 are also used.

The ratio of wide to narrow elements should be between 2.0 and 3.0. A ratio of 2.5 is recom- mended for applications.

The barcode height should be 25% of the barcode length or 20 mm, whichever is greater.

The blank zone before and after the barcode symbol should be at least 10 times the width of a narrow element.

EAN-8 and EAN-13

The EAN-8 and EAN-13 codes have a character set of 10 digits. The number of characters is fixed and is 8 for EAN-8 and 13 for EAN-13.

Layout of EAN-8:

–Two digits for the manufacturer’s country

–Five digits for small-sized products

–One check digit

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