Interleaved Two Of Five (I 2/5) - SATO CL408 Operator And Technical Reference Manual

Appendix B: Bar Code Specifications

Interleaved Two of Five (I 2/5)

Command Structure
Character Set
Density Table
Example
Notes
Page B-4
1:3 ratio: <ESC>B2bbccc (data)
2:5 ratio: <ESC>BD2bbccc (data)
1:2 ratio: <ESC>D2bbccc (data)
bb = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12)
ccc = Bar height in dots (001-600)
(data) = Bar code data (numeric); must be an even number of digits
or else the printer will add a leading zero; start and stop
code are provided by the printer
0-9 (numeric only)
Printer Narrow/
Model Wide
Ratio
1:3
1:3
CL412
2:5
CL612
1:2
1:2
1:3
1:3
CL408
2:5
CL608
1:2
1:2
<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC>B20310045676567
<ESC>H0140<ESC>V0210<ESC>XM4567 6567
To add horizontal guard bars to the top and bottom of the bar code,
use the Line and Box command (see page 4-48).
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Value of "X"
"bb" Dimension
(mils)
01 3.3
02 6.7
01 6.7
01 3.3
02 6.7
01 5.0
02 10.0
01 10.0
01 5.0
02 10.0
SATO CL Series Printers
Density
(char/inch)
33.4
16.7
18.8
21.4
14.3
22.6
11.3
12.7
14.5
9.7