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I.S. EN ISO/IEC 15421:2002

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND DATA CAPTURE TECHNIQUES - BAR CODE MASTER TEST SPECIFICATIONS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

27-03-2024

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2002

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Conformance
3 Normative references
4 Terms and definitions
5 Symbols and abbreviated terms
6 Physical requirements
  6.1 Material
       6.1.1 Dimensional stability
       6.1.2 Archival properties
  6.2 Physical requirements controlled by the
       manufacturing process
       6.2.1 Target bar width
       6.2.2 Bar width adjustment
  6.3 Tolerances
       6.3.1 Tolerance A - all symbologies
       6.3.2 Tolerance B - two width symbologies
       6.3.3 Tolerance C - (n,k) symbologies
       6.3.4 Tolerance D - all symbologies
  6.4 Bar edge characteristics
       6.4.1 Bar edge conformance
       6.4.2 Bar edge gradient
  6.5 Defects
  6.6 Quiet zones
  6.7 Corner marks
  6.8 Optical densities
       6.8.1 Minimum density (D[min])
       6.8.2 Maximum density ([D[max])
  6.9 Orientation
  6.10 Polarity
  6.11 Encodation
  6.12 Human readable interpretation
7 Test methods
  7.1 Bar and space width measurement
       7.1.1 Conditions for dimensional measurements
       7.1.2 Calculation of the achieved bar width
             adjustment
  7.2 Test report and traceability
Annex A (informative) Optical density profiles

Defines the physical and related attributes of a bar code master and the quality criteria by which its conformity with this standard is to be assessed, and contains guidelines to assist in its use. Also, covers all forms of bar code master, irrespective of the mode of origination of the initial image, intended for reproduction by conventional printing processes.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes I.S. ENV 13065. (09/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
22
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

ISO 5466:1996 Photography — Processed safety photographic films — Storage practices
ISO 5-3:2009 Photography and graphic technology Density measurements Part 3: Spectral conditions
EN 1556 : 1998 BAR CODING - TERMINOLOGY

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