Aim Formats - Datalogic Magellan 8500 Product Reference Manual

AIM Formats

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AIM specifies a 3-character string that is attached as a prefix to the label
data for transmission. Because AIM specifies one identifier for UPC-A,
UPC-E and EAN-13 labels, UPC-A, UPC-E and EAN-13 will be received
from the handheld and transmitted by the scanner as EAN-13. The ']'
character must be the first character received in the label transmission
from the handheld.
The following sections describe the prefix strings and identify what spe-
cific label characteristics can be supported.
UPC-A
• AIM does not specify UPC-A as a separate symbology using this
transmission format - labels will be transmitted as EAN-13.
• Example: ']E00060992011187'.
UPC-E
• AIM does not specify UPC-E as a separate symbology using this
transmission format - labels will be transmitted as EAN-13.
• Example: ']E00000000998875'.
EAN-13
• Check digit must be included in label data and is assumed to be
correct.
• Prefix must be ASCII characters ']E0'- total length including pre-
fix must be 16.
• Example: ']E01101234567891'.
EAN-8
• Check digit must be included in label data and is assumed to be
correct.
• Prefix must be ASCII characters ']E4' - total length including pre-
fix must be 11.
• Example: ']E400210126'.
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