Epic 3000
Programmer’s Guide
Programming Codes
100-14362
Rev A
Page 115
Truncated PDF 417
Truncated PDF417 is two-dimensional (2D), multi-row barcode, derived from PDF417. A
truncated PDF417 symbol uses less area than the normal PDF417 barcode as the right
hand side of the symbol is removed or truncated. This option should be used where
damage to the barcode is unlikely as it is not as easily read ad normal PDF417.
The form of the command is as follows:
Function
Truncated PDF 417
ASCII
[ESC] b <38><nL><nH><d
1
> … <d
n
>
Hexadecimal
1BH 62H <38><nL><nH><d
1
> … <d
n
>
Decimal
<27> <98> <38><nL><nH><d
1
> … <d
n
>
Where the data length is (nH * 256) + nL. The length is limited to be from 1 to 150
characters.
Alternate Command
Function
Truncated PDF 417
ASCII
[ESC] b <39> {information}[NUL]
Hexadecimal
1BH 62H <39> {information}[NUL]
Decimal
<27> <98> <39>{information}[NUL]
[ESC]b<39>TransAct Technologies Inc.[NUL]
Figure 35 Truncated PDF 417 Example
Note
: Micro PDF 417 shares a control table with PDF417 however the
right side is removed.
Note:
The PDF417 specification does not reference GS-1 formatting;
however GS-1 encoding may be activated for both Truncated PDF417.
There is no indicator in the barcode that indicated that GS1 is active. If
GS-
1 formatting is used it’s up to the user to recognize that GS1 is active
and decode the barcode as GS1 data.
