How to create GS1 Databar Bar Codes (RSS) with App ID’s and FNC (GS separators)

Topic or Information

We want to print GS1 DataBar Expanded codes that contain multiple Application Identifiers (AIs) according to the GS1 specification, using ZPL (command ^BR). The problem is that certain AIs have to be separated by group separator characters (GS -- ASCII 29).

Applies To

ZPL Progamming Language for GS1 DataBar Barcodes
Excludes: 2824 Series, 2844 Series, S4M (E53 Firmware Version), 888 DD/TT Series, MZ Series, ZQ110, EM220, EM220II

Details

Enter # at the beginning of the code and as a separator between Application Identifiers as needed.

The sample ZPL below was tested and proved to print and scan successfully.

First bar code prints and scans a [ GS] for every instance of #  - [ GS]1 [ GS]23456[ GS]789

Second bar code prints and scans a [ GS] for the one instance of # and [ RS] even though it was not specified - [ GS]1 [RS]2

Third bar code prints and scans a [ GS] for the two instances of #  - [ GS]1 [ GS]2

^XA^FO300,100^BRN,6,,,,6^FH_^FD#1#23456#789^FS 

^FO200,250^BRN,6,,,,6^FH_^FD#1_5E2^FS

^FO600,250^BRN,6,,,,6^FH_^FD#1#2^FS^XZ

Additional Information

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