User's Manual

Bar CodesAppendix —C
361700 Series Color Mobile Computer User’s Manual
The 700 Series Computer recognizes eleven of the most widely used bar
code symbologies. With bar code symbologies, like languages, there are
many different types. A bar code symbology provides the required flexibil-
ity for a particular inventory tracking system.
A symbology may be for particular industries, such as food and beverage,
automotive, railroad, or aircraft. Some of these industries have established
their own bar code symbology because other symbologies did not meet
their needs.
Without going into great detail on the bar code structure, note that no two
products use the same bar code. Each product gets a unique bar code.
Industries that use a particular type of bar code symbology have formed
regulating committees or are members of national institutes that issue and
keep track of bar codes. This ensures that each organization that contrib-
utes to a particular industry conforms to its standard. Without some form
of governing body, bar coding would not work.
S UPC (Universal Product Code) with/without add-ons
S EAN (European Article Numbering Code) with/without add-ons
S Codabar
S C11 (Code 11)
S C39 (Code 39)
S C93 (Code 93)
S C128 (Code 128)
S I 2 of 5 (Interleaved 2 of 5 Code)
S S 2 of 5 (Standard 2 of 5)
S Plessey
S MSI (a variant of Plessey)