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Chapter —Bar Codes
The Composite Components
The 2D composite barcode component encodes supplementary data, such
as a batch number or expiration date. There are three types:
• CC-A, a variant of MicroPDF417, designed for efficient encoding of
supplemental application identifier data.
• CC-B, a MicroPDF417 symbol with codeword 920 in the first data
codeword position as a linkage flag denoting EAN.UCC Composite Symbology
data compaction.
• CC-C, a PDF417 symbol with a codeword 920 in the first data codeword
position as a linkage flag denoting EAN.UCC Composite Symbology
data compaction.
The 2D Composite Component, abbreviated as CC, is chosen based on
the selected linear component and on the amount of complementary data
to be encoded. The choice of linear symbol determines the name of the
Composite symbol, such as EAN-13 Composite symbol or UCC/EAN-
128 Composite symbol.
Human Readable
All combinations of the EAN.UCC Composite Symbology will handle
the human readable in the same way. The human readable part will be an
optional presentation of the information in the bar code of either data or
both data. The linear human readable part will be presented below the
linear component, within the same rules as for the single bar code. The
human readable for the 2D composite component part will be presented
under the human readable for the linear bar code
EAN/UPC bar codes have fixed fonts for the human readable bar code
interpretation.
Supported Component Combinations
Based upon the width of the linear component, a choice of “best fit” 2D
Composite Component is specified. The table below lists all of the permissible
combinations.
Linear Component CC-A/CC-B CC-C No of columns
UPC-A & EAN-13 Yes/Yes No 4
EAN-8 Yes/Yes No 3
UPC-E Yes/Yes No 2
UCC/EAN-128 Yes/Yes Yes 4|variable width (1-30)
RSS-14 Yes/Yes No 4
RSS-14 Stacked Yes/Yes No 2
RSS-14 Stacked omnidirectional Yes/Yes No 2
RSS Limited Yes/Yes No 3
RSS Expanded Yes/Yes No 4
RSS Expanded Stacked Yes/Yes No 4
UPC-A Composite Symbol
There is no linkage flag in the UPC-A symbol to indicate the presence of
an associated 2D Composite Component. UPC-A linear component may
only be linked to four-column CC-A or CC-B components.
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