BarDIMM Pro & BarDIMM Box – Intelligent Barcode Printing System
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A digit is described by 2 bars and 2 spaces and its width is calculated as 7 thin bars.
EAN-13
Standard in Europe for items sold to the public, EAN-13
contains numeric data only and encodes 13 digits
number. The first two are the country code, the next 6
digits are the supplier ID, the next 4 digits are the product number and the last one the
required checksum character (that split varies from country to country). You do not need
to specify the checksum digit as BarDIMM recalculated it. If the checksum is sent as a
13th digit, it is ignored and recalculated.
A digit is described by 2 bars and 2 spaces and its width is calculated as 7 thin bars.
The number character is printed as text on the left side or the bar code and the checksum
on the right side.
All the EAN and UPC codes can be followed with two or five digits of supplemental
information. If the checksum is sent as the 13th digit, it is ignored and recalculated.
Code 39
The real name is “ 3 of 9 bar code ”. It is probably the most
commonly used bar code as it encodes not only digits, but also
upper-case letters and punctuation. Spaces are encoded as bars.
Text is encoded between start and stop characters “ * ” which are
automatically generated by BarDIMM.
BarDIMM features two flavors of 39 barcode call : with and without starting blanks. IDs
24670 and 24671 do not encode the space characters starting and ending the data to
barcode. IDs 24672 and 24673 do encode the starting spaces.
Danish Postal 39 bar code (Denmark only):
Special 39 code used on parcel labels for shipment through
postal service in Denmark. Contains ten digits, a special
checksum and ends with “ DK ”.
BarDIMM only needs the 10 digits.
French postal 39 bar code (France only):
Special 39 code used on registered letters forms
(“ Recommandés ”) in France. Starts with “ RA ” or “ RB ”,
then contains 8 digits, a special checksum and ends with
“ FR ”. BarDIMM only needs “ RA ” and “ RB ” and the 8
