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Code 128
Code 128 is a very powerful bar code, combining an extensive character set
and variable length with compactness and error checking. The character set
contains all 128 ASCII characters with each character made up of three bars
and three spaces. Each element (bar or space) varies from one to four units
in width, totaling 11 units of width per character. Code 128 contains two lev-
els of error checking:
• Each character is checked for internal parity, and
• The last character is a checksum
Code 128 has three subsets, A, B and C:
• Subset A contains alphanumeric characters and unprintable
control characters
• Subset B contains alphanumeric characters plus printable control
characters and
• Subset C contains only numeric characters and uses a 2-character
encoding scheme to create a more compact bar code.
Code 128 uses an internal Mod 103 check character that is not displayed
by the bar code reader. Code 128 bar codes can be made up of only one
subset or may be a combination of several.
Exact specifications for Code 128 can be found at:
American National Standards Institute
Customer Service
11 West 42nd St.
New York, NY 10036
http://web.ansi.org
document ISO/IEC 15417:2000
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