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18 Chapter 2: VCode orientation VCode User Guide Bar code terminology Introduction If you are responsible for deciding what the bar code labels printed in your lab should look like, you will need to learn the terminology that is used to describe bar codes and how they are represented in the VCode software. This topic explains bar code terminology. About bar codes Bar codes carry information that can be read automatically, facilitating the fast and accurate tracking of plates in lab automation systems. Each bar code is a sequence of parallel bars and spaces of variable widths that are arranged in groups. Each group represents an individual number, letter, or symbol. Within each group, the information is encoded by the relative thicknesses and relative positions of the bars and spaces. A bar code scanner reads the line patterns, and software converts them into usable information. C Bar code field defined Each label printed by the VCode contains fields of data that are printed at defined positions. One piece of information is printed for every field. The example below, shows how three fields may be arranged on a label. Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 When printed, you can see that two of the fields are human-readable text fields and the third is a machine-readable bar code field. Hello Goodbye Label field data Associated with every field is a set of information that defines: ❑ Whether the field is a human-readable text field or a bar code field ❑ The font family used for printing text ❑ The method used for text encoding if it is a bar code field ❑ The position of the field on the label ❑ The printed size of the field ❑ The information that is printed
Chapter 2: VCode orientation VCode User Guide 19 This set of information is known as the label field data. You set up label field data in VCode Diagnostics. The above screenshot shows the set-up for a label that has two fields. The first field will print the text “Test Label” and the second field will print a bar code that represents the word “Test”. Symbologies Bar code symbologies define the mapping between a bar code and the text that it represents. There are more than 50 bar code symbologies, many of which are supported by the VCode’s printer. Bar code symbologies that are typically used in labs are those that create compact bar codes, such as code39, Interleaved 2 of 5, and code128. Symbology Hello A bar code symbology is one type of bar code field format. The other type, of which 8pt Monospace Bold is an example, is used for text fields. Encoding and decoding The printer includes encoding software that converts the text that you type in a field into a bar code pattern. If your VCode has a bar code reader, the decoder software in the reader converts the pattern of a bar code back into text. Decode Symbology Hello Encode Label formats and label format files A bar code label format represents the overall format of a label. It is made up of a collection of fields and their associated label field data used to print a single label. Up to 19 label formats can be stored in the printer and any number of label formats can be stored as label format files on a drive location of your choice. Label format files are XML files that can be edited directly in a plain text editor, such as Windows Notepad, if desired.
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