SIST EN ISO/IEC 15438:2003

Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques - Bar code symbology specifications - PDF417 (ISO/IEC 15438:2001)

Informationstechnik - Techniken zur automatischen Identifikation und Datenerfassung - Spezifikationen für Strichcodesymbologien - PDF417 (ISO/IEC 15438:2001)

Diese Internationale Norm legt Anforderungen für die Strichcodesymbologie PDF417 fest. Es werden Eigenschaf-ten, Datenzeichencodierung, Symbolformate, Maße, Regeln für Fehlerkorrekturen und Decodieralgorithmen der Symbologie PDF417 sowie eine Anzahl von Anwendungsparametern festgelegt.

Technologies de l'information - Techniques automatiques d'identification et de capture des données - Spécifications pour les symboles de codes a barres - PDF417 (ISO/IEC 15438:2001)

Informacijska tehnologija - Tehnike za samodejno identificiranje (razpoznavanje) in zajem podatkov - Specifikacije za simbologijo črtnih kod - PDF417 (ISO/IEC 15438:2001)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2003
• Withdrawal Date: 02-Sep-2010
• ICS: 35.040.50 - Automatic identification and data capture techniques
• Technical Committee: ITC - Information technology
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 02-Sep-2010
• Due Date: 25-Sep-2010
• Completion Date: 03-Sep-2010
• Ref Project: EN ISO/IEC 15438:2003 - Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques - Bar code symbology specifications - PDF417 (ISO/IEC 15438:2001)

Relations

• Replaced By: SIST EN ISO/IEC 15438:2010 - Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques - PDF417 bar code symbology specification (ISO/IEC 15438:2006)
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2010
• Replaced By: SIST EN ISO/IEC 15438:2010 - Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques - PDF417 bar code symbology specification (ISO/IEC 15438:2006)
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

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SIST EN ISO/IEC 15438:2003
01-oktober-2003
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Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques - Bar code
symbology specifications - PDF417 (ISO/IEC 15438:2001)
Informationstechnik - Techniken zur automatischen Identifikation und Datenerfassung -
Spezifikationen für Strichcodesymbologien - PDF417 (ISO/IEC 15438:2001)
Technologies de l'information - Techniques automatiques d'identification et de capture
des données - Spécifications pour les symboles de codes a barres - PDF417 (ISO/IEC
15438:2001)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO/IEC 15438:2003
ICS:
35.040 Nabori znakov in kodiranje Character sets and
informacij information coding
SIST EN ISO/IEC 15438:2003 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN ISO/IEC 15438:2003
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 15438
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2003
ICS 35.040 Supersedes ENV 12925:1997
English version
Information technology - Automatic identification and data
capture techniques - Bar code symbology specifications -
PDF417 (ISO/IEC 15438:2001)
Technologies de l'information - Techniques automatiques
d'identification et de capture des données - Spécifications
pour les symboles de codes à barres - PDF417 (ISO/IEC
15438:2001)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 9 January 2003.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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EN ISO 15438:2003 (E)
Foreword
The text of ISO/IEC 15438:2001 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/IEC/JTC 1
"Information technology" of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has
been taken over as EN ISO 15438:2003 by Technical Committee CEN/TC 225 "Bar coding", the
secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of
an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2003, and conflicting national
standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2003.
This document supersedes ENV 12925:1997.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of
the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and
the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO/IEC 15438:2001 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 15438:2003 without any
modifications.
NOTE Normative references to International Standards are listed in annex ZA (normative).
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EN ISO 15438:2003 (E)
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their relevant European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of
any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by
amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to
applies (including amendments).
NOTE Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated
by (mod.), the relevant EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN Year
ISO/IEC 15416 2000 Information technology - EN ISO/IEC 15416 2001
Automatic identification and data
capture techniques - Bar code
print quality test specification -
Linear symbols
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SIST EN ISO/IEC 15438:2003

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 15438
First edition
2001-09-15
Information technology — Automatic
identification and data capture
techniques — Bar code symbology
specifications — PDF417
Technologies de l'information — Techniques automatiques d'identification
et de capture des données — Spécifications pour les symboles de codes à
barres — PDF417




