SIST EN ISO/IEC 15416:2003

Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques - Bar code print quality test specification - Linear symbols (ISO/IEC 15416:2000)

Informationstechnik - Verfahren der automatischen Identifikation und Datenerfassung - Testspezifikationen für Strichcodedruckqualität, Lineare Symbole (ISO/IEC 15416:2000)

Diese Norm
3 legt die Methode zur Messung spezifischer Attribute von Strichcodesymbolen fest;
3 definiert ein Verfahren zur Bewertung dieser Messergebnisse und ermöglicht eine Gesamtbewertung der Symbolqualität;
3 informiert über mögliche Ursachen für Abweichungen von der optimalen Klasse, um Anwendern die Möglichkeit zu entsprechenden Korrekturen zu geben.
Diese  Norm wird auf Symbologien angewendet, für die ein Referenzdecodieralgorithmus definiert ist und die unter Verwendung einer linearen Scanningmethode gelesen werden. Diese Methode kann aber ganz oder teilweise auch auf andere Symbologien übertragen werden.

Technologies de l'information - Techniques d'identification automatique et de capture des données - Spécifications pour essai de qualité d'impression des codes a barres - Symboles linéaires (ISO/IEC 15416:2000)

Informacijska tehnologija - Tehnike za samodejno identificiranje (razpoznavanje) in zajem podatkov - Specifikacija za preskušanje kakovosti tiska črtnih kod - Linearni simboli (ISO/IEC 15416:2000)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2003
• Withdrawal Date: 18-Sep-2017
• ICS: 01.080.50 - Graphical symbols for use on information technology and telecommunications technical drawings and in relevant technical product documentation
• ICS: 35.040.50 - Automatic identification and data capture techniques
• Technical Committee: ITC - Information technology
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 19-Sep-2017
• Due Date: 12-Oct-2017
• Completion Date: 19-Sep-2017
• Ref Project: EN ISO/IEC 15416:2001 - Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques - Bar code print quality test specification - Linear symbols (ISO/IEC 15416:2000)

Standards Content (Sample)

