Channel Code - Barcode Type¶
A highly compressed symbol for numeric data. The number of channels in the symbol can be between 3 and 8, which can be specified by setting the value of option_2. It can also be determined by the length of the input data; for example, a three-character input string generates a 4-channel code by default. The maximum values permitted depend on the number of channels used, as shown in the table below:
| Channels | Minimum Value | Maximum Value |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 00 | 26 |
| 4 | 000 | 292 |
| 5 | 0000 | 3493 |
| 6 | 00000 | 44072 |
| 7 | 000000 | 576688 |
| 8 | 0000000 | 7742862 |
Note that 7 and 8 channel codes require a processor-intensive algorithm to generate, and so response times when generating these codes will be relatively slow.