Reference number
ISO/IEC 15438:2001(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword.vi
Introduction.vii
1 Scope .1
2 Normative references.1
3 Definitions, mathematical symbols and abbreviations .2
3.1 Terms and definitions .2
3.1.1 Basic Channel Model: .2
3.1.2 Bar-space sequence:.2
3.1.3 Cluster: .2
3.1.4 Compaction mode: .2
3.1.5 Error correction codeword: .2
3.1.6 Extended Channel Interpretation:.3
3.1.7 Extended Channel Model:.3
3.1.8 Function codeword: .3
3.1.9 Global Label Identifier:.3
3.1.10 Macro PDF417:.3
3.1.11 Mode Latch codeword:.3
3.1.12 Mode Shift codeword: .3
3.1.13 Row Indicator codeword:.3
3.1.14 Symbol Length Descriptor:.4
3.2 Mathematical symbols and operations .4
3.3 Abbreviations.5
4 Requirements.5
4.1 Symbology characteristics.5
4.1.1 Basic characteristics.5
4.1.2 Summary of additional features.6
4.2 Symbol structure .7
4.2.1 PDF417 symbol parameters .7
4.2.2 Row parameters.7
4.2.3 Codeword sequence.8
4.3 Basic encodation .9
4.3.1 Symbol character structure.9
4.3.2 Start and stop characters .9
4.4 High level (data) encodation.10
4.4.1 Function codewords.11
4.4.2 Text Compaction mode.13
4.4.3 Byte Compaction mode.19
4.4.4 Numeric Compaction mode.20
4.4.5 Advice to select the appropriate compaction mode .22
4.4.6 Treatment of PDF417 reserved codewords.22
4.5 Extended Channel Interpretation .23
4.5.1 Encoding the ECI assignment number.23
4.5.2 Pre-assigned Extended Channel Interpretations .24
4.5.3 Encoding ECI sequences within compaction modes .25
4.5.4 Post-decode protocol.27
4.6 Determining the codeword sequence.27
4.7 Error detection and correction.27
4.7.1 Error correction level .27
4.7.2 Error correction capacity.28
4.7.3 Defining the error correction codewords.29
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4.8 Dimensions.29
4.8.1 Minimum width of a module (X).29
4.8.2 Row height (Y).29
4.8.3 Quiet zones.29
4.9 Defining the symbol format .29
4.9.1 Defining the aspect ratio of the module .30
4.9.2 Defining the symbol matrix of rows and columns .30
4.10 Generating the error correction codewords .31
4.11 Low level encodation .33
4.11.1 Clusters.34
4.11.2 Determining the symbol matrix .34
4.11.3 Determining the values of the left and right row indicators.34
4.11.4 Row encoding .35
4.12 Compact PDF417 .35
4.13 Macro PDF417 .35
4.13.1 Compaction modes and Macro PDF417 .35
4.13.2 ECIs and Macro PDF417.35
4.14 User guidelines .36
4.14.1 Human readable interpretation.36
4.14.2 Autodiscrimination capability .36
4.14.3 User-defined application parameters .36
4.14.4 PDF417 symbol quality .37
4.15 Reference decode algorithm .37
4.16 Error detection and error correction procedure.37
4.17 Transmitted data.37
4.17.1 Transmitted data in the basic (default) interpretation .37
4.17.2 Transmission protocol for Extended Channel Interpretation (ECI).37
4.17.3 Transmitted data for Macro PDF417 .38
4.17.4 Transmission of reserved codewords using the ECI protocol .39
4.17.5 Symbology identifier .39
4.17.6 Transmission using older protocols.39
Annex A (normative) Encoding/decoding table of PDF417 symbol character bar-space sequences .40
Annex B (normative) The default character set for Byte Compaction mode.55
Annex C (normative) Byte Compaction mode encoding algorithm .56
Annex D (normative) Numeric Compaction mode encoding algorithm .58
Annex E (normative) User selection of error correction.60
Annex F (normative) Tables of coefficients for calculating PDF417 error correction codewords .61
Annex G (normative) Compact PDF417 .66
Annex H (normative) Macro PDF417 .67
Annex J (normative) Testing PDF417 symbol quality .75
Annex K (normative) Reference decode algorithm for PDF417 .77
Annex L (normative) Error correction procedures .81
Annex M (normative) Symbology identifier.83
Annex N (normative) Transmission protocol for decoders conforming with earlier PDF417 standards .84
Annex P (informative) Algorithm to minimise the number of codewords.90
Annex Q (informative) Guidelines to determine the symbol matrix.91
Annex R (informative) Calculating the coefficients for generating the error correction codewords –
worked example .95
Annex S (informative) Generating the error correction codewords — worked example.96
Annex T (informative) Division circuit procedure for generating error correction codewords .100
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Annex U (informative) Autodiscrimination compatibility.101
Bibliography.102

