Code 128 Symbology Introduction
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Code 128 Symbology Introduction

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Crifan Li

Abstract

This article explains the details of code 128 symbology.

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2012-08-09

Revision History
Revision 1.0 2010-12-20 crl
  1. explain the code 128 symboloy
Revision 1.1 2012-08-09 crl
  1. Release via Docbook

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Table of Contents

Glossary
1. Code 128 Definition
1.1. Symbology
1.2. Checksum Digit
1.3. Character set
2. Code 128 Characteristics
2.1. Start Character
2.2. Code and Shift
2.3. Character set usage domain
2.4. Function Code
2.4.1. FNC1
2.4.2. FNC2
2.4.3. FNC3
2.4.4. FNC4
2.5. Calculate the Check/Checksum Digit
2.6. Structure / Composition of Code 128
2.7. Compare to Other symbology
2.8. Other related info
3. Append
3.1.
Bibliography

List of Figures

2.1. Structure of Code Example for HI345678
2.2. Structure of Code 128 with quiet zone

List of Tables

2.1. Calculate checksum digit of "HI345678"
2.2. Structure of Code 128
2.3. Structure of Code 128 with quiet zone
3.1. Encoding Code Table
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