Aim Formats - Datalogic MAGELLAN 9800i Product Reference Manual

AIM Formats

AIM specifies a 3-character string that is attached as a prefix to the label data
for transmission. Because AIM specifies one identifier for UPCA, UPCE and
EAN13 labels, UPCA, UPCE and EAN13 will be received from the handheld and
transmitted by the scanner as EAN13. The ']' character must be the first charac-
ter received in the label transmission from the handheld.
The following sections describe the prefix strings and identify what specific
label characteristics can be supported.
UPC-A
• AIM does not specify UPCA as a separate symbology using this transmis-
sion format - labels will be transmitted as EAN13 (refer to section 8.5.4.3).
• Examples: ']E00060992011187' or ']E30060992011187'
UPC-E
• AIM does not specify UPCE as a separate symbology using this transmis-
sion format - labels will be transmitted as EAN13 (refer to section
8.5.4.3)..
• Examples: ']E00000000998875' or ']E30000000998875'
EAN13
• Check digit must be included in label data and is assumed to be correct.
• Prefix must be ASCII characters ']E0' or ']E3'.
• Total length including prefix must be 16.
• Examples: ']E01101234567891' or ']E31101234567891'.
EAN8
• Check digit must be included in label data and is assumed to be correct.
• Prefix must be ASCII characters ']E4'.
• Total length including prefix must be 11.
• Example: ']E400210126'
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