Specifications

ZPL Commands

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45541L-004 Rev. A ZPL II Programming Guide 9/15/06

To encode data into a Micro-PDF417 Bar Code, complete these steps:

1. Determine the type of data to be encoded (for example, ASCII characters, numbers, 8-bit

data, or a combination).

2. Determine the maximum amount of data to be encoded within the bar code (for example,

number of ASCII characters, quantity of numbers, or quantity of 8-bit data characters).

3. Determine the percentage of check digits that are used within the bar code. The higher the

percentage of check digits that are used, the more resistant the bar code is to damage —

however, the size of the bar code increases.

4. Use the chart Micro-PDF417 Mode on page 67 with the information gathered from the

questions above to select the mode of the bar code.

Example • This is an example of a Micro-PDF417 bar code: