Barcode ISO standards can be confusing, here is a high-level summary of each standard to help you figure out which ISO standard is right for your barcoding applications. 15416 covers regular 1D barcodes, such as UPC. It is the document…
ISO Standards
How to Test a Barcode
If your organization produces barcodes in any way, it’s essential that your barcodes are tested. That’s because testing – which is more accurately called verification – is the only way to ensure your codes will be readable. What happens if…
Dot Versions of Matrix Codes
Why Dot Symbols do not pass ISO/IEC 15415 and what can be done about it The process of grading a 2D matrix symbol according to ISO/IEC 15415 begins with the process of decoding it according to the symbology specification (reference…
Update on Cell Phone Bar Codes
In my post on QR Code s for cell phones I indicated (although I did not discuss too much) that there are three separate but related issues within the whole cell phone bar code arena: 1) Displaying bar codes on…