Plain English

A pulse-width modulated barcode developed in England. Used primarily in UK and European library systems and some retail shelf-edge labels. Encodes hexadecimal digits (0-9, A-F).

When to use

UK library systems, European retail shelf-edge pricing, and legacy Plessey-based systems.

Syntax

^BPo,e,h,f,g

Parameters

ParameterDescription
oRotation
eCheck digit: Y or N
hHeight
fShow text: Y or N
gText above: Y or N

Example

^XA
^FO50,50^BY2^BPN,N,80,Y,N^FD1234ABCD^FS
^XZ

Plessey barcode with hexadecimal data

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