Specifications

Using AIM Specified
MaxiCode Data
Formatting
The EPL printer can use and au to mat i cally de -
code the AIM ITS (In ter na tional Tech ni cal Stan -
dards) MaxiCode data for mat. The printer
de tects the mes sage/start header ([)>R
S
), field
sep a ra tor (G
S
), and the end of mes sage marker
(R
S
E
OT
) data con trol strings.
The hex a dec i mal (ASCII) data con trol strings
are in the fol low ing ta ble. See the EPL2 dump
mode char ac ter map in Ap pen dix A.
Con trol String Hex a dec i mal Code
Mes sage/Start Header
[ ) > R
S
5B 29 3E 1E
Field Sep a ra tor
G
S
1D
End Of Mes sage Marker
R
S
E
OT
1E 04
Syntax bp
1
,p
2
,M,p
4
“[AIM MaxiCode Data]”
Example b20,400,M,m2”001,840,93065,1692,[)>R
S
01G
S
98XXXZZFDAAFG
S
SHIPG
S
309G
S
G
S
1/1G
S
10G
S
NG
S
G
S
CAMARILLOG
S
CAG
S
R
S
E
OT
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”¿
Notes:
1) This pro gram ming ex am ple rep re sents ac tual data used to
for mat a sin gle AIM com pli ant MaxiCode sym bol as pro -
grammed by a ma jor in ter na tional and do mes tic ship ping com -
pany.
2) The ship per has ex plic itly set the MaxiCode sym bol for
Mode 2. This can be omit ted by the pro gram mer and the
printer will auto-se lect the mode per the rules on page 3-25.
3) The ship per has used the “!” char ac ter to pad the sym bol’s
data. A scan ner reads back all the “Data” within the quo ta tion
marks, in clud ing the “!” char ac ters fol low ing the End Of Mes -
sage Marker (E
OT
).
4) All of the data fields in the Low Pri or ity Mes sage are not
used in the ex am ple. Some are left empty with the field de lim -
it ing G
S
char ac ter used as a for mat field holder.
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