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A license is required for each computer this
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NOTE: IDAutomation recommends using the Font Tools available to automatically perform the required check character calculations and ensure the printed barcode will scan properly. This sample Code 128 bar code font should only be used for testing and evaluation purposes because some of the characters contain the "DEMO" watermark which can cause scan errors. For testing purposes, a successful scan may be obtained by scanning the lower portion of the barcode that does not contain any watermarks. In the evaluation version, human readable fonts are only provided at the "M" height. After the fully functional version is ordered, all fonts are supplied in all heights.
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In addition to this product, IDAutomation also offers the Universal Barcode Font Advantage™, which creates many linear barcodes as a single font on multiple operating systems and locales. The Universal Barcode Font Advantage™ supports Code 128, UCC/EAN-128, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, MSI, Codabar, USPS OneCode, Postnet and Planet.
Code 128 Symbology Information: |
Code128 is a high density barcode that encodes numbers, symbols, uppercase and lowercase text as well as functions such as returns and tabs. Due to the required calculation of a checksum, implementation of Code 128 as a barcode font may be difficult without one of IDAutomation's Font Tools, due to the required calculation of a checksum. If an easier-to-use barcode font is preferred and Code 128 is not required, consider IDAutomation's Code 39 barcode font which does not require checksums to be calculated. IDAutomation also provides many barcode components that may be easier to implement in applications such as Microsoft® Access or Visual Basic due to their ability to automatically calculate the checksum and format the barcode.
Code 128 Font Advantage Package Features |
The Code 128 Font Advantage Package includes over 18 different Code 128 fonts in 6 different font formats with the rights to use the Code 128 font tools, macros and source code to help integrate the fonts into an application. Details of the Code-128 package are as follows:
"The IDAutomation.com Code 128 Font enabled us to integrate barcoding into 4D and Microsoft Excel applications that work cross-platform between Classic Macintosh, OS-X and Microsoft® Windows® operating systems." - Charles Daneri, Objective Systems, LLC (computer consulting firm), Baltimore, MD. |
"We picked your package because of the detailed description of product capabilities and ease of use. Our data transfer is streamlined for both e-traffic and paper customers. The software package came with clear instructions and works seamlessly in the background." - Michael Lott, Isoforensics Inc., Bountiful, UT |
Installation Instructions |
NOTICE: When using a printer with less than 600 DPI, print at the following point sizes to create accurate barcodes:
203 DPI Printer (thermal printer) | 300 DPI Printer |
6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 | 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36 |
To install the package in Windows, run the INSTALL.EXE setup utility. This utility will install the most commonly used fonts. The following describes how to manually install a font in Windows:
To install the TrueType font on the Classic Macintosh (OS 7.1 - OS 9):
PCL Fonts:
To obtain information about installing PCL fonts, please refer to the
PCLinfo.html document provided in the PCL folder of the package.
Font installation procedures for other operating systems
Code 128 Font Character Set |
NOTE: IDAutomation provides several font tools and source code samples that are free to use with IDAutomation fonts, which will automatically format the start, stop and check characters to the barcode fonts. Therefore, references to the character set are generally not necessary.
Three different start characters are used in the Code 128 bar codes to inform the barcode reader which character set is being used. The table below illustrates the three character sets in columns with the location of the characters. In the columns A, B and C, is the list of characters or functions that the barcode scanner will read for the associated symbol. The columns ASCII, Char and Unicode are unique to IDAutomation's Code 128 barcode fonts. These columns designate the location in either ASCII or Unicode where the barcode symbol for the character resides. The Char column lists the character that resides at the ASCII location which can be used to print the corresponding symbol. The character set provides easy methods of encoding functions such as returns and tabs in the barcode.
