I am working with products that contains gs1 barcodes where are many application identrifiers (AI) or prefix, like (01)....(17).....(10).... . The scanner I 've got its called honeywell ms5145 and when I scann the barcode it prints as output the numbers of (01) identifier and ends before the AI (17). After a bit of searching I found some configuration barcodes where one of them is for usb full speed. When I scan this config and after that the barcode of the product the output was defferent and it was printing all the information of the barcode from (01) to (10). The (10) application identifier is for batch lot numbers and thats I want to scan. For example lets say that the barcode in one product is (01)98923424(17)99933333(10)111111B. If I scan without the usb full speed config the output will be 98923424 which is the contex of the (10) application identifier and if I scan with the config of usb full speed the output will be 9892342499933333111111B,without of course the AI.My question is, is there any way without any software configuration to extract only the batch lot number of the gs1 barcode. Genneraly is it possible to extract what ever application identifier I want with one scan ?
Notice that valid GS1 codes must contain 01 identifier, and must not repeat same identifier.
If you have a GS1 structured code like (01)12345678901238(17)231220(10)987654 you most likely scan everything.
But, your scanner can be configured to manipulate the data using the MetroSet2 software. Look at data formatting.
I have not tried it since I do not have said scanner, but typically formatting is some variant of substring. This will work if the barcodes your work with have same length. GS1 structures may switch order though, this will cause your substring to be incorrect.
An alternative could be scanners that are programmable in Javascript such as those from Code Corporation I am not affiliated with CodeCorp in any way, but work with barcodes)
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I work with barcodes professionally so usually dive fairly deep into the specs.
But I have one thing that I have not been able to do so far. A datamatrix GS1 structured code may be separated by FNC1 or GS. The most common in professional label software is FNC1.
Two versions of the same code is below, encoding GS1 structure (01)03041094787443(21)5Qbag!(93)Zjqw
My question is to prove which separator is used, preferably using code (python or other, that's not very important).
I have tried using the free version of BCTester, but as specification goes, I get "GS" (0x1d) returned for both versions. Every mobile scanner same result, or no technical information at all. Data scans the same for both.
FNC formatted
GS formatted (created by zintQt)
Really hope that somebody will be able to help with this as I'm near losing my mind trying to understand why this happens.
I'm getting different results when scanning the same value in a Code 39 barcode using a regular USB barcode scanner and using my phone camera.
When scanning the value of 482168 using the barcode scanner, I get a value of 142673096 pasted into notepad;
When scanning the value of 482172 using the barcode scanner, I get a value of 142673122 pasted into notepad;
Values 482169 and 482171 are pasted correctly.
I thought initially that the problem was with the app that generates these barcodes, however, the same is happening when these are generated here https://barcode.tec-it.com/en/Code39FullASCII?data=482168
I thought that the length and width of the barcode may have been the problem, but adjusting them did not have any effect.
Has anyone ever stumbled upon anything similar and could suggest why these would be read and encoded differently?
I found this problem to be really interesting, so I compared the various barcode types to see what could be causing the scanner to mis-identify the barcodes. It turns out that Italian Pharmacode (also known as Code 32) is an exact match. Code32 is actually code39 using a compression scheme.
Here is 482168 in code39:
And 142673096 in code32:
It looks like your scanner is prioritizing code32 over code39. So you just need to disable code32 in your scanner.
I am currently making an application, with the use of Ionic 3, that can scan GS1-128 barcode format. I tested several barcodes, it worked. But, in GS1-128 format, parenthesis are removed.
I hope there's someone to help. Thank you!
If you mean the parenthesis at the start of the barcode, they are never encoded. They're present in the human-readable part under the barcode so humans can see the AI quickly. But they are not part of the GS1-128 barcode -- unless they're used in the payload after the AI (and that's pretty rare, I've found). What you should be looking for (when you scan the barcode) is the FNC1 code that defines the next characters as an AI. See section 5.4 of the GS1 manual for code128 barcode details, and section 4.15 for the Human readable part. Specifically, rule 3:
Rule 3. Parentheses SHALL surround AIs in HRI [Human readable interpretation] but are not encoded in the GS1 AIDC [automatic identification and data capture] data carrier.
You'll need to look up the AI in a table (there's one in section 3.2) to see how long it should be and if additional data follows (like an expiration date) before you can pull out the actual data.
Scanner Model :- Motorola- DS4208-HC
We need to parse the GS1-128 barcode. We know they are going to use GTIN(01), lot number(10), Expiration date(17), serial number (21).
