PDF 417 is a type of 2D barcode with a stacked linear barcode symbol format. It is used in a variety of applications, primarily transport, identification cards and inventory management.
PDF stands for Portable Data file. The 417 signifies that each pattern in the code consists of 4 bars and spaces and that each pattern is 17 units long.
Each symbol can store up to about 1,800 printable ASCII characters or 1,100 binary characters and the height of the symbol can be adjusted to grow with the data. It is also possible to link multiple PDF-417 symbols and break large amounts of data across them – this is helpful in applications where the data required must be contained within the barcode label itself, due to a host database not being available for a quick reference lookup.
The maximum data density is determined by the smallest elements which can be reliably printed and scanned. Using the smallest recommended element size of 0.0075 inch wide and 0.010 inch high, the maximum data density in the binary mode is 686 bytes per square inch (106.2 bytes per square centimetre). In the printable ASCII mode the density is 1,144 characters per square inch (177.2 characters per square centimetre).
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Our 2D barcode fonts kits in PC format are supplied with an Encoding Utility, a DLL to build into your applications, Crystal Reports Support and Encoding Information.
Our barcode fonts (in soft format) are available to be purchased & downloaded from our web site, or you can contact us & the fonts can be emailed or sent to you on CD.
Powerful barcode font kits for creating Data Matrix, PDF417, AZTEC& QR Code barcodes from within programmable Windows applications.
Each kit includes True Type, Open Type and PostScript fonts, and a DLL, an Active-X component, a fully- managed-code .NET component and a Java class which may be called to translate data into the text required to produce the barcode in the supplied font. The kits also contain a UFL (User Function Library) for use within Crystal Reports; each of these can generate barcodes up to the limit of formula strings.
The DLL and .NET components in each kit include functions to decode the text form of the barcode into the original data, allowing the barcode to be read by software.
This virtual software solution enables auto-barcode printing on ANY manufacturer’s printer or MFD and is ideal for barcode printing to multiple output devices. BarSTORM can support an unlimited number of printers and MFDs from a single instance, making it an ideal Unix, AS400 and SAP barcoding solution.
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BarDIMM is an internal USB plug-in solution designed to enable barcode printing on a range of Hewlett Packard (HP) printers and MFDs. One BarDIMM unit is required per output device.
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A cost-effective and practical solution for those who require barcode printing capability on just a few printers, or a single output device, the BarDIMM Box enables auto-barcode printing on ANY manufacturer’s printer or MDF. It is a hardware unit that connects directly to a single output device — one BarDIMM box is required per output device, for multiple devices we recommend BarSTORM.
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