IDautomation.com Interleaved 2 of 5 Barcode Font DEMO
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software is installed on;
this software may only be used according to the
License Agreement.
Demo versions of this software may be used for
evaluation purposes only |
NOTE:
We recommend you use our
Font Tools to automatically interleave the pairs of numbers and ensure the printed barcode will scan properly. This
DEMO barcode
font package should only be used for testing and evaluation purposes
because some of the characters contain the text "DEMO" in them which
can cause scan errors. For testing purposes, a successful scan can be
obtained by scanning the lower 25% of the barcode that does not contain
any "DEMO" text in it. Also, in the evaluation version
package, fonts are only provided in the "b", "d" and
"f" heights. human readable fonts
are only provided in the "c" height.
After you order the fully functional
version, you will receive all heights (a through f) for a total of 12 different fonts.
INDEX:
- The implementation of Interleaved 2 of 5 as a bar code font can be
difficult for non-programmers, because the barcode symbols are
interleaved and cannot be easily printed from the keyboard. If you are
not required to use Interleaved 2 of 5 barcodes and you need an easy
to use numeric barcode, consider our Non-Interleaved
Code 2 of 5 fonts, or our Codabar
fonts which can both be printed directly from the PC keyboard.
If your application is Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, Visual Basic,
C++ or an application that supports ActiveX in Windows, we also sell
easy to use "drag and drop" ActiveX
Controls that support Interleaved 2 of 5 as well as other
barcode types.
- Interleaved 2 of 5 is a numeric only barcode used for encoding pairs
of numbers in a high density barcode format. Interleaved 2 of 5
barcodes always contains an even number of digits, because a single
Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode character represents two numbers to achieve
the high density. If a number containing an odd number of digits has
to be encoded, a leading zero must be added to produce an even number
of digits in the Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code.
- The Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology is also referred to as USS ITF 2/5,
ITF and I-2/5.
- The symbology of the Interleaved 2 of 5 character set consists of
bar code symbols representing characters 00 to 99, the space character
and start / stop characters. The complete printed Interleaved 2
of 5 barcode consists of a leading quiet zone, a start pattern,
Interleaved 2 of 5 symbols representing data, a stop pattern and a
trailing quiet zone. According to ANSI specifications, the quiet zones
must be 10 times the width of the short bar in the barcode; this is
the width of the space character (ASCII 32) in the Interleaved 2 of 5
barcode font.
- Interleaved 2 of 5 was designed for character self-checking,
eliminating the requirement for checksum characters. However,
checksum characters maximize data integrity and are required by some
specifications.
- Interleaved 2 of 5 is commonly used for ITF-14, EAN-14, SSC-14,
DUN14 and USPS special services such as return receipts and
delivery confirmation. These implementations usually require a MOD 10
check digit. The Interleaved 2 of 5 MOD 10 can be calculated by our font
automation tools or manually. You MUST use our font
tools dated May 1, 2001 or later for the Interleaved 2 of 5
font functions. Manual calculation is
obtained by adding up the odd numbers in the code and multiplying them
by 3 and then add up the even numbers. The check digit is obtained by
determining the number that when added to the sum will produce a
multiple of 10. For example, the check digit for 123456789 is 5
because (3*(1+3+5+7+9))+(2+4+6+8) = 95 and 95 + 5 =100. When
calculating check digits, the data to encode should be an odd number
of digits because the check digit is interleaved with the last digit.
- The Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode may also be used as for German Post Identcode
and Leitcode symbols. Identcode and Leitcode require a checksum
to be calculated. The calculation is similar to USS Interleaved 2 of 5
MOD 10 except that even numbers are multiplied by 9 and odd numbers by
4. For example, the check digit for 12345678901 would be "6"
because (4*(1+3+5+7+9+1))+(9*(2+4+6+8+0)=284 and 284 + 6 = 290.
Interleaved 2 of 5
Font Advantage Package Features |
Details of the Interleaved 2 of 5
Font Advantage Package are as follows:
- Integration Tools Provided - To help users integrate barcode fonts into their
applications, we provide several
font
automation tools that are free to use with this package such as
MS
Office Macros for Word, Excel and Access,
Visual
Basic, FoxPro, ANSI C and JAVA Source Code,
LotusScript,
FileMaker
Pro Plug-ins,
Oracle Reports
Libraries,
Crystal
Reports UFLs and a
check
digit calculation application with Visual Basic and FoxPro source code.
