Handheld Data Format Requirements General336 Magellan™ 3450VSiAIM FormatsAIM specifies a 3-character string that is attached as a prefix to the label datafor transmission. Because AIM specifies one identifier for UPC-A, UPC-E andEAN-13 labels, UPC-A, UPC-E and EAN-13 will be received from the handheldand transmitted by the scanner as EAN-13. The ']' character must be the firstcharacter received in the label transmission from the handheld.The following sections describe the prefix strings and identify what specificlabel characteristics can be supported.UPC-A• AIM does not specify UPC-A as a separate symbology using this transmis-sion format - labels will be transmitted as EAN-13.• Example: ']E00060992011187'.UPC-E• AIM does not specify UPC-E as a separate symbology using this transmis-sion format - labels will be transmitted as EAN-13.• Example: ']E00000000998875'.EAN-13• Check digit must be included in label data and is assumed to be correct.• Prefix must be ASCII characters ']E0'- total length including prefix must be16.• Example: ']E01101234567891'.EAN-8• 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 be11.• Example: ']E400210126'.2-Digit Supplemental• Supplemental data is appended to any EAN base label.• Prefix must be ASCII characters ']E1'.• length of Supplemental data including prefix must be 5. Total requiredlength is 21 for EAN-13 and 16 for EAN-8.• Examples: add-on portion is highlighted data is underlined.UPC-A 2-Digit add-on ']E00060992011187]E112'UPC-E 2-Digit add-on ']E00000000998875]E112'EAN-8 2-Digit add-on ']E400210126]E112'EAN-13 2-Digit add-on ']E01101234567891]E112'5-Digit Supplemental• Supplemental data is appended to any EAN base label.
