Lexmark T656 - Swiss Postal

One-dimensional bar codes
37
Swiss Postal
Notes on Swiss Postal:
Bar Height (bytes 6-7) must be:
• greater than or equal to 20 mm for module widths less than or equal to 0.45 mm
• greater than or equal to 23 mm for module widths greater than 0.45 mm
Byte Field name Range
Default
value
Description
0-1 Symbology ID 00 66 (hex)
102 (dec)
Selects Swiss Postal symbology
2 Text Location This value is
fixed.
04 (hex)
4 (dec)
#p parameter
3 Text Typeface This value is
fixed.
02 (hex)
2 (dec)
#h parameter, “A” value
4 Text Style This value is
fixed.
03 (hex)
3 (dec)
#h parameter, “C” value
5 Bar Height Units 00-04 (hex)
0-4 (dec)
04 (hex)
4 (dec)
Specifies units for bar height dimensions:
0 = Use default value
1 = 1/300 inch units
2 = 1/600 inch units
3 = 1/1200 inch units
4 = 1/720 inch units
6 – 7 Bar Height See notes
below.
02 8D (hex)
653 (dec)
#v parameter (in bar height units, see byte
5)
8 Bar/Space Width
Units
00-04 (hex)
0-4 (dec)
02 (hex) Specifies units for bar and space widths:
0 = Use default value
1 = 1/300 inch units
2 = 1/600 inch units
3 = 1/1200 inch units
4 = 1/720 inch units
9 – 10 Bar Width #1
(Module Width)
0.40-0.51 mm 0B (hex)
11 (dec)
All bar and space widths will be determined
by the module width:
Bar/Space width K will be K*(Module width)
11 – 12 Space Width #1 0B (hex) See Module Width note above.
13 – 14 Bar Width #2 16 (hex) See Module Width note above.
15 – 16 Space Width #2 16 (hex) See Module Width note above.
17 – 18 Bar Width #3 21 (hex) See Module Width note above.
19 – 20 Space Width #3 21 (hex) See Module Width note above.
21 – 22 Bar Width #4 2C (hex) See Module Width note above.
23 – 24 Space Width #4 2C (hex) See Module Width note above.
25-31 Reserved