Bar Code Commands
^B7 - PDF417 Bar Code
Creates PDF417 2D stacked barcode with error correction
^B7 - PDF417 Bar Code
Overview
The ^B7 command creates a PDF417 barcode, a 2D stacked barcode capable of storing large amounts of text and binary data.
Syntax
^B7o,h,s,c,r,t
Parameters
- o = Orientation
- N = Normal (0°)
- R = Rotated 90° clockwise
- I = Inverted 180°
- B = Bottom up (270°)
- h = Row height in dots
- s = Security level (0-8)
- Higher = more error correction
- c = Number of columns (1-30)
- r = Number of rows
- t = Truncate
- Y = Truncate
- N = Normal
Description
- 2D stacked barcode format
- Stores up to 1108 bytes
- High data capacity
- Used for large documents
- Government and healthcare applications
Usage Notes
- Stacked 2D format
- High data capacity
- Configurable error correction
- Large barcode size
Example
^XA ^FO50,50 ^B7N,80,2,5,10,N ^FDLarge Document Data^FS ^XZ
Data Capacity
- Up to 1108 bytes
- Text or binary data
- Supports Unicode
Related Commands
^BQ- QR Code^BX- Data Matrix^BY- Change Narrow Bar Width