1. ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
  2. ZPL Commands
  3. ^BE
  • ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
^BE

^BE

The
^BE
 command is similar to the UPC-A barcode. It is widely used throughout Europe and Japan in the retail marketplace.

EAN-13 Barcode

The EAN-13 barcode has 12 data characters, one more data character than the UPC-A code. An EAN-13 symbol contains the same number of bars as the UPC-A but encodes a 13th digit into a parity pattern of the left-hand six digits. This 13th digit, in combination with the 12th digit, represents a country code.
  • ^BE
     supports fixed print ratios.
  • Field data (
    ^FD
    ) is limited to exactly 12 characters. ZPL II automatically truncates or pads on the left with zeros to achieve the required number of characters.
  • When using JAN-13 (Japanese Article Numbering), a specialized application of EAN-13, the first two non-zero digits sent to the printer must be 49.
Use Interleaved 2 of 5 for UCC and EAN 14.
If additional information about this barcode is required, refer to www.aimglobal.org.
Format:
^BEo,h,f,g
Parameters
Details
o =
 orientation
Value:
N =
 normal
R =
 rotated 90 degrees (clockwise)
I =
 inverted 180 degrees
B =
 read from the bottom up, 270 degrees
Default:
 current
^FW
 value
h =
 barcode height (in dots)
Value:
1
 to
32000
Default:
 value set by
^BY
f =
 print interpretation line
Value:
N =
 no
Y =
 yes
Default:
Y
g =
 print interpretation line above code
Values:
N =
 no
Y =
 yes
Default:
N
Example
This is an example of an EAN-13 barcode:
Comments:
 The EAN-13 barcode uses the Mod 10 check-digit scheme for error checking. For more information on Mod 10, see Mod 10 Check Digit.