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Except for the fact that other GS1 barcodes (such as GS1 Databar) do not start with a FNC1
character, the structure is the same.
GS1 Conversion Commands
GS1 Conversion Supported
Symbologies
Command
Command Description
Initial
Setting
GS1-128
GS1 DataBar
GS1 DataBar Composite
GS1 Data Matrix
GS1 QR Code
[X/0
Disable GS1 conversion
✓
[X/2
Enable GS1 conversion 2
[X/4
Enable GS1 conversion 4
Disable GS1 conversion: Both the FNC1 character and the GS character are not transmitted.
The previous example would produce this output:
01950123456789033103000123
Enable GS1 conversion 2: Braces are put around the AI identifiers, similar to human-readable
text under a barcode. The previous example would produce this output:
(01)95012345678903(3103)000123
Enable GS1 Conversion 4: Converts the FNC1 character as the AIM identifier and transmits the
GS characters. If the interface is set to USB-HID, the GS characters are transmitted as
<CTRL>]:
]C101950123456789033103000123
You can create more complex conversions of GS1 barcodes with
Opticon’s “UniversalConfig”
program by completely defining how the various application identifiers and data are output.
Figure 37:
GS1 Edit Feature in Opticon’s “UniversalConfig”