Micro PDF-417 And Intermec Printers

Description

The Micro PDF-417 A widely used two-dimensional bar code that can consist of multiple rows of code and up to 1,800 bytes of data that can cover a printed area the size of a bussiness card. PDF-417 can be scanned horizontally or vertically. Common applications are bills of lading and applications that require additional information beyond an ID. MicroPDF-417 is a denser version of this bar code that takes up less space. Barcode will not print using an Intermec Printer

Solution

Printing a Micro PDF-417 barcode is a function of the printer and Loftware software supports this symbology in versions 4.2.2.4 and above.
The following Intermec Printers and firmware versions are able to print the Micro PDF-417 Barcode:

• EasyCoder 3440 From Firmware v2.2
• EasyCoder 4420 From Firmware v1.8
• EasyCoder 4440 From Firmware v1.8

To print a Micro PDF-417 Barcode:

1. Open Loftware in Design Mode
2. Choose Options | Preferences.
3. Choose Intermec | Barcodes.
4. Click Create Micro PDF-417 Symbol A machine readable pattern typically composed of quiet zones, start/stop or finder pattern(s), and symbol characters (which include special function and error detection and/or correction characters) required by a particular symbology. instead of PDF-417; and OK.

After you have completed the above steps, when you choose "PDF-417" from Symbology Grouped bar and space patterns used to represent different characters, designed to meet the needs of a specific application or industry. Refer to the advanced bar code symbologies that are supported by Loftware that include PDF 417, Maxicode, MicroPDF, Datamatrix, PostNet, QR, TLC39, and GS1 Symbologies. option in the Properties Box, you are able to print the Micro PDF-417 Barcode.
Loftware suggests that you check with Intermec for other Intermec Printers and/or other Firmware to see if this list has been or will be expanded.

More Info

"Micro PDF-417 is derived from PDF-417. The code has a limited set of symbol sizes and a fixed level of error correction for each symbol size. Module dimensions are user-specified so that the symbol may be printed with a variety of printers. The symbology allows up to 150 bytes, 250 alphanumeric characters, or 366 numeric digits to be stored. This is done by specifying one of three compaction modes: data, text or numeric. Text Compaction mode permits all printable ASCII characters to be encoded (values 32 to 126 inclusive) as well as selected control characters. Byte Compaction mode permits all 256 possible 8-bit byte values to be encoded. This includes all ASCII characters value 0 to 127 inclusive and provides for international character set support. Micro PDF-417 is designed for applications where the symbol must be smaller than PDF-417 will allow."