Code A | Code B | Code C | ASCII * | Unicode * | Char * | Value | Code A | Code B | Code C | ASCII * | Unicode * | Char * | Value |
Space | Space | 00 | 0194 | 00C2 | Â | 00 | V | V | 54 | 0086 | 0056 | V | 54 |
! | ! | 01 | 0033 | 0021 | ! | 01 | W | W | 55 | 0087 | 0057 | W | 55 |
" | " | 02 | 0034 | 0022 | " | 02 | X | X | 56 | 0088 | 0058 | X | 56 |
# | # | 03 | 0035 | 0023 | # | 03 | Y | Y | 57 | 0089 | 0059 | Y | 57 |
$ | $ | 04 | 0036 | 0024 | $ | 04 | Z | Z | 58 | 0090 | 005A | Z | 58 |
% | % | 05 | 0037 | 0025 | % | 05 | [ | [ | 59 | 0091 | 005B | [ | 59 |
& | & | 06 | 0038 | 0026 | & | 06 | \ | \ | 60 | 0092 | 005C | \ | 60 |
' | ' | 07 | 0039 | 0027 | ' | 07 | ] | ] | 61 | 0093 | 005D | ] | 61 |
( | ( | 08 | 0040 | 0028 | ( | 08 | ^ | ^ | 62 | 0094 | 005E | ^ | 62 |
) | ) | 09 | 0041 | 0029 | ) | 09 | _ | _ | 63 | 0095 | 005F | _ | 63 |
* | * | 10 | 0042 | 002A | * | 10 | nul | ` | 64 | 0096 | 0060 | ` | 64 |
+ | + | 11 | 0043 | 002B | + | 11 | soh | a | 65 | 0097 | 0061 | a | 65 |
, | , | 12 | 0044 | 002C | , | 12 | stx | b | 66 | 0098 | 0062 | b | 66 |
- | - | 13 | 0045 | 002D | - | 13 | etx | c | 67 | 0099 | 0063 | c | 67 |
. | . | 14 | 0046 | 002E | . | 14 | eot | d | 68 | 0100 | 0064 | d | 68 |
/ | / | 15 | 0047 | 002F | / | 15 | eno | e | 69 | 0101 | 0065 | e | 69 |
0 | 0 | 16 | 0048 | 0030 | 0 | 16 | ack | f | 70 | 0102 | 0066 | f | 70 |
1 | 1 | 17 | 0049 | 0031 | 1 | 17 | bel | g | 71 | 0103 | 0067 | g | 71 |
2 | 2 | 18 | 0050 | 0032 | 2 | 18 | bs | h | 72 | 0104 | 0068 | h | 72 |
3 | 3 | 19 | 0051 | 0033 | 3 | 19 | ht | i | 73 | 0105 | 0069 | i | 73 |
4 | 4 | 20 | 0052 | 0034 | 4 | 20 | lf | j | 74 | 0106 | 006A | j | 74 |
5 | 5 | 21 | 0053 | 0035 | 5 | 21 | vt | k | 75 | 0107 | 006B | k | 75 |
6 | 6 | 22 | 0054 | 0036 | 6 | 22 | ff | l | 76 | 0108 | 006C | l | 76 |
7 | 7 | 23 | 0055 | 0037 | 7 | 23 | cr | m | 77 | 0109 | 006D | m | 77 |
8 | 8 | 24 | 0056 | 0038 | 8 | 24 | s0 | n | 78 | 0110 | 006E | n | 78 |
9 | 9 | 25 | 0057 | 0039 | 9 | 25 | s1 | o | 79 | 0111 | 006F | o | 79 |
: | : | 26 | 0058 | 003A | : | 26 | dle | p | 80 | 0112 | 0070 | p | 80 |
; | ; | 27 | 0059 | 003B | ; | 27 | dc1 | q | 81 | 0113 | 0071 | q | 81 |
< | < | 28 | 0060 | 003C | < | 28 | dc2 | r | 82 | 0114 | 0072 | r | 82 |
= | = | 29 | 0061 | 003D | = | 29 | dc3 | s | 83 | 0115 | 0073 | s | 83 |
> | > | 30 | 0062 | 003E | > | 30 | dc4 | t | 84 | 0116 | 0074 | t | 84 |
? | ? | 31 | 0063 | 003F | ? | 31 | nak | u | 85 | 0117 | 0075 | u | 85 |
@ | @ | 32 | 0064 | 0040 | @ | 32 | syn | v | 86 | 0118 | 0076 | v | 86 |
A | A | 33 | 0065 | 0041 | A | 33 | etb | w | 87 | 0119 | 0077 | w | 87 |
B | B | 34 | 0066 | 0042 | B | 34 | can | x | 88 | 0120 | 0078 | x | 88 |
C | C | 35 | 0067 | 0043 | C | 35 | em | y | 89 | 0121 | 0079 | y | 89 |
D | D | 36 | 0068 | 0044 | D | 36 | sub | z | 90 | 0122 | 007A | z | 90 |
E | E | 37 | 0069 | 0045 | E | 37 | esc | { | 91 | 0123 | 007B | { | 91 |
F | F | 38 | 0070 | 0046 | F | 38 | fs | | | 92 | 0124 | 007C | | | 92 |
G | G | 39 | 0071 | 0047 | G | 39 | gs | } | 93 | 0125 | 007D | } | 93 |
H | H | 40 | 0072 | 0048 | H | 40 | rs | ~ | 94 | 0126 | 007E | ~ | 94 |
I | I | 41 | 0073 | 0049 | I | 41 | us | del | 95 | 0195 | 00C3 | Ã | 95 |
J | J | 42 | 0074 | 004A | J | 42 | fnc 3 | fnc 3 | 96 | 0196 | 00C4 | Ä | 96 |
K | K | 43 | 0075 | 004B | K | 43 | fnc 2 | fnc2 | 97 | 0197 | 00C5 | Å | 97 |
L | L | 44 | 0076 | 004C | L | 44 | Shift | Shift | 98 | 0198 | 00C6 | Æ | 98 |
M | M | 45 | 0077 | 004D | M | 45 | code C | code C | 99 | 0199 | 00C7 | Ç | 99 |
N | N | 46 | 0078 | 004E | N | 46 | code B | fnc 4 | code B | 0200 | 00C8 | È | 100 |
O | O | 47 | 0079 | 004F | O | 47 | fnc 4 | code A | code A | 0201 | 00C9 | É | 101 |
P | P | 48 | 0080 | 0050 | P | 48 | fnc 1 | fnc 1 | fnc 1 | 0202 | 00CA | Ê | 102 |
Q | Q | 49 | 0081 | 0051 | Q | 49 | Start A | Start A | Start A | 0203 | 00CB | Ë | 103 |
R | R | 50 | 0082 | 0052 | R | 50 | Start B | Start B | Start B | 0204 | 00CC | Ì | 104 |
S | S | 51 | 0083 | 0053 | S | 51 | Start C | Start C | Start C | 0205 | 00CD | Í | 105 |
