MicroPDF417 is a 2D barcoding symbology based on PDF417. Micro PDF 417 has been specifically designed to provide even greater space efficiency for small item marking applications than the standard PDF 417 symbology.
Micro PDF 417 has the following encoding methods:
The maximum data capacity of micro PDf symbols is:
Micro PDF 417 barcodes can have 1 to 4 columns of data and they support a predefined set of formats with fixed error correction levels. The following table shows the available formats:
Columns / Rows |
Capacity (binary encoding)
|
Capacity (text encoding)
|
Capacity (numeric encoding)
|
FORMAT_1X11 |
3
|
6
|
8
|
FORMAT_1X14 |
7
|
12
|
17
|
FORMAT_1X17 |
10
|
18
|
26
|
FORMAT_1X20 |
13
|
22
|
32
|
FORMAT_1X24 |
18
|
30
|
44
|
FORMAT_1X28 |
22
|
38
|
55
|
FORMAT_2X8 |
8
|
14
|
20
|
FORMAT_2X11 |
14
|
24
|
35
|
FORMAT_2X14 |
21
|
36
|
52
|
FORMAT_2X17 |
27
|
46
|
67
|
FORMAT_2X20 |
33
|
56
|
82
|
FORMAT_2X23 |
38
|
64
|
93
|
FORMAT_2X26 |
43
|
72
|
105
|
FORMAT_3X6 |
6
|
10
|
14
|
FORMAT_3X8 |
10
|
18
|
26
|
FORMAT_3X10 |
15
|
26
|
38
|
FORMAT_3X12 |
20
|
34
|
49
|
FORMAT_3X15 |
27
|
46
|
67
|
FORMAT_3X20 |
39
|
66
|
96
|
FORMAT_3X26 |
54
|
90
|
132
|
FORMAT_3X32 |
68
|
114
|
167
|
FORMAT_3X38 |
82
|
138
|
202
|
FORMAT_3X44 |
97
|
162
|
237
|
FORMAT_4X4 |
8
|
14
|
20
|
FORMAT_4X6 |
13
|
22
|
32
|
FORMAT_4X8 |
20
|
34
|
49
|
FORMAT_4X10 |
27
|
46
|
67
|
FORMAT_4X12 |
34
|
58
|
85
|
FORMAT_4X15 |
45
|
76
|
111
|
FORMAT_4X20 |
63
|
106
|
155
|
FORMAT_4X26 |
85
|
142
|
208
|
FORMAT_4X32 |
106
|
178
|
261
|
FORMAT_4X38 |
128
|
214
|
313
|
FORMAT_4X44 |
150
|
250
|
366
|
RMicroPDF417 supports:
In order to install the software you just need to unzip the ZIP file in an empty directory (your must unzip with pathname so that the subdirectories are properly created.
In the sample application you can set following properties all PDF and StructuredAppend PDF properties. If Segment is not -1, a StructuredAppend pdf symbol will be created. Otherwise a normal PDF 417 symbol is created.
You can execute the following commands:
- Apply: repaint the symbol using the new properties.
- Print: send imahe to printer at the selected resolution.
- Save: save the symbol in jpg format. We recommend you to use gif or png formats,however the sample application uses JPG because it does not require you to download any additional package. In order to create gif or png files you must download an external encoder (see javadoc).
- Exit: terminate application.
RMicroPDF417 comes with a standard servlet (RMicroPDF417Servlet) you can use to create micro PDF images. The parameters for the servlet can be sent using GET or POST commands. The parameters are:
Note: the servlet does not include parameters for the Structured Append properties. If required new parameters can be added.
For example, if you want to test the servlet using Tomcat 4.1 you must do the following:
http://localhost:8080/examples/servlet/RMicroPDF417Servlet?DATA=ABC&CONFIGURATION=FORMAT_1X14
In order to property print a barcode created with the servlet you must use the <IMG> tag. In this way you can embed the image in your HTML page. Note that you will need to use the attibutes height and width in order to achieve the correct size of the maxicode on the printed page.
This is a simple HTML page that contains the barcode:
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>Servlet Example META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>This is your Barcode:
<IMG height=100 width=100 src="http://localhost:8080/examples/servlet/RMicroPDF417Servlet?DATA=ABC&CONFIGURATION=FORMAT_1X14" ></BODY>
</HTML>