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CODE 39 SYMBOLOGY CODE 39 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Code 39, the first alpha-numeric symbology to be developed, is still widely used-especially in non-retail environments. It is the standard bar code used by the United States Department of Defense, and is also used by the Health Industry Bar Code Council (HIBCC). Code 39 is also known as 3 of 9 Code and USD-3. A typical Code 39 barcode is: Code 39 is a discrete, variable-length symbology. It is self-checking in that a single print defect cannot transpose one character into another valid character. COMPUTING THE CHECKSUM DIGIT Since Code 39 is self-checking, a check digit normally isnt necessary. However, in applications that require an extremely high level of accuracy a modulo 43 checksum digit may be added. To calculate the optional checksum digit, follow the following steps. Take the value (0 through 42) of each character in the barcode. The start and stop characters are not included in the checksum calculation. Sum the value of each of the values of each of the characters described in step 1. Divide the result from step 2 by 43. The remainder from the division in step 3 is the checksum character that will be appended to the data message before the stop character. ENCODING THE SYMBOL Once the checksum digit has been calculated we know the entire message which must be encoded in the bars and spaces. Continuing with our example, we will encode, from zero, the Code 39 barcode we used in our example above: HI345678 with a checksum digit of 67. In the following text, we will discuss the encoding of the barcode by considering that the number 1 represents a dark or bar section of the barcode whereas a 0 represents a light or space section of the barcode. Thus the numbers 1101 represents a double-wide bar (11), followed by a single-wide space (0), followed by a single-wide bar (1). This would be printed in the barcode as: STRUCTURE OF A CODE 39 BARCODE A Code 39 barcode has the following structure: A start charac