Barcode types

◎ 128barcode, the most common used one. The barcode number can be numbers or letters.

◎ 39barcode, the most common used one. The barcode number can be numbers or letters.

◎ EAN13 barcode, the common used one. The barcode number must be numbers and must be 13digits, the last number is check number.

◎ EAN8 barcode, the common used one. The barcode number must be numbers and must be 8digits, the last number is check number.

◎ UPC-A barcode, the common used one. The barcode number must be numbers and must be 12digits, the last number is check number.

◎ UPC-E barcode. The barcode number must be numbers and must be 8digits, the last number is check number.

◎ Interleaved 25barcode. The barcode number must be numbers.

The way to print Barcode

◎ Thermal print barcode (the cards must be laminated overlay)

◎ DOD barcode

◎ inkjet barcode

Barcode Look

◎ with barcode number display

       39code                128code               EAN13 code

◎ Without barcode number display

◎ Thermal print barcode

◎ DOD barcode

◎ inkjet barcode

The distance of the Barcode to the edge

◎ No less than 3mm

Magnetic strip type

◎ Hi-Co magnetic strip (high-coercivity), about 300OE, with high magnetism resisting.

◎ Lo-Co magnetic strip (low-coercivity), about 2750OE, with low magnetism resisting.

Encoding tracks

◎Track1: Can be written maximum 79 characters which included numbers, letters and some marks. In application, it’s read only.

◎Track2: Can be written maximum 40 characters which is only allowed numbers. In application, it’s read only.

◎Track3: Can be written maximum 107 characters which is only allowed numbers. In application, it can be read or write.

Magnetic strip output format 

◎Track1:       %00001?  

◎Track2:       ;00001?   

◎Track3:       +00001? 

Magnetic strip size 

◎88.5*12.7mm, 88.5*8.4mm

◎4mm to the card edge

Magnetic strip color 

◎the most common used is black. There’re silver, gold and brown.