LS4208 Product Reference GuideB-4
AIM Code Identifiers

Each AIM Code Identifier contains the three-character string ]cm where:

] = Flag Character (ASCII 93)

c = Code Character (see Table B-2)

m= Modifier Character (see Table B-3)

The modifier character is the sum of the applicable option values based on Table B-3.

Table B-2. Aim Code Characters

Code Character Code Type
A Code 39, Code 39 Full ASCII, Code 32
C Code 128 (all variants), Coupon (Code 128 portion)
E UPC/EAN, Coupon (UPC portion)
e RSS Family
F Codabar
G Code 93
H Code 11
I Interleaved 2 of 5
MMSI
S D2 of 5, IATA 2 of 5
X Bookland EAN, Code 39 Trioptic

Table B-3. Modifier Characters

Code Type Option Value Option
Code 39 0 No check character or Full ASCII processing.
1 Reader has checked one check character.
3 Reader has checked and stripped check character.
4 Reader has performed Full ASCII character conversion.
5 Reader has performed Full ASCII character conversion and checked one check
character.
7 Reader has performed Full ASCII character conversion and checked and
stripped check character.
Example: A Full ASCII bar code with check character W, A+I+MI+DW, is transmitted as ]A7AIMID where 7 = (3+4).
Trioptic Code 39 0 No option specified at this time. Always transmit 0.
Example: A Trioptic bar code 412356 is transmitted as ]X0412356