One-dimensional bar codes
35
USPS Facing identification marking (FIM)
The only valid characters in this symbology are “A” (ASCII 65), “B” (ASCII 66), “C” (ASCII 67), and
“D” (ASCII 68). These characters in the data produce, respectively, the FIM-A, FIM-B, FIM-C, and
FIM-D patterns in the symbol. A single character of data producing one of the four defined FIM
patterns is the expected use of this symbology. If more than one character of data is provided, then
no space is inserted between the FIM patterns generated by the data characters. Invalid characters
in the data are ignored, and do not produce any error message.
FIM symbols are printed according to the USPS specification. Bar height is fixed at 5/8 inch, and
bars and spaces have a fixed width of 1/32 inch. Cursor positioning is handled the same as for
one-dimensional symbologies.
6–15 Reserved — — —
Notes on Dutch Post data:
• Data consists of a 6-character postcode (4 digits followed by 2 letters), followed optionally by a 1–5-digit
house/postbox/freepost number, an “X” (or “x”) separator character, and a 1–6 character house number
extension (letters or digits).
• For foreign addresses, data may consist of a 2-letter ISO country code, followed by a 1–16 character
foreign postcode. Data that begins with a letter is assumed to be following this format.
• Invalid characters or lengths in the post code, house/postbox/freepost number, house number
extension, country code, or foreign postcode are flagged with an error.
Byte Field name Range
Default
value
Description
0–1 Symbology ID — 00 28 (hex) Specifies USPS FIM
2–15 Reserved — — —
Byte Field name Range
Default
value
Description
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General