The tools provided automatically format and interleave the data to return
text that will create a proper symbol with the barcode font.
- 12 Versions Provided - The Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode fonts are scaleable and should be printed
at the correct font size to suit your application and scanning equipment.
Twelve (12) versions of the Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode fonts are provided
to support different width and height requirements. The last character in
the Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode font name determines the height of the
barcode with the shortest being AdvI25a and the tallest being
AdvI25f.
Human readable versions are also supplied with the shortest being I25HRa
and the tallest being I25HRf. The Interleaved 2 of 5 font ending in the
letter "d" is a special version that will meet USPS special
services requirements when printed at 20 points.
- Cross-platform Support - the unique encoding in our font allows
cross-platform support between UNIX, Macintosh and Windows systems. For
example, the same Microsoft® Access
application or Excel spreadsheet with our
Microsoft Office Macros can
be used on Windows and Macintosh computers that have our font installed.
- ANSI and CEN requirements - The Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode fonts were created to meet ANSI and CEN
requirements when printing with the font size of 12 or greater. To
determine which Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode font to use, first print out
the AdvI25b barcode font at various font sizes to determine which size is
the smallest that will work with your scanning equipment. Then, choose the
tallest version that will fit in your scanning area. You may also refer to
the specifications.
- Industry Standard Support - Our Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode font
is UNICODE compliant and it was
developed according to ANSI USS Interleaved 2 of 5 and European (CEN)
standards. Our Interleaved 2 of 5 font can be used for USPS mail special
services, EAN-14 and SSC-14 barcode
applications. Our "Interleaved2of5Mod10()" function
in our MS Office Macros and font
automation tools can be used to encode the MOD 10 check digit
required for these specifications. EAN14 and SSC14 are primarily used for
distribution applications and serialized carton tracking.
- Multiple Formats Provided - when you purchase a license for this font, you will receive all versions
in a single ZIP file. The manual is supplied in a file named
"readme" in the ZIP file. The following fonts are included:
- The
Windows TrueType fonts supplied, are
compatible with all versions of Microsoft Windows greater than version
3.1 and all versions of Macintosh OS greater than 10.1 (OS X).
- Macintosh Classic TrueType fonts are supplied in MacBinary format
and are compatible with
System 7.1 to the latest version of System 9 OS.
- PostScript Type 1 fonts are supplied in binary,
ASCII and Macintosh Classic MacBinary versions.
- Also included in this package are PCL, BDF and FON fonts. PCL fonts
are supplied in 12, 16, 20 and 28 points.
- With the purchase of a Developer License, you may
convert our fonts to TrueDoc, OpenType, AFP and other formats.
- You may also get more information on what
font
types are provided.
- For
the most up to date installation procedures for
other operating systems, please visit our
Technical
Support Site.
To install the TrueType fonts in Windows, run the INSTALL.EXE program or perform the
following for manual installation:
- Click on Start, Select settings and click on Control
Panel.
- Click on Fonts, Click on File in your main tool bar,
Select Install New Font.
- Select the folder where you placed the barcode fonts.
- The fonts will appear and look like this:
FontName (true type) - select the fonts you want to install and
choose OK.
- Click Start and choose to shut down and restart your
computer.
- The font should be active when you restart your computer.
Installing the fonts on Macintosh OS X:
- Drag or copy and paste the TrueType font file(s) ending in TTF
to the Library/Fonts folder.
- To activate the fonts, restart the application - some applications may
require you to restart the computer.
- The font should now be active in the font menu of your application.
To install the TrueType font on the
Classic Macintosh (OS 7.1 - OS 9):
- Download and install Stuffit Expander on your Macintosh if you do not have
an expander utility that can open ZIP files and decode MacBinary files.
- Open the ZIP distribution file that contains the fonts by dragging the ZIP file
on the Stuffit Expander icon. The font files will be extracted from the ZIP
distribution file and will appear in a subfolder of the folder you placed
the ZIP file in. Open this subfolder to view the font files. At this
point, you may want to view the documentation supplied with the font files.
To do so just drag the file "1readme.html" to the Netscape or
Internet Explorer icon.
- Now we must decode the files from MacBinary format. Drag the font files
that you wish to use that
end with "mtt" to the Stuffit Expander icon.
- Drag the decoded font files to the System - Fonts
folder.
