Output Solutions ez-2200 Reference Guide

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Appendix. 
A.   Barcode Details 
1. Code 128 
BQ2,X,Y,NARROW,WIDE,HEIGHT,RTATION,READABLE,DATA 
Code 128 Subset A: Included the standard uppercase alphanumeric keyboard characters, control and special 
characters. 
 
Code 128 Subset B: Includes the standard uppercase, lowercase alphanumeric keyboard characters and special 
characters. 
 
Code 128 Subset C: Used for double density encoding of numeric data (the set of 100 digit pairs from 00 through 
99). 
Example 
Sbuset A: BQ2,8,8,2,5,40,0,0,AAPPLE 
To select Code 128 Subset A, place a ASCII A before 
the data to be encoded. 
Subset B: BQ2,8,8,2,5,40,0,0,BAPPLE 
To select Code 128 Subset B, place a ASCII B before 
the data to be encoded. 
Subset C: BQ2,8,8,2,5,40,0,0,C1234 
To select Code 128 Subset C, place a ASCII C before 
the data to be encoded. 
Special character handling:   
BQ2,8,8,2,5,40,0,0, ATEST&G 
To encode FNC1 into a Code 128 Subset A, send the 
ASCII &G. 
 
ASCII  2 Character 
Code A 
Code B 
Code C 
96 
&A 
FNC3 
FNC3 
-NA- 
97 
&B 
FNC3 
FNC2 
-NA- 
98 
&C 
SHIFT 
SHIFT 
-NA- 
99 
&D 
Code C 
Code C 
-NA- 
100 
&E 
Code B 
FNC 
Code B 
101 
&F 
FNC4 
Code A 
Code A 
102 
&G 
FNC1 
FNC1 
FNC1