Where can I get Specifications for the various barcodes.
There are organizations that control the specifications for most of the barcodes that are in common use today. Some widely used codes are covered by different specifications depending on how they are used. The Barcode 1 site contains a brief specification for commonly used codes. Here is a list of the official specifications that we are aware of, followed by the addresses of the organizations:
Code 39 is covered by the following specifications:
When used On transport packages and unit loads it is covered by ANSI
MH10.8M-1983 (American National Standards Institute)
When used in Automotive applications it is covered by AIAG-B-1
(Automotive Industry Action Group)
When used in Military Applications it is covered by MIL-STD-1189A
(LOGMARS)
When used in Medical Applications it is covered by HIBC Standards
(Health Industry Business Communications Council)
When used in general Industrial applications it is covered by USS-39
(Automatic Identification Manufacturers)
Interleaved 2 of 5 code is covered by the following specifications:
When used On transport packages and unit loads it is covered by ANSI
MH10.8M-1983 (American National Standards Institute)
When used as a shipping container symbol it is covered by UCC 2 of 5
(Uniform Code Council)
When used in general Industrial applications it is covered by USS-I2/5
(Automatic Identification Manufacturers)
UPC Code is covered by the following specifications:
When used in Medical Applications it is covered by HIBC Standards
(Health Industry Business Communications Council)
When used in retail sales applications it is covered by the Uniform Code Council
EAN Code is covered by the following specifications:
When used in retail sales applications it is covered by EAN International
Codabar is covered by the following specifications:
When used on transport packages and unit loads it is covered by ANSI
MH10.8M-1983 (American National Standards Institute)
When used in general Industrial applications it is covered by USS-Codabar
(Automatic Identification Manufacturers)
Code 128 is covered by the following specifications:
When used as a UPC shipping container symbol it is covered by UCC-128
Uniform Code Council, Inc.
When used in general Industrial applications it is covered by USS-128
(Automatic Identification Manufacturers)
Here's how to contact the standards organizations mentioned above.
American National Standards Institute
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
212-354-3000
Automotive Industry Action Group
26200 Lasher Rd.
Suite 200
Southfield, MI 48034
313-358-3570
www.aiag.org
Department of Defense (LOGMARS)
Naval Publications and Forms Center
5801 Tabor Ave.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19120
215-697-2667
Automatic Identification Manufacturers
1326 Freeport Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
412-963-8588
www.aimusa.org
Health Industry Business Communications Council
5110 North 40th Street
Suite 120
Phoenix, AZ 85018
602-381-1091
www.hibcc.org
Uniform Code Council
7887 Washington Village Dr.
Suite 300
Dayton, OH 45459
937-435-3870
www.uc-council.org
EAN International
Rue Royale 145
Brussels B-1000 Belgium
Phone: 32 2 227 1020
www.ean.be/ean
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