Opticon MDI-4100 User Manual

MDI-4000 Series Serial Interface Manual
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6.3.15 PDF417
PDF417 is a stack linear barcode developed by Symbol Technology Inc. and is used for
international logistics, ID cards, and parts labels. PDF417 is standardized in
ISO/IEC 15438:2006.
PDF417 Settings
Setting
Options
Character set
ASCII value 0 to 127 (ISO 646)
ASCII value 128 to 255 (ISO 8859-1, Alphabet No.1, Extended ASCII)
For Macro PDF417: many other character sets
Maximum digits
(PDF417)
Text compression: 1850 characters
Byte compression: 1108 characters
Numeric compression: 2710 characters
Maximum digits
(Micro PDF417)
Text compression: 250 characters
Byte compression: 150 characters
Numeric compression: 366 characters
Symbol size
(PDF417)
Number of lines: 3 to 90
Number of rows: 1 to 30
Symbol size (Micro
PDF417)
Number of lines: 4 to 44
Number of rows: 1 to 4
Error correction
(PDF417)
Error correction level 8. For error detection, only.
Error correction
(Micro PDF417)
Number of code words for error correction is fixed by the symbol and cannot be
changed.
PDF417 Transfer Data Format
Digit
Description
Data
Variable length
Note: To enable Micro PDF417, see “2D Barcodes” on page 54.

Opticon MDI-4100 Specifications

General

Brand	Opticon
Model	MDI-4100
Category	Barcode Reader
Language	English