Specifications

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and the Uniform Symbology Specifications for
this symbology were developed by AIM USA.
The UCC recognizes this symbology for ship
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ping container marking in the Application Stan
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dard for Shipping Container Codes.
Character Set -0-9
Encodation - I 2 of 5 pairs characters and
encodes the first digit of the pair on five bars
and the second digit of the pair on the five in
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terleaving spaces. Two of the five spaces or
bars used to encode a character are always
wide. Below is an illustration of the inter
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leaved encodation.
Start/Stop Pattern - Starts with four nar
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row elements beginning with a bar, and stops
with a wide bar followed by two narrow ele-
ments.
CodeType - Binary, varying length.I2of5
requires an even number of digits to encode
information.
Human-Readable - Optional, although it is
typically used.
Check Digit - Optional, however, Modulus
10 required when using the SCC-14 specifi-
cation.
Encoded Information - Contingent upon
data requirements although an even number
of digits is required. A leading zero is used if
there is an odd number of digits available.
980009-001 Rev.F D-5
Appendix D - Bar Code Information