TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Sysmex SF-3000 Operator's Manual -- Revised September 1995 C-17
3. ID BAR CODE
3.1 Applicable Bar Codes
The types of bar codes acceptable to the SF-3000 and the relation of the check-digit to
each bar-code type are as follows:
(1) Sample ID No.
Type of Bar-Code Check-Digit No. of Digits
for Sample ID No.
No. of Digits
for Check-Digit
Not Used 1 - 13 digits Not Applied
NW-7 (CODABAR)* Modulus 11 1 - 13 digits 1 digit
W. Modulus 11 1 - 13 digits 1 digit
Modulus 16 1 - 13 digits 1 digit
CODE-11 Code 11 1 - 13 digits 1 digit
CODE-39 Not Used 1 - 13 digits Not Applied
Modulus 43 1 - 13 digits 1 digit
CODE-128 Modulus 103 1 - 13 digits 1 digit
ITF (Interleaved 2 of 5) Not Used 1 - 13 digits Not Applied
Modulus 10 1 - 13 digits 1 digit
JAN-8 Modulus 10 7 digits 1 digit
JAN-13 Modulus 10 12 digits 1 digit
*: Start and Stop code can be any one of the characters "A", "B", "C", "a", "b" and
"c".
(2) Rack ID No.
Type of Bar-Code Check-Digit No. of Digits
for Rack ID No.
No. of Digits
for Check-Digit
NW-7 (CODABAR)* Modulus 16 4 digits 1 digit
*: Start and Stop code can be any one of the characters "D" and "d".