GS1 Databar / RSS 14 Barcodes in LEADTOOLS
GS1 Databar, formerly known as Reduced Space Symbology (RSS), is a large family of barcodes that encode a GTIN-12 or GTIN-13 data structure within a 14-digit barcode. The various GS1 Databar symbols have specific features that allow them to be read by different types of scanners. They are used in a variety of industries, including retail point-of-sale applications, inventory tracking, and healthcare.
Symbols Intended for Retail Point-of-Sale Scanning
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GS1 Databar (Databar-14)
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GS1 Databar Stacked Omni-directional (Databar-14 Stacked Omni-directional)
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GS1 Databar Expanded
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GS1 Databar Expanded Stacked
Symbols that are not Intended for Retail Point-of-Sale Scanning
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GS1 Databar Truncated (Databar-14 Truncated)
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GS1 Databar Limited
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GS1 Databar Stacked
GS1 Databar Omni-directional
GS1 Databar Omni-directional barcodes encode the full 14-digit EAN.UCC item identification in a linear symbol. They can be scanned omni-directionally by suitably programmed point-of-sale scanners.
Sample Barcode
| Symbology | ||
|---|---|---|
| BarcodeSymbology.GS1Databar |  |
GS1 Databar Omni-directional was developed to increase the number of unique codes, and to meet the needs of encoding more information in a smaller space. |
Leadtools.Barcode Support
| Data Options | Member |
|---|---|
| LEADTOOLS Symbology Identifier | BarcodeSymbology.GS1Databar |
| Data Class | BarcodeData |
| Read Options Class | OneDBarcodeReadOptions |
| Write Options Class | OneDBarcodeWriteOptions |
GS1 Databar Truncated / RSS-14 Truncated
GS1 Databar Truncated has the same data characteristics as the GS1 Databar barcode, except the bar height is set to the GS1 Databar standard of 13 times the X dimension.
Sample Barcode
| Symbology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Truncated Version of BarcodeSymbology.GS1Databar |  |
GS1 Databar Truncated is designed to be scanned by wands, linear 2D imagers and handheld lasers. It cannot be scanned efficiently by omni-directional scanners. |
Leadtools.Barcode Support
| Data Options | Member |
|---|---|
| LEADTOOLS Symbology Identifier | BarcodeSymbology.GS1Databar |
| Data Class | BarcodeData |
| Read Options Class | OneDBarcodeReadOptions |
| Write Options Class | OneDBarcodeWriteOptions |
GS1 Databar Stacked / RSS-14 Stacked
GS1 Databar Stacked is a variation of the GS1 Databar symbology that is stacked in two rows. It is used when the normal symbol would be too wide for the application.
Sample Barcode
| Symbology | ||
|---|---|---|
| BarcodeSymbology.GS1DatabarStacked |  |
GS1 Databar Stacked is used for small item marking applications and it is designed to be scanned by wands, linear 2D imagers, and hand-held lasers. It cannot be scanned efficiently by omni-directional scanners. |
Leadtools.Barcode Support
| Data Options | Member |
|---|---|
| LEADTOOLS Symbology Identifier | BarcodeSymbology.GS1DatabarStacked |
| Data Class | BarcodeData |
| Read Options Class | GS1DatabarStackedBarcodeReadOptions |
| Write Options Class | GS1DatabarStackedBarcodeWriteOptions |
GS1 Databar Stacked Omni-directional / RSS-14 Stacked Omni-directional
The Omni-directional version of GS1 Databar Stacked can be scanned omni-directionally. This symbology does not allow for human-readable text with the barcode.
Sample Barcode
| Symbology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Omni-directional Version of BarcodeSymbology.GS1DatabarStacked |  |
The data being encoded is separated to create a split-level barcode. The height of each row is ascertained from the bar's height property of the control. The barcode contains a separator pattern, containing no data, which has a height equal to 3 times the X dimension. |
Leadtools.Barcode Support
| Data Options | Member |
|---|---|
| LEADTOOLS Symbology Identifier | BarcodeSymbology.GS1DatabarStacked |
| Data Class | BarcodeData |
| Read Options Class | GS1DatabarStackedBarcodeReadOptions |
| Write Options Class | GS1DatabarStackedBarcodeWriteOptions |
GS1 Databar Limited / RSS-14 Limited
The GS1 Databar Limited encodes a 14-digit EAN.UCC item identification with Indicator digits of zero or one.
Sample Barcode
| Symbology | ||
|---|---|---|
| BarcodeSymbology.GS1DatabarLimited |  |
The GS1 Databar Limited is a linear symbol for use on small items that will not be scanned at the point-of-sale. |
Leadtools.Barcode Support
| Data Options | Member |
|---|---|
| LEADTOOLS Symbology Identifier | BarcodeSymbology.GS1DatabarLimited |
| Data Class | BarcodeData |
| Read Options Class | OneDBarcodeReadOptions |
| Write Options Class | OneDBarcodeWriteOptions |
GS1 Databar Expanded / RSS-14 Expanded
The GS1 Databar Expanded barcode encodes EAN.UCC item identification plus supplementary AI element strings such as weight and "best before" date.
Sample Barcode
| Symbology | ||
|---|---|---|
| BarcodeSymbology.GS1DatabarExpanded |  |
The GS1 Databar Expanded barcode is a linear symbol that can be scanned omni-directionally by suitably programmed point-of-sale scanners. |
Leadtools.Barcode Support
| Data Options | Member |
|---|---|
| LEADTOOLS Symbology Identifier | BarcodeSymbology.GS1DatabarExpanded |
| Data Class | BarcodeData |
| Read Options Class | OneDBarcodeReadOptions |
| Write Options Class | OneDBarcodeWriteOptions |
GS1 Databar Expanded Stacked / RSS-14 Expanded Stacked
The GS1 Databar Expanded Stacked barcode is a variation of the RSS-14 Expanded symbology that is stacked into multiple rows.
Sample Barcode
| Symbology | ||
|---|---|---|
| BarcodeSymbology.GS1DatabarExpandedStacked |  |
The GS1 Databar Expanded Stacked barcode is used when the normal symbol would be too wide for the application. |
Leadtools.Barcode Support
| Data Options | Member |
|---|---|
| LEADTOOLS Symbology Identifier | BarcodeSymbology.GS1DatabarExpandedStacked |
| Data Class | BarcodeData |
| Read Options Class | GS1DatabarStackedBarcodeReadOptions |
| Write Options Class | GS1DatabarStackedBarcodeWriteOptions |
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