5525B/31/32 Line Matrix Printer Code V Programmer's Reference Manual

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Chapter 3 Bar Codes
i Type code for Code 93. Enter i.
ratio Optional parameter (used in conjunction with
parameter 9) representing the ratios for variable
ratio bar codes. The default ratios are overridden
by the variable ratio feature. The ratio data must be
hexadecimal numbers from 0 through 9 or A
through F. The Code V automatically checks the
input for validity. If an invalid character is found in
the ratio, an error message is generated.
Code 93 bar codes use eight-digit ratios. The ratios
are interpreted from left to right, measuring the size
of each bar or space in dot width, in the following
pattern:
1 module wide bar : 1 module wide space :
2 module wide bar : 2 module wide space : 3
module wide bar : 3 module wide space : 4 module
wide bar : 4 module wide space
. For example,
enter 22446688 in the ratio data field for:
2 module wide bar
2 module wide space
4 module wide bar
4 module wide space
6 module wide bar
6 module wide space
8 module wide bar
8 module wide space
The Code V automatically checks ratio data for validity only within the
allowable hexadecimal range. The Code V does not verify that ratio data
creates acceptable bar/space element relationships for bar code readability.
When designing unique ratio data, carefully plot bar/space ratios to conform
to readable bar codes.
data The bar code data. Code 93 encodes from 1
through 40 characters. They can be any ASCII
characters 0-127.
(cc)G Terminates the bar code command. Enter the
SFCC for your Code V configuration immediately
followed by any valid command character or G, the
universal sequence terminator.
Code 93 Example
The following command generates the bar code shown below.
^PY^-^F^-
^M1010100^T0100^ IBARC,C93,B,1234ABCD^G^-
^PN^-