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

^BM

The
^BM
 command is a pulse-width modulated, continuous, non-self-checking symbology. It is a variant of the Plessey barcode (
^BP
).

MSI Bar Code

Each character in the MSI barcode is composed of eight elements: four bars and four adjacent spaces.
  • ^BM
     supports a print ratio of 2.0:1 to 3.0:1.
  • For the barcode to be valid, field data (
    ^FD
    ) is limited to 1 to 14 digits when parameter
    e
     is
    B
    ,
    C
    , or
    D
    .
    ^FD
     is limited to 1 to 13 digits when the parameter
    e
     is
    A
    , plus a quiet zone.
If additional information about this bar code is required, refer to www.aimglobal.org.
Format:
^BMo,e,h,f,g,e2
Parameters
Details
o =
 orientation
Values:
N =
 normal
R =
 rotated 90 degrees (clockwise)
I =
 inverted 180 degrees
B =
 read from the bottom up, 270 degrees
Default:
 current
^FW
 value
e =
 check digit selection
Values:
A =
 no check digits
B =
 1 Mod 10
C =
 2 Mod 10
D =
 1 Mod 11 and 1 Mod 10
Default:
B
h =
 Barcode height (in dots)
Values:
1
 to
32000
Default:
 value set by
^BY
f =
 print interpretation line
Values:
N =
 no
Y =
 yes
Default:
Y
g =
 print interpretation line above code
Values:
N =
 no
Y =
 yes
Default:
N
e2 =
 inserts check digit into the interpretation line
Values:
N =
 no
Y =
 yes
Default:
N
Example
This is an example of an MSI barcode: