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DD ENV 1649:1996

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Bar coding. Operational aspects affecting the reading of bar code symbols
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

25-08-2004

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-07-1996

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Requirements
4.1 Closed or open system
4.2 Pre-existing standards
4.3 Data to be encoded
4.3.1 Type of data
4.3.2 Data string length
4.3.3 Data check characters
4.4 Symbology selection
4.4.1 Number of symbologies to be used
4.4.2 Symbol security
4.4.3 Symbol X dimensions
4.4.4 Wide to narrow ratio
4.4.5 Aspect ratio of symbols
4.4.6 Other factors influencing symbol specification
4.5 Optical parameters
4.5.1 Scanner light source
4.5.2 Symbol production
4.5.3 Matching the symbol and the reader
4.5.4 Quiet zones
4.6 Symbol quality
4.7 Symbol application
4.8 Labels
4.8.1 Transport applications
4.8.2 Non-transport applications
4.9 Positioning of the symbol
4.10 Environmental conditions
4.10.1 Symbol abrasion
4.10.2 Other factors
4.10.3 Scanning methods
4.11 Health and safety considerations
4.12 Global environmental considerations
Annex A (informative) Symbology character sets
A.1 EN 797 "Bar coding - symbology specifications - "EAN/UPC""
A.2 EN 798 "Bar coding - symbology specifications - "Codebar""
A.3 EN 799 "Bar coding - symbology specifications - "Code 128""
A.4 EN 800 "Bar coding - symbology specifications - "Code 39 ""
A.5 EN 801 "Bar coding - symbology specifications - "Interleaved
    2 of 5 ""
Annex B (informative) Symbology features

Specifies operational aspects affecting the reading of bar code symbols which must be considered in the preparation of application standards as well as defining the subjects which must be addressed by application standards if they are to provide practical guidance to the user industries for whose use they are developed.

Committee
IST/34
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
ENV 1649 : 1995 Identical

EN 798 : 1995 BAR CODING - SYMBOLOGY SPECIFICATIONS - "CODABAR"
ISO/IEC 8859-1:1998 Information technology 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1
EN 1635 : 1997 BAR CODING - TEST SPECIFICATIONS - BAR CODE SYMBOLS
EN 799 : 1995 BAR CODING - SYMBOLOGY SPECIFICATIONS - "CODE 128"
EN 797:1995/AC:1996 BAR CODING - SYMBOLOGY SPECIFICATIONS - "EAN/UPC"
EN 800 : 1995 BAR CODING - SYMBOLOGY SPECIFICATIONS - "CODE 39"
EN 796 : 1995 BAR CODING - SYMBOLOGY IDENTIFIERS
EN 1571 : 1996 BAR CODING - DATA IDENTIFIERS
EN 801 : 1995 BAR CODING - SYMBOLOGY SPECIFICATIONS - "INTERLEAVED 2 OF 5"
ISO/IEC 646:1991 Information technology ISO 7-bit coded character set for information interchange
ISO/IEC 7064:2003 Information technology Security techniques Check character systems
EN 60825 : 1991 RADIATION SAFETY OF LASER PRODUCTS, EQUIPMENT CLASSIFICATION, REQUIREMENTS AND USER'S GUIDE
EN 1556 : 1998 BAR CODING - TERMINOLOGY
EN 1573:2015 Bar code - Multi industry transport label

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