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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission)
form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of ISO or IEC
participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees established by the
respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. ISO and IEC technical committees
collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in
liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work. In the field of information technology, ISO and IEC have
established a joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTC 1.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 3.
The main task of the joint technical committee is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards
adopted by the joint technical committee are circulated to national bodies for voting. Publication as an International
Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the national bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO/IEC 15438 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, Subcommittee
SC 31, Automatic identification and data capture techniques.
Annexes A to N form a normative part of this International Standard. Annexes P to U are for information only.
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Introduction
The technology of bar coding is based on the recognition of patterns of bars and spaces of defined dimensions.
There are various methods of encoding information in bar code form, known as symbologies, and the rules defining
the translation of characters into bar and space patterns and other essential features are known as the symbology
specification.
Manufacturers of bar code equipment and users of bar code technology require publicly available standard
symbology specifications to which they can refer when developing equipment and application standards. It is the
intent and understanding of ISO/IEC that the symbology presented in this standard is entirely in the public domain
and free of all user restrictions, licences and fees.
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SIST EN ISO/IEC 15438:2003
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 15438:2001(E)

Information technology — Automatic identification and data
capture techniques — Bar code symbology specifications —
PDF417
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the requirements for the bar code symbology known as PDF417. It specifies
PDF417 symbology characteristics, data character encodation, symbol formats, dimensions, error correction rules,
decoding algorithm, and a number of application parameters.
2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of
this International Standard. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these
publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to
investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. For
undated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of ISO and IEC
maintain registers of currently valid International Standards.
ISO/IEC 646:1991, Information technology — ISO 7-bit coded character set for information exchange
ISO/IEC 8859-1:1998, Information technology — 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets — Part 1: Latin
alphabet No. 1
ISO/IEC 15416, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Bar code print
quality test specification — Linear Symbols
AIM International Technical Specification: Extended Channel Interpretations — Part 1: Identification Schemes and
Protocol
AIM International Technical Specification: Extended Channel Interpretations — Part 2: Registration of Coded
Character Sets and Other Data Formats
EN 796, Bar coding — Symbology identifiers
EN 1556, Bar coding — Terminology
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3 Definitions, mathematical symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this International Standard, the following terms and definitions given in EN 1556 apply.
algorithm, application standard, ASCII, autodiscrimination, bar, bar code, bi-directional, binary, bit, codeword,
column, continuous code, data character, data codeword, data compaction, data region, decode algorithm,
decoder, element, encode, error correction level, human readable character, leading zeros, linear symbology,
module, modulo, multi-row symbology, n, k symbology, numeric, overhead, pad character, pad codeword, quiet
zone, reference decode algorithm, row, scanner, self-checking, space, start character, stop character, symbol
aspect ratio, symbol character, symbology, symbology identifier, symbol width, X-dimension, Y-dimension
The following definitions also apply to this International Standard.

3.1.1 Basic Channel Model:
A standard system for encoding and transmitting bar code data where data message bytes are output from the
decoder but no control information about the message is transmitted. A decoder, complying to this model,
operates in Basic Channel Mode.

3.1.2 Bar-space sequence:
The sequence which represents the module widths of the elements of a symbol character.

3.1.3 Cluster:
One of three subsets of PDF417 symbol characters, all of which are mutually exclusive. The symbol characters in
a given cluster conform with particular structural rules which are used in decoding the symbology.

3.1.4 Compaction mode:
The name given to one of three data compaction algorithms in PDF417: Text, Nu
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