- Restart the application you wish to use the font with.
- The font will be active in the font menu of your application.
- To create the correct output for the font, you will need to choose the font
in your application and type in the corresponding letter.
Font
installation procedures for other operating systems are provided here
NOTE: You don't need to be concerned with the details and
complexity of these fonts if you use our font
automation tools. However, if you are interested in manually
producing the barcodes, you will find the information in this section
helpful. For manual check digit calculations, please refer to the
information provided in the ITF Symbology
Overview.
The character set is listed below in columns. The "ITF Code" column
lists the character or function that the barcode scanner will read for the
associated symbol. The columns, ASCII, Char and Unicode, are unique to our
Interleaved 2of5 fonts. These columns designate the location, in either ASCII or
Unicode, where the barcode symbol for the character resides. The column "Char"
lists the character that resides at the ASCII location, which can be used to
print the corresponding symbol.
ITF Code |
ASCII * |
Unicode * |
Unicode
Char |
|
ITF Code |
ASCII * |
Unicode * |
Unicode
Char |
na |
0032 |
0020 |
space |
|
53 |
0086 |
0056 |
V |
00 |
0033 |
0021 |
! |
|
54 |
0087 |
0057 |
W |
01 |
0034 |
0022 |
" |
|
55 |
0088 |
0058 |
X |
02 |
0035 |
0023 |
# |
|
56 |
0089 |
0059 |
Y |
03 |
0036 |
0024 |
$ |
|
57 |
0090 |
005A |
Z |
04 |
0037 |
0025 |
% |
|
58 |
0091 |
005B |
[ |
05 |
0038 |
0026 |
& |
|
59 |
0092 |
005C |
\ |
06 |
0039 |
0027 |
' |
|
60 |
0093 |
005D |
] |
07 |
0040 |
0028 |
( |
|
61 |
0094 |
005E |
^ |
08 |
0041 |
0029 |
) |
|
62 |
0095 |
005F |
_ |
09 |
0042 |
002A |
* |
|
63 |
0096 |
0060 |
` |
10 |
0043 |
002B |
+ |
|
64 |
0097 |
0061 |
a |
11 |
0044 |
002C |
, |
|
65 |
0098 |
0062 |
b |
12 |
0045 |
002D |
- |
|
66 |
0099 |
0063 |
c |
13 |
0046 |
002E |
. |
|
67 |
0100 |
0064 |
d |
14 |
0047 |
002F |
/ |
|
68 |
0101 |
0065 |
e |
15 |
0048 |
0030 |
0 |
|
69 |
0102 |
0066 |
f |
16 |
0049 |
0031 |
1 |
|
71 |
0103 |
0067 |
g |
17 |
0050 |
0032 |
2 |
|
71 |
0104 |
0068 |
h |
18 |
0051 |
0033 |
3 |
|
72 |
0105 |
0069 |
i |
19 |
0052 |
0034 |
4 |
|
73 |
0106 |
006A |
j |
20 |
0053 |
0035 |
5 |
|
74 |
0107 |
006B |
k |
21 |
0054 |
0036 |
6 |
|
75 |
0108 |
006C |
l |
22 |
0055 |
0037 |
7 |
|
76 |
0109 |
006D |
m |
23 |
0056 |
0038 |
8 |
|
77 |
0110 |
006E |
n |
24 |
0057 |
0039 |
9 |
|
78 |
0111 |
006F |
o |
25 |
0058 |
003A |
: |
|
79 |
0112 |
0070 |
p |
26 |
0059 |
003B |
; |
|
80 |
0113 |
0071 |
q |
27 |
0060 |
003C |
< |
|
81 |
0114 |
0072 |
r |
28 |
0061 |
003D |
= |
|
82 |
0115 |
0073 |
s |
29 |
0062 |
003E |
> |
|
83 |
0116 |
0074 |
t |
30 |
0063 |
003F |
? |
|
84 |
0117 |
0075 |
u |
31 |
0064 |
0040 |
@ |
|
85 |
0118 |
0076 |
v |
32 |
0065 |
0041 |
A |
|
86 |
0119 |
0077 |
w |
33 |
0066 |
0042 |
B |
|
87 |
0120 |
0078 |
x |
34 |
0067 |
0043 |
C |
|
88 |
0121 |
0079 |
y |
35 |
0068 |
0044 |
D |
|
89 |
0122 |
007A |
z |
36 |
0069 |
0045 |
E |
|
90 |
0123 |
007B |
{ |
37 |
0070 |
0046 |
F |
|
91 |
0124 |
007C |
| |
38 |
0071 |
0047 |
G |
|
92 |
0125 |
007D |
} |
39 |
0072 |
0048 |
H |
|
93 |
0126 |
007E |
~ |
40 |
0073 |
0049 |
I |
|
94 |
0197 |
00C5 |
Å |
41 |
0074 |
004A |
J |
|
95 |
0198 |
00C6 |
Æ |
