Datasheet

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Apart from the check digit, there is a left, center and right guard pattern and
there are odd and even parity digits.
EAN-13 - EAN stands for “European Article Number” - is the standard of
the publishing industry for the ISBN numbers on books and publications. EAN-13
is actually a European version of UPC-A. See above.
123456789110
Bar height: 0.3", narrow bar width: 12 mils
987654321014
Bar height: 0.4", narrow bar width: 18 mils
95103578920
Bar height: 0.5", narrow bar width: 24 mils
MSI PHARMA
MSI - also called “Plessey” in some literature - is a variable-length, numeric
bar code that allows to encode up to 13 characters.
Historically speaking, MSI was one of the first symbologies ever to be devel-
oped. Nowadays, MSI is used mainly in the grocery industry for shelf labels and
inventory control. This is no surprise, because it is a “robust” bar code that stands
up to well to “tear and wear”.
Each character of the bar codes consists of 8 elements - 4 bars and 4 spaces.
MSI bar codes are not self-checking, the use of a check digit is therefore highly
recommended.
The IRISPen Executive supports MSI Pharma, a variation that is used by
pharmaceutical companies. Most other bar code readers do not provide support
of the MSI symbology.