T | T | 52 | 0084 | 0054 | T | 52 | Stop | Stop | Stop | 0206 | 00CE | Î | |
U | U | 53 | 0085 | 0055 | U | 53 |
* It is necessary to print the Code 128 space character from ASCII 194 instead of ASCII 32 because Windows cannot print a symbol instead of a space character from Visual Basic and most other development environments. Macintosh systems should print the Code128 font from unicode locations if possible because the extended characters map to different characters than what is displayed on the "Char" column in MAC Roman encoding. More about this...
* In the event the system regional setting is not set to "English" or the 1252 Latin-1 code page, the Code 128 fonts support the following additional code pages in Windows: 1250 European, 1251 Cyrillic, 1253 Greek, 1254 Turkish, 1255 Hebrew and 1256 Arabic. To obtain a font that works in any operating system, code page and locale, IDAutomation offers the Universal Barcode Font Advantage™, which creates Code128 and many other barcodes as a single font.
* The columns ASCII, Char and Unicode are unique to IDAutomation's Code 128 barcode fonts.
Manual Code 128 Check Character Calculation |
NOTE: IDAutomation provides several font tools and source code samples that are free to use with IDAutomation fonts, which will automatically format the start, stop and check characters to the barcode fonts. Therefore, manual check digit calculations are generally not necessary.
The check character is positioned after the data characters and just before the stop character. To determine the value of the check character:
Calculating Character Set A or B:
The following table is an example of how to obtain the check character for the data "biz" using Code 128 character set B.
Start B | b | i | z | STOP | |
weighting | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
values | 104 | 66 | 73 | 90 | |
totals | 104 | 66 | 146 | 270 |
To print extended ASCII characters from a keyboard that does not the have keys defined, use the ALT+<xxxx> key combination where xxxx equals the character's ASCII location in 4 digits. For example, to type ASCII character 104 into Microsoft Word, select the font in Word, press the ALT key and while holding it down type 0104 on the keypad of the keyboard. Four digits must be entered with the keypad only.
Therefore to print the data "biz" as a barcode, type: ALT 0204, b, i, z, g, ALT 0206 or ÌbizgÎ .
Calculating Character Set C:
The following table is an example of how to obtain the check character for the number "667390" using Code 128 character set C. First interleave the numbers into pairs and then choose the appropriate character that represents the number pair.
Start C | 66 | 73 | 90 | STOP | |
weighting | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
values | 105 | 66 | 73 | 90 | |
totals | 105 | 66 | 146 | 270 |
Therefore to print the data "667390" as a barcode, you would need to type: ALT 0205, b, i, z, h, ALT 0206 or ÍbizhÎ .
Switching Between Character Sets:
It is possible to switch between character sets in a single Code 128 barcode symbol. Although character set B can encode text and numbers, it may be necessary to switch to set A to encode a function such as a tab or carriage return.
The following table is an example of how to encode the data "biz" using Code 128 character set B with a switch to character set A for a carriage return function.
Start B | b | i | z | É | m | STOP | |
weighting | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
values | 104 | 66 | 73 | 90 | 101 | 77 | |
totals | 104 | 66 | 146 | 270 | 404 | 385 |
This type of switching between character sets is also compatible with IDAutomation's font tools. For example, specify the data bizÉm ( É is the switch to set A and m is the function according to the chart) as the input for the Code 128 B function, the data ÌbizÉmDÎ would be returned which would perform the switch to set A and the function of a return when printed with IDAutomation's font and scanned by a barcode scanner.
