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BS EN ISO/IEC 15438:2010

Superseded
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Information technology. Automatic identification and data capture techniques. PDF417 bar code symbology specification
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-10-2015

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-2010

Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols, operations and abbreviated terms
5 Requirements
Annex A (normative) - Encoding/decoding table of PDF417
        symbol character bar-space sequences
Annex B (normative) - The default character set for Byte
        Compaction mode
Annex C (normative) - Byte Compaction mode encoding
        algorithm
Annex D (normative) - Numeric Compaction mode encoding
        algorithm
Annex E (normative) - User selection of error correction
        level
Annex F (normative) - Tables of coefficients for
        calculating PDF417 error correction codewords
Annex G (normative) - Compact PDF417
Annex H (normative) - Macro PDF417
Annex I (normative) - Testing PDF417 symbol quality
Annex J (normative) - Reference decode algorithm for PDF417
Annex K (normative) - Error correction procedures
Annex L (normative) - Symbology identifier
Annex M (normative) - Transmission protocol for decoders
        conforming with original PDF417 standards
Annex N (informative) - Algorithm to minimise the number
        of codewords
Annex O (informative) - Guidelines to determine the symbol
        matrix
Annex P (informative) - Calculating the coefficients for
        generating the error correction codewords
        - worked example
Annex Q (informative) - Generating the error correction
        codewords - worked example
Annex R (informative) - Division circuit procedure for
         generating error correction codewords
Annex S (informative) - Additional guidelines for the
        use of PDF417
Bibliography

Defines the requirements for the bar code symbology known as PDF417. It also defines PDF417 symbology characteristics, data character encodation, symbol formats, dimensions, error correction rules, reference decoding algorithm, and a number of application parameters.

This International Standard specifies the requirements for the bar code symbology known as PDF417. It specifies PDF417 symbology characteristics, data character encodation, symbol formats, dimensions, error correction rules, reference decoding algorithm, and a number of application parameters.

Committee
IST/34
DevelopmentNote
2010 version incorporates corrigendum to BS ISO/IEC 15438. Supersedes BS EN ISO 15438 & 10/30216485 DC. (09/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
112
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO/IEC 15438:2015 Identical
EN ISO/IEC 15438:2010 Identical
ISO/IEC 15438:2006 Identical

ISO/IEC 8859-1:1998 Information technology 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1
ISO/IEC 24723:2010 Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — GS1 Composite bar code symbology specification
ISO/IEC 15424:2008 Information technology Automatic identification and data capture techniques Data Carrier Identifiers (including Symbology Identifiers)
ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008 Information technology Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) techniques Harmonized vocabulary Part 1: General terms relating to AIDC
ISO/IEC 646:1991 Information technology ISO 7-bit coded character set for information interchange
ISO/IEC 19762-2:2008 Information technology Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) techniques Harmonized vocabulary Part 2: Optically readable media (ORM)
ISO/IEC 15415:2011 Information technology Automatic identification and data capture techniques Bar code symbol print quality test specification Two-dimensional symbols

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