We use bar codes on our boards and have allot of trouble with defining some sort of specification for it. Info will help, thanks.. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Bryant <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 8:49 PM Subject: Re: [TN] Bar Code Standards > David, > > Within the general IPC guideline and generally speaking, "human readable" > and "barcode", assembly no., date code, unique serial no. and CM identifier > will usually suffice the basic needs in a small footprint. Having worked for > a CM designing barcode labels for assembly processes, customer products, and > internal procedures the labels are personal to each customer with creative > ways of building intelligence into the limited barcode encrypted data. Don't > know of a standard barcode format either. Some of the common barcodes I've > seen would be the UPC code with check digit commonly seen on consumer > products, code 39, and code 128 to name a few, code 128 being the most > flexible. However, now with the introduction of the 2D barcode labels short > stories can be encrypted into barcodes that are only 1" wide and 1" long and > hold complete paragraphs of data never before considered as part of > sub-assembly labeling information. Barcode labels don't have to be just > black and white lines anymore. > > AJB > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bernard, David" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 4:54 AM > Subject: [TN] Bar Code Standards > > > > Dear Technetters, > > > > Can anybody tell me if there are any recommended standards for the > > suggested data content within bar codes used on boards? > > > > Thank you, > > > > David > > > > David Bernard > > > > Dage Holdings Plc > > Rabans Lane > > Aylesbury > > Buckinghamshire > > HP19 8RG > > United Kingdom > > > > Tel: 01296 317860 - Direct > > Tel: 01296 317800 > > Fax: 01296 435408 > > E: [log in to unmask] > > W: www.dage-group.com > > > > > > > > intY (www.inty.com) has automatically scanned this email using Sophos > Anti-Virus > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d > > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > > To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: > SET Technet NOMAIL > > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > > Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional > > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 > ext.5315 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------