Calculating UCC/EAN-128:
The FNC1 is treated like another character and does have to be figured in. This example demonstrates how to calculate (00)1234(15)12 which would be Ê001234Ê1512 in IDAutomation's font tools. Look at the chart to pair up the numbers with letters. More information about creating UCC/EAN128 barcodes is provided in the Code 128 FAQ.
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Start C |
FNC1 |
00 |
12 |
34 |
FNC1 |
15 |
12 |
STOP |
weighting |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
values |
105 |
102 |
00 |
12 |
34 |
102 |
15 |
12 |
|
totals |
105 |
102 |
00 |
36 |
136 |
510 |
90 |
84 |
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Therefore, according to the chart, the following text is needed to create the barcode from the font: ÍÊÂ,BÊ/,AÎ
The X dimension (X is the width of the narrow bar) is listed below for various point sizes in millimeters and mils. 1 mil is equal to 1/1000 of an inch. IDAutomation's Code 128 fonts have been specially designed to be able to produce dependable barcodes when printed at large and small point sizes. The Code 128 font may be printed as small as 4 points if the scanner is capable reading it. IDAutomation's Code 128 fonts are reliably read with the following hardware and pint sizes:
Point Size |
Approximate X dimension (1 mil = .001") |
|
48 | .102 cm | 40 mil |
36 | .076 cm | 30 mil |
32 | .069 cm | 27 mil |
30 | .064 cm | 25 mil |
28 | .058 cm | 23 mil |
24 | .051 cm | 20 mil |
20 | .043 cm | 17 mil |
18 | .038 cm | 15 mil |
16 | .033 cm | 13 mil |
12 | .025 cm | 10 mil |
8 | .018 cm | 7 mil |
6 | .013 cm | 5 mil |
* To print at a different X dimension, find the point size that
has the X dimension closest to what is needed and use this formula to find the
point size needed: |
When using a printer with less than 600 DPI, print at the following point sizes to create accurate barcodes:
203 DPI Printer (thermal printer) | 300 DPI Printer |
6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 | 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36 |
Eighteen different versions of the Code 128 barcode fonts are provided to support human readable versions and different width and height requirements. Fonts with the letter "H" in the font name are "human readable" versions more about these versions. The last characters in the Code 128 barcode font name determines the height of the barcode with the shortest being "XS" and the tallest being "XXL". Because each single font may be printed at various point sizes, there are several combinations of heights and widths that can be produced.
Font name of purchased version | Font name of eval version* | Font height at 12 points* |
Code 128 Fonts with no text below the barcode: | ||
IDAutomationC128XXS | IDAutomationSC128XXS | .10" or .254 CM |
IDAutomationC128XS | IDAutomationSC128XS | .20" or .508 CM |
IDAutomationC128S | IDAutomationSC128S | .35" or .889 CM |
IDAutomationC128M | IDAutomationSC128M | .50" or 1.27 CM |
IDAutomationC128L | IDAutomationSC128L | .60" or 1.46 CM |
IDAutomationC128XL | IDAutomationSC128XL | .75" or 1.90 CM |
IDAutomationC128XXL | IDAutomationSC128XXL | 1" or 2.54 CM |
Code 128 Fonts "Character set B" with text below the barcode:** | ||
IDAutomationHbC128XS | NA | .20" or .508 CM |
IDAutomationHbC128S | NA | .35" or .889 CM |
IDAutomationHbC128M | IDAutomationSHbC128M | .50" or 1.27 CM |
IDAutomationHbC128L | NA | .60" or 1.46 CM |
IDAutomationHbC128XL | NA | .75" or 1.90 CM |
IDAutomationHbC128XXL | NA | 1" or 2.54 CM |
Code 128 Fonts "Character set C" with text below the barcode:** | ||
IDAutomationHcC128XS | NA | .20" or .508 CM |
IDAutomationHcC128S | NA | .35" or .889 CM |
IDAutomationHcC128M | IDAutomationSHcC128M | .50" or 1.27 CM |
IDAutomationHcC128L | NA | .60" or 1.46 CM |
IDAutomationHcC128XL | NA | .75" or 1.90 CM |
IDAutomationHcC128XXL | NA | 1" or 2.54 CM |
* Measurements are approximate and were
measured when printed at 12 points, which should work for most scanners.
Measurements for Human Readable fonts do not include the text below.
To print at a different height, find the font that has the
height closest to what is needed, and use the following formula to determine the
preferred point size: ** The human readable versions also work with IDAutomation's font tools. However, they are not normally used because the Code 128 symbology MOD103 check digit is always displayed in the result. They are often used for testing purposes or when it is not a problem to have the symbology check digit displayed. To print the human readable data without the check digit, use the fonts beginning in IDAutomationC128 and print the data encoded below or above the barcode. The XXS size is not available in the human readable versions because of size limitations. |
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