Microcom 438TC, Operator'S Manual

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Chapter 8 Bar Codes
438TC Operator’s Manual - 880050-0100 8-19
The sample below shows how to generate two data matrix symbols:
^D164 <---------------------------------Start of Datamatrix Data
0 <----------------------------------------Datamatrix Type
0 <----------------------------------------Do not force square Datamatrix
0 <----------------------------------------Width
0 <----------------------------------------Height
1 <----------------------------------------Rotation
A <----------------------------------------Encoding
0 <----------------------------------------Barcode ID
:0123456789^\<---------------------- Data to encode
^D164 <---------------------------------Start of Datamatrix Data
0 <----------------------------------------Datamatrix Type
0 <----------------------------------------Do not force square Datamatrix
0 <----------------------------------------Width
0 <----------------------------------------Height
1 <----------------------------------------Rotation
A <----------------------------------------Encoding
1 <----------------------------------------Barcode ID
:This is the second datamatrix
being printer in this format.^\<---------------------- Data to encode (from the : to ^\)
^D57
3,1280,900,,,10,0,1,250
1,300,300,1,47,0,,,10,10 <---------- Multiplier (10, 10); TCI 47; Barcode ID = 0
1,600,300,1,47,1,,,10,10 <---------- Multiplier (10, 10); TCI 47; Barcode ID = 1
2,300,230,11,1,5
^D56
^D2
.
Data Matrix
^D3
Data
Data to be converted to 2D Data Matrix Barcode, maximum number of characters supported
in the printer implementation is 1000.
8.1.21 Intelligent Mail Barcode, TCI 48
The Intelligent Mail barcode (also referred to as the 4-State or OneCode) is the term coined
by the United Stated Postal Service (USPS) for the new barcode symbology used to track
and sort letters and flat packages. The Intelligent Mail barcode is a height-modulated
barcode that encodes up to 31 decimal digits of mail-piece data into 65 vertical bars.
The code is made up of four distinct symbols, which is why this barcode was once referred
to as the 4-State Customer Barcode. Each bar contains the central "tracker" portion, and
may contain an ascender, descender, neither, or both (a "full bar").
The D166 command is used to receive and process the Intelligent Mail barcode.
After The ^D166<CR> is issued, it must be followed by a set of ASCII digits that define a
valid string with a <CR> as a terminator. The '-' (dash) may be included only to separate the