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SIST EN ISO/IEC 15416:2003
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Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques - Bar code
print quality test specification - Linear symbols (ISO/IEC 15416:2000)
Informationstechnik - Verfahren der automatischen Identifikation und Datenerfassung -
Testspezifikationen für Strichcodedruckqualität, Lineare Symbole (ISO/IEC 15416:2000)
Technologies de l'information - Techniques d'identification automatique et de capture des
données - Spécifications pour essai de qualité d'impression des codes a barres -
Symboles linéaires (ISO/IEC 15416:2000)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO/IEC 15416:2001
ICS:
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WHKQLþQLKULVEDKY information technology and
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WHOHNRPXQLNDFLMDKWHUY drawings and in relevant
XVWUH]QLWHKQLþQLSURL]YRGQL technical product
GRNXPHQWDFLML documentation
35.040 Nabori znakov in kodiranje Character sets and
informacij information coding
SIST EN ISO/IEC 15416:2003 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN ISO/IEC 15416:2003
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO/IEC 15416
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2001
ICS 01.080.50; 35.040 Supersedes EN 1635:1997
English version
Information technology - Automatic identification and data
capture techniques - Bar code print quality test specification -
Linear symbols (ISO/IEC 15416:2000)
Technologies de l'information - Techniques d'identification Informationstechnik - Verfahren der automatischen
automatique et de capture des données - Spécifications Identifikation und Datenerfassung - Testspezifikationen für
pour essai de qualité d'impression des codes à barres - Strichcodedruckqualität, Lineare Symbole (ISO/IEC
Symboles linéaires (ISO/IEC 15416:2000) 15416:2000)
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EN ISO/IEC 15416:2001 (E)
CORRECTED  2002-03-27
Foreword
The text of the International Standard from Technical Committee ISO/IEC/JTC 1 "Information
technology" of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has been taken over as a
European Standard 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 June 2002, and conflicting national
standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2002.
This document supersedes EN 1635:1997.
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, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard ISO/IEC 15416:2000 has been approved by CEN as a
European Standard without any modifications.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 15416
First edition
2000-08-15
Information technology — Automatic
identification and data capture
techniques — Bar code print quality test
specification — Linear symbols
Technologies de l'information — Techniques d'identification automatique et
de capture des données — Spécifications pour essai de qualité
d'impression des codes à barres — Symboles linéaires
Reference number
ISO/IEC 15416:2000(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword.vi
Introduction.vii
1 Scope .1
2 Normative references .1
3 Terms and definitions .1
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms .3
4.1 Abbreviations.3
4.2 Symbols .3
5 Measurement methodology.4
5.1 General requirements.4
5.2 Reference reflectivity measurements.5
5.2.1 Measurement wavelength(s).5
5.2.2 Measuring aperture.5
5.2.3 Optical geometry.6
5.2.4 Inspection band .7
5.2.5 Number of scans.7
5.3 Scan reflectance profile .7
5.4 Scan reflectance profile assessment parameters.8
5.4.1 Element determination .9
5.4.2 Edge determination .9
5.4.3 Decode .10
5.4.4 Symbol contrast (SC) .10
5.4.5 Minimum reflectance (R ).10
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5.4.6 Edge contrast (EC).10
5.4.7 Modulation (MOD).10
5.4.8 Defects .10
5.4.9 Decodability.10
5.4.10 Quiet zone check .11
6 Symbol grading.12
6.1 Scan reflectance profile grading.12
6.1.1 Decode .12
6.1.2 Reflectance parameter grading.12
6.1.3 Decodability.13
6.2 Expression of symbol grade.13
7 Substrate characteristics.13
Annex A (normative) Decodability.14
A.1 Two-width symbologies .14
A.2 Edge to similar edge decodable symbologies ((n, k) symbologies) .14
Annex B (normative) Example of symbol quality grading .16
B.1 Individual scan reflectance profile grading .16
B.2 Overall symbol grade .17
Annex C (informative) Symbol grading flowchart.18
Annex D (informative) Substrate characteristics.19
D.1 Substrate opacity.19
D.2 Gloss .19
D.3 Over-laminate.19
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D.4 Static reflectance measurements.19
D.4.1 Prediction of Symbol Contrast (SC).20
D.4.2 Prediction of Minimum Edge Contrast (EC ) and Modulation (MOD) .20
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D.4.3 Acceptability of measured and derived values.22
Annex E (informative) Interpretation of the scan reflectance profile and profile grades.23
E.1 Significance of scan reflectance profiles.23
E.2 Interpretation of results.23
E.3 Matching grades to applications.24
E.4 Alphabetic grading .25
Annex F (informative) Guidance on selection of light wavelength .26
F.1 Light sources.26
F.2 Effect of variations in wavelength.27
Annex G (informative) Guidance on number of scans per symbol.28
Annex H (informative) Example of verification report .29
Annex I (informative) Comparison with traditional methodologies .30
I.1 Traditional methodologies.30
I.2 Correlation of Print Contrast Signal with symbol contrast measurements.30
I.3 Guidance on grading for applications also specifying PCS .31
Annex J (informative) Process control requirements.32
J.1 Process control for repetitive printing .32
J.2 Number of scans.32
J.3 Bar width deviation.33
J.3.1 Two-width symbologies .33
J.3.2 (n, k) symbologies .33
J.3.3 Average bar width gain/loss .33
Bibliography .34
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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.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 3.
In the field of information technology, ISO and IEC have established a joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTC 1.
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.
International Standard ISO/IEC 15416 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information
technology, Subcommittee SC 31, Automatic identification and data capture techniques.
Annexes A and B form a normative part of this International Standard. Annexes C to J are for information only.
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Introduction
The technology of bar coding is based on the recognition of patterns encoded in bars and spaces of defined
dimensions according to rules defining the translation of characters into such patterns, known as the symbology
specification.
The bar code symbol must be produced in such a way as to be reliably decoded at the point of use, if it is to fulfil its
basic objective as a machine readable data carrier.
Manufacturers of bar code equipment and the producers and users of bar code symbols therefore require publicly
available standard test specifications for the objective assessment of the quality of bar code symbols, to which they
can refer when developing equipment and application standards or determining the quality of the symbols. Such
test specifications form the basis for the development of measuring equipment for process control and quality
assurance purposes during symbol production as well as afterwards.
The performance of measuring equipment is the subject of a separate International Standard, ISO/IEC 15426.
This International Standard is intended to be substantially equivalent in technical content to EN 1635 and ANSI
