Upc/Ean Specifications; Code 39 Or Code 3 Of 9 Bar Codes - Intermec EasyCoder PL3 Programmer's Reference Manual

Chapter 5— Linear Bar Codes

UPC/EAN Specifications

Bar Code Bar Code
Symbology Type
UPC-A UPCA
UPC-A plus 2 UPCA2
UPC-A plus 5 UPCA5
UPC-E UPCE
UPC-E plus 2 UPCE2
UPC-E plus 5 UPCE5
EAN/JAN-13 EAN13
EAN/JAN-13 EAN132
plus 2
EAN/JAN-13 EAN135
plus 5
EAN/JAN-8 EAN8
EAN/JAN-8 EAN82
plus 2
EAN/JAN-8 EAN85
plus 5

Code 39 or Code 3 of 9 Bar Codes

38
Input Length Characters
11 or 12 digits 0-9 only
13 digits 0-9 only
16 digits 0-9 only
6, 7, or 11 digits 0-9 only
8 or 13 digits 0-9 only
11 or 16 digits 0-9 only
12 or 13 digits 0-9 only
14 digits 0-9 only
17 digits 0-9 only
6, 7, or 8 digits 0-9 only
9 digits 0-9 only
12 digits 0-9 only
You use the Code 39 bar code for many applications including inventories,
hospital applications, or any other place where the code length may change
between items being scanned (e.g., a bar code stating there were 420 pieces
in one box and 20,004 pieces in another box would have a different
physical length). This bar code can use the characters 0 through 9, A
through Z, - (dash), . (period), space, $ (dollar sign), /(forward slash), +
(plus), and % (percent). There is also a special character called S/S used as
a start/stop character. The F39 and F39C types allow the use of carriage
return, line feed, and null characters.
The checksum for this bar code is located as the last (or least significant)
digit of the decoded bar code. To ensure data integrity in your application,
use a bar code with a checksum. The printer automatically supplies this
digit if the user selects a 39C or a F39C bar code.
EasyCoder PL-Series Printer Programmer's Reference Manual
Ideal Ideal
Wide/Narrow Narrow Dot
Ratio Width
2:1 2
2:1 2
2:1 2
2:1 2
2:1 2
2:1 2
2:1 2
2:1 2
2:1 2
2:1 2
2:1 2
2:1 2
Checksum
Calculation
mod 10
mod 10
(UPC-A)
mod 10
(UPC-A)
mod 10
mod 10
(UPC-E)
mod 10
(UPC-E)
mod 10
mod 10
(EAN13)
mod 10
(EAN13)
mod 10
mod 10
(EAN8)
mod 10
(EAN8)