Bar Code Specification Documentation per Bar Code Type

Issue

Where are the various bar code type specifications documented online?

 

Solution

In addition to the bar code reader engine requirements documented in the following articles:

• Bar code Size Quality and Placement Requirements for the Standard Bar Code engine
• Bar code Size Requirements for the Enhanced Bar Code engine

Each bar code type standard is documented by the agency responsible for maintaining the standard.  The following links can be used to access the bar code standard documentation for each bar code type supported by the Kofax Standard Bar Code (SBC) engine and the Enhanced Bar Code (EBC) engine.

• Aztec
  • ISO/IEC 24778:2008 - Aztec Bar Code Symbology Specification (requires purchase)
  • Wikipedia article: Aztec Code
     
• Codabar
  • ANSI/AIM BC3-1995 (no link available)
  • Wikipedia article: Codabar
     
• Code 39 (Code 3 of 9)
  • ISO/IEC 16388:2007 - Code 39 Bar Code Symbology Specification (requires purchase)
  • Wikipedia article: Code 39
     
• Code 93
  • ANSI/AIM BC5-1995 (no link available)
  • Wikipedia article: Code 93
     
• Code 128
  • ISO/IEC 15417:2007 - Code 128 Bar Code Symbology Specification (requires purchase)
  • Wikipedia article: Code 128
     
• Data Matrix
  • ISO/IEC 16022:2006 - Data Matrix Bar Code Symbology Specification (requires purchase)
  • Wikipedia article: Data Matrix
     
• EAN - European Article Number (aka International Article Number)
  • ISO/IEC 15420:2009 - EAN/UPC Bar Code Symbology Specification (requires purchase)
  • GS1 General Specifications (section 5.2)
  • Wikipedia article: International Article Number
     
• IMB - Intelligent Mail Barcode
  • ​​​​​​​United States Postal Service Intelligent Mail Barcode 4-State Specification
  • Wikipedia article: Intelligent Mail Barcode
     
• Interleaved 2 of 5
  • ISO/IEC 16390:2007 - Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar Code Symbology Specification (requires purchase)
  • Wikipedia article: Interleaved 2 of 5
     
• Linear 2 of 5 (aka Industrial 2 of 5 or Standard 2 of 5)
  • Wikipedia article:  Industrial 2 of 5
     
• PDF 417
  • ISO/IEC 15438:2015 - PDF417 Bar Code Symbology Specification (requires purchase)
  • Wikipedia article:  PDF417
     
• POSTNET
  • United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 708.4 - Special Standards, Technical Specifications, Barcoding Standards for Letters and Flats (section 4.0)
  • Wikipedia article:  POSTNET
     
•  QR - Quick Response Code
  • ISO/IEC 18004:2015 - QR Code Bar Code Symbology Specification (requires purchase)
  • Wikipedia article: QR Code
     
• UPC-A
  • ​​​​​​​ISO/IEC 15420:2009 - EAN/UPC Bar Code Symbology Specification (requires purchase)
  • GS1 General Specifications (section 5.2)
  • Wikipedia article: Universal Product Code
     
• UPC-E​​​​​​​
  • ​​​​​​​ISO/IEC 15420:2009 - EAN/UPC Bar Code Symbology Specification (requires purchase)
  • GS1 General Specifications (section 5.2)
  • Wikipedia article: Universal Product Code

 

Level of Complexity 

Easy

 

Applies to  

Product	Version	Build	Environment	Hardware
Kofax VRS	5.2 5.1.2 5.1.1 5.1	ALL	ALL	N/A
Kofax Express	3.3 3.2 3,1	ALL	ALL	N/A
Kofax Capture	11.1 11.0 10.2 10.1 10.0	ALL	ALL	N/A
Kofax TotalAgility	7.10 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.5	ALL	ALL	N/A
Kofax Front Office Server	4.3 4.1	ALL	ALL	N/A

References

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