Specifications

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^BC
Code 128 Bar Code (Subsets A, B, and C)
Description: The ^BC command is a high-density, variable length, continuous,
alphanumeric symbology. It was designed for complexly encoded product
identification.
Code 128 has three subsets of characters. There are 106 encoded printing characters
in each set, and each character can have up to three different meanings, depending on
the character subset being used. Each Code 128 character consists of six elements:
three bars and three spaces.
^BC supports a fixed print ratio.
Field data (^FD) is limited to the width (or length, if rotated) of the label.
Format: ^BCo,h,f,g,e,m
Parameters:
o = orientation
Accepted Values:
N = normal
R = rotated 90 degrees (clockwise)
I = inverted 180 degrees
B = read from bottom up, 270 degrees
Default Value: Current ^FW value
h = bar code height (in dots)
Accepted Values: 1 to 32000
Default Value: Value set by ^BY
f = print interpretation line
Accepted Values: Y (yes) or N (no)
Default Value: Y
The interpretation line can be printed in any font by placing the font
command before the bar code command.
g = print interpretation line above code
Accepted Values: Y (yes) or N (no)
Default Value: N
e = UCC check digit
Accepted Values: Y (yes) or N (no)
Default Value: N
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