standards X3.182 - 1990 and ANSI/UCC5 on which it has been based. It should be read in conjunction with the
symbology specification applicable to the bar code symbol being tested, which provides symbology-specific detail
necessary for its application.
There are currently many methods of assessing bar code quality at different stages of symbol production. The
methodology provided in this specification is not intended as a replacement for any current process control
methods but gives essential additional quality information. This methodology provides a basis for grading the
quality of bar code symbols in relation to their expected performance when read and therefore gives symbol
producers and their trading partners a universally standardized means for communicating about the quality of bar
code symbols after they have been printed. It also provides symbol producers with information enabling them to
adjust their production process.
Alternative methods of quality assessment may be agreed between parties or as part of an application
specification.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 15416:2000(E)
Information technology — Automatic identification and data
capture techniques — Bar code print quality test specification —
Linear symbols
1 Scope
This International Standard
� specifies the methodology for the measurement of specific attributes of bar code symbols;
� defines a method for evaluating these measurements and deriving an overall assessment of symbol quality;
� gives information on possible causes of deviation from optimum grades to assist users in taking appropriate
corrective action.
This International Standard applies to those symbologies for which a reference decode algorithm has been defined,
and which are intended to be read using linear scanning methods, but its methodology can be applied partially or
wholly to other symbologies.
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 7724-2:1984, Paints and varnishes — Colorimetry — Part 2: Colour measurement.
EN 1556:1998, Bar coding — Terminology.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this International Standard, the terms and definitions given in EN 1556 and the following apply.
3.1
bar
A dark element corresponding to a region of a scan reflectance profile below the global threshold.
3.2
bar reflectance
The lowest reflectance value of an individual bar element in the scan reflectance profile of that element.
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3.3
decodability
The proportion of the available margin (between the ideal dimension of an element or combination of elements and
the relevant reference threshold) that has not been consumed by the element or combination of elements,
calculated for the element or combination of elements deviating most from its ideal dimension.
3.4
decode
Determination of the information encoded in a bar code symbol.
3.5
edge contrast
The difference between bar reflectance and space reflectance of two adjacent elements.
3.6
element reflectance non-uniformity
The reflectance difference between the highest peak and the lowest valley in the scan reflectance profile of an
individual element or quiet zone.
3.7
global threshold
The reflectance level midway between the maximum and minimum reflectance values in a scan reflectance profile
used for the initial identification of elements.
3.8
gloss
The propensity of a surface to reflect a proportion of incident light in a specular manner.
3.9
inspection band
The band (usually from 10 % to 90 % of the height of a bar code symbol) across which measurements are taken
(see Figure 2).
3.10
measuring aperture
A circular opening which governs the effective sample area of the symbol, and the diameter of which at 1:1
magnification is equal to that of the sample area.
3.11
modulation
The ratio of minimum edge contrast to symbol contrast.
3.12
(n, k) symbology
A class of bar code symbologies in which each symbol character is n modules in width and is composed of k bar
and space pairs.
3.13
peak
A point of higher reflectance in a scan reflectance profile with points of lower reflectance on either side.
3.14
sample area
The effective area of the symbol within the field of view of the measurement device.
3.15
scan reflectance profile
Plot of variations in reflectance with linear distance along a scan path.
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3.16
scan path
The line along which the centre of the sample area traverses the symbol, including quiet zones.
3.17
space
A light element corresponding to a region of a scan reflectance profile above the global threshold.
3.18
space reflectance
The highest reflectance value of an individual space element or quiet zone in the scan reflectance profile of that
element or quiet zone.
3.19
two-width symbology
A bar code symbology in which symbol characters consist only of narrow and wide elements the widths of which
are in a constant ratio to each other.
3.20
valley
A point of lower reflectance in a scan reflectance profile with points of higher reflectance on either side.
3.21
vertical redundancy
The property of a bar code symbol whereby there exist multiple possible scan paths as a result of the symbol being
significantly higher than the height of a single scan line.
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
4.1 Abbreviations
EC: Edge contrast
EC : Minimum value of EC
min
ERN: Element reflectance non-uniformity
ERN : Maximum value of ERN
max
GT: Global threshold
MOD: Modulation
PCS: Print contrast signal
RT: Reference threshold
SC: Symbol contrast
SRD: Static reflectance difference
4.2 Symbols
A: Average achieved width of element or element combinations of a particular type
e: Width of widest narrow element
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E: Width of narrowest wide element
th
e:i edge to similar edge measurement, counting from leading edge of symbol character
i
K: Smallest absolute difference between a measurement and a reference threshold
k: number of element pairs in a symbol character in a (n, k) symbology
M: Width of element showing greatest deviation from A
m: Number of modules in a symbol character
N: Average achieved wide to narrow ratio
n: number of modules in a symbol character in a (n, k) symbology
R : Bar reflectance
b
R : Dark reflectance
D
R : Light reflectance
L
R : Space reflectance
s
R : Maximum reflectance
max
R : Minimum reflectance
min
RT : Reference threshold between measurements j and (j+1) modules wide
j
S: Total width of a character
V: Decodability value
V : Decodability value for a symbol character
C
X: Nominal narrow element dimension
Z: Average achieved narrow element dimension
5 Measurement methodology
5.1 General requirements
The measurement methodology defined in this standard is designed to maximize the consistency of both reflectivity
and bar and space width measurements of bar code symbols on various substrates. This methodology is also
intended to correlate with conditions encountered in bar code scanning hardware.
Measurements shall be made with a single light wavelength and a measurement aperture of a diameter defined by
the application specification or determined in accordance with 5.2.1 and 5.2.2.
Whenever possible, measurements shall be made on the bar code symbol in its final configuration, i.e. the
configuration in which it is intended to be scanned. If this is impossible, refer to annex D for the method to be used
for measuring reflectance for non-opaque substrates.
The sampling method should be based on a statistically valid sample size within the lot or batch being tested. A
minimum grade for acceptability shall be established prior to quality control inspection. In the absence of a
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