Microcom 428M Operator's Manual page 127

Chapter 8
[)>#1e01#dYYPPPPPPPPP#1dCCC#1dSSS#1dA..A#1dB..B#1dC..C#1e#04
Where:
#1e is the ASCII RS character
#1d is the ASCII GS character
#04 is the ASCII EOT character
YY is the two digit numeric year
PPPPPPPPP is the 9-digit numeric US Postal Code. if using a 5-digit Postal Code, the last
4 digits must be 0.
CCC is the 3-digit numeric Country Code (840 in the US).
SSS is the 3-digit numeric Class of Service.
A..A, B..B, C..C, etc. are variable-length alphanumeric fields separated by #1d. These
fields are optional according to the MaxiCode specification, but may be required by some
applications.
Format 2
PPPPPPPPP#1dCCC#1dSSS#1dA..A#1dB..B#1dC..C#04
The individual fields are the same as previously described in Format 1.
Mode 3
Mode 3 may have either of the following formats:
Format 1
[)>#1e01#1dYYPPPPPP#1dCCC#1dA..A#1dB..B#1dC..C#1e#04
Format 2
PPPPPP#1dCCC#1dSSS#1dA..A#1dB..B#1dC..C#04
Where:
#1e is the ASCII RS character
#1d is the ASCII GS character
#04 is the ASCII EOT character
YY is the two digit numeric year
PPPPPP is the six character alphanumeric Postal Code.
CCC is the 3-digit numeric Country Code
SSS is the 3-digit numeric Class of Service
A..A, B..B, C..C, etc. are variable length alphanumeric field separated by the #1d. These
fields are optional according to the MaxiCode specification, but may be required in certain
application.
Mode 4
Mode 4 may encode any string of up to 93 characters. Control characters are specified in
Table 15, and occupy only one character in the encoded string.
Mode 5
Mode 5 may encode any string of up to 77 characters. Control characters are specified in
Table 15, and occupy only one character in the encoded string.
Mode 6
Mode 6 may encode any string up to 93 characters. Control characters are specified in
Table 15 on the next page, and occupy only one character in the encoded string.
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