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A license is required for each computer this
software is installed on; |
NOTE: IDAutomation provides several Font Tools that are free to use with IDAutomation fonts. The font tools automatically format characters to the barcode font. Implementation tutorials are provided with each font tool. When it is only necessary to create a single barcode, IDAutomation recommends using the Online Font Encoder.
Demo Version Note:
The sample fonts provided in the demo version may be used for
evaluation purposes only. The only restriction in the demo version is a
watermark at the top of the seven digit. To ensure scanning errors do not
occur, direct the scanner to the middle or lower portion of the symbol.
The watermark will not appear in the
licensed
version. All sample fonts include the letter "S" in the name to
differentiate them from the
licensed
version.
Symbology Information |
The MSI Plessey barcode was designed in the 1970s by the Plessey Company in England and has been used primarily in libraries and retail applications. The symbology of the MSI Plessey character set consists of barcode symbols representing the numbers 0-9, the start character and the stop character. In the MSI Plessey font, the parentheses are used for start and stop characters.
MSI as a barcode font may be difficult to implement without one of IDAutomation's Font Tools, due to the required check digit calculation. If an easier-to-use barcode font is preferred and MSI is not required, consider IDAutomation's Codabar barcode font which does not require check digit characters. IDAutomation also provides many barcode components that may be easier to implement in applications and development environments such as Microsoft® Access, Visual Basic, .NET and Java due to their ability to automatically calculate the checksum and format the bar-code.
Advantage Package Features |
Installation Instructions |
NOTICE: When printing the barcode fonts at less than 12 points, a high quality printer with a 600 DPI or greater resolution should be used; it may also be necessary to reduce the print intensity, if you have increased this in the past to a value greater than normal. If you need to print barcodes smaller than 12 points with a 203 DPI printer, it is recommended you print at point sizes 6, or 11.5 to create a high quality barcode. For a 300 DPI printer, it is recommended you print at point sizes 4 or 7.8.
To install the TrueType fonts in Windows:
To install the TrueType font on the Classic Macintosh (OS 7.1 - OS 9):
PCL Fonts:
To obtain information about installing PCL fonts, please refer to the
PCLinfo.html document provided in the PCL folder of the package.
Font installation procedures for other operating systems are provided here
Eight different versions of the MSI Plessey barcode fonts are provided to support human readable versions and different height requirements. Fonts with the letter "H" in the font name are "human-readable" versions. The last characters in the MSI Plessey barcode font name determines the height of the barcode, with the shortest being "XS" and the tallest being "L". Because each single font can be printed at various point sizes, there are several height/width combinations that can be produced. (click for font names prior to July, 2003)
Font name of purchased version | Font name of eval version* | Font height at 12 points* |
MSI Plessey Fonts with no text below the barcode: | ||
IDAutomationMSIXS | IDAutomationSMSIXS | 1/4" (.25") or .6 cm |
IDAutomationMSIS | IDAutomationSMSIS | 1/2" (.5") or 1.2 cm |
IDAutomationMSIM | IDAutomationSMSIM | 1" or 2.5 cm |
IDAutomationMSIL | IDAutomationSMSIL | 1 1/4" (1.25") or 3.1 cm |
MSI Plessey Fonts with text below the barcode: | ||
IDAutomationHMSIXS | IDAutomationSHMSIXS | 1/4" (.25") or .6 cm |
IDAutomationHMSIS | IDAutomationSHMSIS | 1/2" (.5") or 1.2 cm |
IDAutomationHMSIM | IDAutomationSHMSIM | 1" or 2.5 cm |
IDAutomationHMSIL | IDAutomationSHMSIL | 1 1/4" (1.25") or 3.1 cm |
* Measurements are approximate and were measured
when printed at 12 points which should work for most scanners. Measurements
for Human Readable fonts do not include the text below. At 12 points, the X
dimension is about 8 mils.
To print at a different height, find the font that has the height closest
to what is needed and use this formula to find the point size to
print the font at to get that height:
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MSI Code Check Digit Calculation Example |
IDAutomation provides several free font tools, plugins, macros and source code samples that automatically format the data to the barcode fonts. Additionally, IDAutomation's Barcode Components automatically perform all necessary calculations. Therefore, manual check digit calculations are usually not necessary.
To manually calculate the check digit for the MSI barcode:
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