7-6Chapter 7 Appendix2. Option SpecificationsThis section contains the specifications for the separately sold Barcode Module (p. 7-4) and imprinters. Refer to “Using PatchcodeSheets (Option)” (p. 3-19) for the specifications of the patchcodes that can be detected by the patchcode decoder.Barcode SpecificationsThe following barcodes can be read by installing the optionalbarcode module.■ Barcode TypesNote: EAN, UPC-A and UPC-E add-ons supported■ Detection ConditionsCode No. of Digits ChecksumEAN 8 or 13 Modulus 10, Weight 3Codabar 3 to 32 (includingStart/Stop characters)Modulus 16, 7 DRCode 39 3 to 32 (includingStart/Stop characters)(Standard ASCII orFull ASCII)Modulus 43ITF 2 to 32 (Evennumber. of digitsonly)Modulus 10, Weight 3Code 128 1 to 32 (Valid dataonly)Modulus 103UPC-A 13 Modulus 10, Weight 3UPC-E 8 Modulus 10, Weight 3Item ConditionPrintedSideFront or back (or both, but at reduced speed)Orientation Perpendicular (0 degrees) or parallel (90degrees) to the feeding directionReading direction should be specifiedbeforehandNote: Speed is slow when both directions arespecified.Size Line Width 0.012" to 0.039" (0.3 to 1mm)When module width exceeds0.021" (0.508 mm), Code128, UPC-A, UPC-E andEAN detect incorrectlyCode Width 4.134" (105 mm) or less(including quiet zone)Bar Height At least 0.393" (10 mm)Margins At least one character at eachendSlew Within ±3ºElementRatio2.2 to 3.0PCS Value At least 0.60 (with a white point of at least75% reflectance)FeedingDirection0 degrees 90 degrees