42 |
0075 |
004B |
K |
|
96 |
0199 |
00C7 |
Ç |
43 |
0076 |
004C |
L |
|
97 |
0200 |
00C8 |
È |
44 |
0077 |
004D |
M |
|
98 |
0201 |
00C9 |
É |
45 |
0078 |
004E |
N |
|
99 |
0202 |
00CA |
Ê |
46 |
0079 |
004F |
O |
|
START |
0203 |
00CB |
Ë |
47 |
0080 |
0050 |
P |
|
STOP |
0204 |
00CC |
Ì |
48 |
0081 |
0051 |
Q |
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
0082 |
0052 |
R |
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
0083 |
0053 |
S |
|
|
|
|
|
51 |
0084 |
0054 |
T |
|
|
|
|
|
52 |
0085 |
0055 |
U |
|
|
|
|
|
The X dimension (X is the width of the narrow bar) of our Interleaved 2 of 5
font is listed below for various point sizes. The narrow to wide ratio is 2.75 to
1 which is recommended by international standards.
Our Interleaved 2 of 5 fonts have been specially designed to be able to
produce dependable and scannable barcodes when printed at all point sizes. With
a 600 DPI laser, the Interleaved 2 of 5 font can be printed as small as 6 points
if the scanner supports it. We have been able to dependably scan our Interleaved
2 of 5 font printed at 6 points with the
Intermec 1800 CCD scanner.
Point Size |
X dimension |
22 |
.38 mm |
.015" |
20 |
.34 mm |
.013" |
12 |
.21 mm |
.008" |
6 |
.105 mm |
.004" |
|
Wide to Narrow Ratio: |
2.75 : 1 |
Twelve different versions of the Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode fonts are provided to support
human readable versions and different width and height requirements. Fonts
beginning with "Adv" are "Advantage" fonts that work with our
font tools. Fonts with the letter "H" in the font name are "human
readable" versions. The last character in the Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode font name
determines the height of the barcode with the shortest being "a" and the
tallest being "f". Because each single font can be printed at various
point sizes, there are several combinations of heights and widths that can be
produced.
Font name of purchased version |
Font name of eval version* |
Font height at 12 points* |
Interleaved 2 of 5 Fonts
with no text below the barcode: |
AdvI25a |
NA |
1/16" (.078") or .2 cm |
AdvI25b |
SAdvI25b |
1/8" (.125") or .4 cm |
AdvI25c |
NA |
5/16" (.315") or .8 cm |
AdvI25d |
SAdvI25d |
1/2" (.5") or 1.2 cm |
AdvI25e |
NA |
11/16" (.689") or 1.8 cm |
AdvI25f |
SAdvI25f |
1 1/4" (1.25") or 3.1 cm |
Interleaved 2 of 5 Fonts
with text below the barcode: |
I25HRa |
NA |
1/16" (.078") or .2 cm |
I25HRb |
NA |
1/8" (.125") or .4 cm |
I25HRc |
SI25HRc |
5/16" (.315") or .8 cm |
I25HRd |
NA |
1/2" (.5") or 1.2 cm |
I25HRe |
NA |
11/16" (.689") or 1.8 cm |
I25HRf |
NA |
1 1/4" (1.25") or 3.1 cm |
* Measurements are approximate and were measured
when printed at 12 points which should work for most scanners. Measurements
for Human Readable fonts do not include the text below. At 12 points, the X
dimension is about 8 mils.
To print at a different height, find the font that has the height closest
to what you need and use this formula to find the point size you need to
print the font at to get that height:
12 * (height you want) / (height at 12 points) =
(point size converted to integer)
For example, if you are using AdvI25d and you want it to be about .75"
tall, you need to print it at 18 points because:
12 * .75 / .5 = 18 |
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