Input String:- (01)07612345678900(17)100503(10)AC3453G3(21)455777
The problem is that barcode reader outputs a string, the format is like this:
01076123456789001710050310AC3453G321455777
Since there is not a separator and both serial number and lot number are a variable length according to GS1 standard, we have trouble to identify the segments.
There should be a FNC1 character at the end of a variable-length field that is not filled to maximum; so that FNC1 will appear between the G3 and the 21. what I have read is NC1 is invisible to humans but can be detected by scanners and will be reproduced in the string reported by the scanner. Simply send the string directly to a text file and examine the text with a hex reader. The FNC1 should be obvious. But we are still not able to read FNC1 in the reader.
Motorola Solutions Enterprise Business has been acquired by Zebra Technologies, so you can find support and developer forums on Zebra website Launchpad.
DS4208-HC support is available here. However seems that most of the documentation/software are only available under the model DS4208 support page
To configure the scanner you can use the 123Scan2 utility or the Scanner User Guide where you can find the configuration barcodes to enable/disable GS1 decoding (page 9-27).
Discalimer: I work for Zebra Technologies.
I have a product multiple items, i want to put barcode on them as it is required to sale them in local markete in Pakistan. For this reason i searched on internet to have solutions and i am still a little confused in it. Note: purpose is to sale my product in a local markete and they tell me to put barcode on it.
Do i really have to register my product with GS1 pk to get barcode
number?
Through internet search i found a software named Really Simple Barcode it make some barcode but not very attractive and also ask me about GS1 barcode number.
There is another mobile app named QuickMart is an excellent app to scan different kind of barcode images and also create QR code for free. but i think that's also not what i need.
What kind of barcode i actually need for selling my product in local
markete? codebar is suitable or not?
Do i need only one barcode image which will b placed on all the itmes
of similar product? or i need to have separate barcode image for every
single item of a single product?
Tell me if there is any way to avoid GS1 registration?
Once i will get my barcode image ready, then how to place it on my
product? any simple and effective method?
Thanks in advance.
Do I really have to register my product with GS1 pk to get barcode number?
Yes. GS1 owns the numbers. Each GS1 office has its own rules but generally you need to join GS1
to obtain the numbers. They issue you with a set of numbers which you allocate to products as you need them. It has to be co-ordinated by a central authority (GS1) - same as car registration.
What kind of barcode do I actually need for selling my product in local markete? Is codebar suitable or not?
EAN/UPC 13-digit product code. Using GS1 Databar is not suitable. All systems in use nowadays world-wide are supposed to be able to read EAN/UPC 13-digit codes. If you produce your codes using any other standard, the equipment at the end-user sales location may not be able to read the code you are using.
Do I need only one barcode image which will b placed on all the itmes of similar product? or i need to have separate barcode image for every single item of a single product?
If you produce a million 400g can of beans in tomato sauce then each one will carry the same barcode number. If you produce 400g can of beans in worcester sauce then each one of those will carry another barcode number - it will be a different number from the barcode printed on your 400g can of beans in tomato sauce as it is a different product. Every 825g can of beans in tomato sauce you produce will carry a third number because it is a different size even if it is the same fundamental product.
Tell me if there is any way to avoid GS1 registration?
You can't avoid GS1 registration in some form. Some administrations will allow a single barcode number or a small set to be issued to a small manufacturer. Best idea is to telephone GS1 ( +92 21 2628213 in Karachi) and ask them. I have heard that they don't bite.
Once i will get my barcode image ready, then how to place it on my product? any simple and effective method?
GS1 can advise - it's their job and mission. Your label manufacturer will be familiar with the routine and can guide. All you need to do is worry about location on your product. Black bars on a white background are best, but other colour combinations are possible (and some are prohibited because the scanner equipment has difficulty reading the code.) GS1 can advise - it's their job and mission (I may have said that before.) GS1 will often want you to provide them with a sample of your proposed label for verification and will normally allow you a number of verifications as part of your membership. Again, they will advise what needs to be changed about your label if it has to be modified for any reason.
If you are producing individual labels using a barcode printer, then printing the barcodes is incorporated into the basic functionality of the printer. From there, it depends on whether you are constructing your labels by using the Printer Control Language for your printer (with which you should be familiar) or whether you are using label-designer software where you can no doubt simply drop a barcode onto your form in the same way as any text or graphic.
Tips: Look a similarly-shaped products already on the market for how to arrange your label. For instance, on small cans with a small circumference (like soft-drink cans,) the bars are probably best rotated so that the code is horizontal.