INDICATOR-LABELLER BLP-545
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6.5.1
Editing EAN 128
The structure of an EAN 128 is as follows:
START + FNC1+ IA
→
DATA + IA
→
DATA+..........
where:
START (start A, start B or start C) is the special
character that indicates that the characters that follow
form part of an EAN 128 code. Likewise:
A indicates that capital letters and standard characters
follow.
B indicates that capitals, small letters and special
characters follow.
C indicates that digits follow (this is the most common for
numerical data). In this case each pair of digits is
represented by a character. This compresses the EAN
128 as much as possible.
IMPORTANT: In set C, the number of digits contained in
the data must be even.
IA is a number that represents the application ID
(barcode field), i.e. it specifies the data to be represented
by the EAN 128. The following IAs can be used:
IA
CONTENTS
FORMAT
00
Series Code from Dispatch Depart.
n2+nl8
01
EAN item number / Issue Dept. Code
n2+nl4
02
EAN item number of products contained in another dept.
n2+nl4
10
Batch or consignment number
n2+an..20
11 (a)
Date of manufacture (YYMMDD)
n2+n6
13 (a)
Date packed (YYMMDD)
n2+n6
15 (a)
Minum expiry date (YYMMDD)
n2+n6
17 (a)
Maximum expiry date (YYMMDD)
n2+n6
20
Product variety
n2+n2
21
Number of series
n2+an..20
22
HIBCC – quantity, date, batch and connection
n2+an..29
23 (b)
Consignment number (temporary use)
n3+n..l9
30
Variable quantity
n2+n..8
310 (c)
Net weight in kilograms
n4+n6
311 (c)
Length or first measurement in metres (commercial)
n4+n6
312 (c)
Width, diameter or second measurement in metres (commercial)
n4+n6
313 (c)
Depth, Thickness, Height or third measurement in metres (commercial)
n4+n6
314 (c)
Area in square metres (Commercial)
n4+n6
Char
Meaning
Obtained:
Start A
<TOT 3> +<0>
Start B
<TOT 3> +<1>
Start C
<TOT 3> +<2>
Change A
<TOT 3> +<3>
Change B
<TOT 3> +<4>
Change C
<TOT 3> +<5>
Change
<TOT 3> +<6>
FNC1
<TOT 3> +<7>
STOP
<TOT 3> +<8>
