 UCC/EAN
128 — Designed to identify a shipping package or shipping container
anywhere in the world, UCC/EAN 128 is an open standard for any industry. It is
a very reliable, secure, space-saving symbology based on Code 128 (see page 34).
A special reserved start code, called Function Code 1 (FNC 1) ensures that the
initial digits are treated as application identifiers (AIs). This allows scanners
to auto discriminate between UCC/EAN-128 and other bar code symbologies. It is
an alphanumeric code. The UCC/EAN 128 symbol is composed of a leading quiet zone,
a Code 128 start character A, B, or C, and FNC 1 character, data (application
identifier plus data field), a symbol check character, a stop character and a
trailing quiet zone. |
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