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Impact Reference Guide How the Code Reader Tool Works
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How the Code Reader Tool Works
This section explains some of the more specialized Code Reader tool functions and parameters, and provides
some details about how the tool works. The tool reads the following types of 1D, 2D, and Postal symbols
and provides 36 different outputs from the decoded symbols.
1D Codes
2D Codes
Postal Codes
Input Properties and Affected Code Types
This table lists the interaction between the tool’s input properties and the different code types. If a property is
not listed, it affects all code types.
Codabar
Code 39
Code 39 Full ASCII
Code 32
Code 93
Code 128
Code128 Composite
EAN-8
EAN-8 Add On 2
EAN-8 Add On 5
EAN-13
EAN-13 Add On 2
EAN-13 Add On 5
GS1 128
GS1 Databar (RSS)
GS1 Databar Composite
GS1 Databar Stacked (RSS)
GS1 Databar Stacked Composite
GS1 Databar Limited (RSS)
GS1 Databar Limited Composite
GS1 Databar Expanded (RSS)
GS1 Databar Expanded Composite
GS1 Databar Expanded Stacked (RSS)
GS1 Databar Expanded Stacked Composite
Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF)
MSI
Matrix 2 of 5
MicroPDF
MicroPDF CCA Composite
MicroPDF CCB Composite
MicroPDF CCC Composite
Pharmacode (one-track)
PDF417
Standard 2 of 5
UPC-A
UPC-A Add On 2
UPC-A Add On 5
UPC-E
UPC-E Add On 2
UPC-E Add On 5
Datamatrix ECC200
GS1 Datamatrix ECC200
QR Codes
MicroQR
Aztec
Maxicode
Australia Post
Japan Post
Royal Mail 4State
Swedish Postal
KIX Code
Intelligent Mail Barcode
Planet
PostNet
Input Property Affected Code Types
Image Mirroring 2D: Datamatrix, QR, MicroQR
Postal: Australian Post
Codabar, Code 39, Code 39 Full ASCII, Code 32, Code 93, Code 128,
GS1 128, GS1 Databar, GS1 Databar Stacked, GS1 Databar Limited,
GS1 Databar Expanded, GS1 Databar Expanded Stacked, Interleaved 2
of 5, Standard 2 of 5, MSI, Matrix 2 of 5, EAN/UPC, EAN/UPC Add On
2/5, Pharmacode (one-track), PDF417, MicroPDF, Composite Codes
1D
Datamatrix ECC200, GS1 Datamatrix ECC200, QR Codes, Micro QR,
Aztec, Maxicode
2D
Postal Codes Postal Codes
Postal Customer Field Decoding Postal (Australian Post)