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EPL Commands

b

b

2D Bar Code – Aztec Mesa Specific Options

Description Use this command to print an Aztec Mesa composite bar code symbol (a standard linear bar code and a modified Aztec two dimensional bar as a single symbol. The two dimensional data is encoded in a series of “layers” lying above and in some cases continuing below the adjacent standard bar code symbol.

Printer Models: G-Series, 2844*

* - Available as a firmware download from the www.zebra.com website.

Syntax bp1,p2,p3,p4,[p5,][p6,][p7,][p8,][p9,][p10,][p11,]”DATA Parameters This table identifies the parameters for this format:

Parameters

Details

 

 

 

 

p1

=

Horizontal start

Horizontal start position (X) in dots.

 

 

position

 

 

 

 

 

p2

=

Vertical start position

Vertical start position (Y) in dots.

 

 

 

p3

= AZ - Selects Aztec

 

 

bar code

 

 

 

 

 

Order is not important for parameters p4-p8. Include the prefix letter (d,e,f,m or r) to select the parameter followed by a valid numeric value.

p4(d)= Standard linear

Use the B command parameters to populate this parameter.

bar code

The B command's horizontal and vertical start symbol

 

position parameters p1 and p2 are not used.

 

This p4 parameter is terminated with the a Z immediately

 

following the standard bar codes DATA parameter 'close

 

quote' (").

 

Example • This is an example of a standard bar code:

 

B50,0,0,3,1,2,50,B,"1234567890abc"

 

Example • This is an example of p4 portion of the standard

 

bar code of the same bar code symbol.

 

0,3,1,2,50,B,"1234567890abc"Z

 

 

p5(e) = Symbol layer

Both layer and error correction effect the symbol size.

and/or error

Accepted Values:

correction levels.

e0 = Default checkword level (23% +3)

 

 

e1–e99 = 1% to 99% check words

 

e101–e104 = Compact symbol with 1 to 4 layers

 

e201–e232 = Full symbol with 1 to 32 layers

 

 

p6(f) = Enables the

Enables the flg(n) format using the ASCII Escape

flg(n) format

character (27 decimal).

 

Default Value: Disabled

 

 

14245L-003 Rev. A

EPL Programming Guide

12/16/13

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Zebra Technologies 14245L-003 manual 2D Bar Code Aztec Mesa Specific Options, B50,0,0,3,1,2,50,B,1234567890abc