Control Codes PcOS Series 150 Programmer's Guide
Bar codes
Page 48 Rev G12/14/99
Bar codes
The Series 150 Printer has the ability to print bar codes. The printer will print one of five formats,
Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 39, Code 128, UPC A, and EAN-13. The host does not need to form the
graphic image for these bar codes. The host need only send the printer the information to be bar
coded, and a graphic will be generated. Bar codes can be printed in a high-resolution normal mode or
a fast, high-speed mode. The normal mode is more readable than the high speed mode. (See the
[ESC] [EM] B command on the next page for setting the bar code height and print speed.)
Function Print bar code
ASCII [ESC] b <n> {information} [ETX]
Hexadecimal 1BH 62H <n>... 03H
Decimal <27> <98> <n> ... <3>
IPCL &%25 ... [CR] Interleaved 2 of 5
&%39 ... [CR] Code 39
&%12 ... [CR] Code 128
&%UP ... [CR] UPC A
&%UE ... [CR] UPC E
&%EA .. [CR] EAN-13
&%E8 ... [CR] EAN-8
&%93 ... [CR] Code 93
&%HB<n> .. Hollerith10
EPOS [ESC] b <n> or [GS] k <n>
Description This command prints the information as a bar code. The bar code will be
centered on the print zone.
Where n 0Interleaved 2 of 5 Numeric (0-9) only; must be an even number of
digits
1Code 39 26 uppercase letters (A-Z) and 10 digits (0-9)
2Code 128 Three sets of 106 different characters
3UPC A Numeric (0-9) only; 11 digits
4EAN-13 Numeric (0-9) only; 12 digits
5UPC E Numeric (0-9) only; 11 digits
6EAN-8 Numeric (0-9) only; 7 digits
7Code 93 26 letters, 10 digits (0-9), and 7 special characters
10 Hollerith ASCII data up to 16 digits
Interleaved 2 of 5 is a high-density, self-checking, continuous, numeric bar code. It is mainly used
where fixed length numeric fields are required. The data field must be an even
number of characters. If an odd data field is sent to the printer, it will be zero
padded. Due to space limitations, only 16 characters can be printed. (Note:
Interleaved 2 of 5 does not read well in fast mode.)
Code 39 is an alphanumeric bar code. It is a discrete, self-checking, variable length
code. The complete data field is printed. Due to space limitations, only eight
characters can be printed. If illegal characters are passed to the printer, they
will be converted to legal codes, i.e., a → A.
Code 128 is an alphanumeric bar code. It is a high-density, variable length, continuous
code that employs multiple element widths. Code 128 has three possible start
codes. The start code defines the set as Code A, B, or C. The first character in
10 The Hollerith bar code is only available on custom configurations.