Opticon UNIVERSAL MENU BOOK - Options for UPC-A; Fig. 3.12. Options for UPC-A; Appendix C Example Codes; Upc-A, +2, +5

Code options
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OPTICON Universal menu book
U47
3.3.1. Options for UPC-A
The UPC-A symbology is a fixed length
symbology encoding 11 data digits, a check
digit and non printable start/stop characters.
The following characters are supported:
• the digits 0 up to 9
An optional leading zero can be transmitted,
which together with the data and the check digit
forms a 13 digit field providing compatibility with
the EAN-13 format. For string format see figure
3.12.
UPC-A add-on 2/add-on 5:
The UPC-A symbology as described above can
be succeeded by an additional 2 or 5 digit UPC-
A code. For string format see figure 3.13.
Options for UPC-A:
• disable transmission of the leading zero
• disable transmission of the check digit
Fig. 3.12. Options for UPC-A
leading
zero
data
(11 digits)
check
digit
UPC-A
Fig. 3.13. Options for UPC-A
leading
zero
data
(11 digits)
add-on
2 or 5
UPC-A, +2, +5
check
digit
SET
_ZZ_
UPC-A, No leading
zero, transmit CD
E3
_E3_
UPC-A, No leading zero,
not transmit CD
E5
_E5_
UPC-A, Leading zero,
transmit CD
E2
_E2_
UPC-A, Leading zero, not
transmit CD
E4
_E4_
END
_ZZ_