Specifications 147

Zebra Programming Language (ZPL II)

Zebra Programming Language (ZPL II)

•Communicates in printable ASCII characters

•Controlled via mainframe, mini, or PC

•Downloadable graphics, scalable and bitmap fonts, label templates and formats

•Object copying between memory areas (RAM and PC memory card)

•Adjustable print cache

•Data compression

•Automatic memory allocation for “format while printing”

•Status messages to host upon request

•Format inversion (white on black)

•Mirror image printing

•Four-position field rotation (normal/0°, 90°, 180°, and 270°)

•Slew command

•Programmable label quantities with print and pause control

•Automatic serialization of fields

•User-programmable password

Bar Codes

Bar code modulus “X” dimensions

•Picket fence (non-rotated) orientation:

•203 dpi = 0.0049 in. mil to 0.049 in.

•300 dpi = 0.0033 in. mil to 0.033 in.

•Ladder (rotated) orientation:

•203 dpi = 0.0049 in. mil to 0.049 in.

•300 dpi = 0.0039 in. mil to 0.039 in.

Two-dimensional bar codes

•Code 49

•Maxi Code

•PDF-417

•QR Code

•Codablock

•DataMatrix

•Micro-PDF417

Bar code ratios

•2:1

•7:3

•5:2

•3:1

Linear bar codes

•Code 11

•Code 39

•Code 93

•Code 128 with subsets A/B C and UCC Case Codes

•ISBT-128

•UPC-A

•UPC-E

•EAN-8

•EAN-13

•UPC and EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions

•Plessey

•Postnet

•Standard 2 of 5

•Industrial 2 of 5

•Interleaved 2 of 5

•LOGMARS

•MSI

•Codabar

•RSS-14

6/30/06

105SL User Guide

11342L-001 Rev. A