DataBar Omnidirectional / Stacked Omnidirectional

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Overview

DataBar Omnidirectional and DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional barcode types allow encoding 14-digit numerical data streams. They support encoding Global Coupon Number (GCN) and selected Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) formats, i.e., GTIN-8, GTIN-12, GTIN-13, and GTIN-14.

If GCN or GTIN contains less than 14 digits, zeros are appended to the left side of the input message so that 14 characters are encoded in total.

Examples	DataBar Omnidirectional	DataBar Omnidirectional Stacked

Usage Scenarios

These barcode types have been introduced to facilitate retail point-of-sale operational tasks and are widely used to label various items that are difficult to mark, e.g. fresh food products, hardware, and jewelry.

Characteristics

Encoding Character Set

Numerical digits (0-9) can be encoded.

Barcode Structure

DataBar Omnidirectional

Barcodes consist of the following elements:

• Left guard pattern (narrow space, narrow bar)
• Left pair of data characters with a finder pattern including a check digit between them
• Right guard pattern (narrow space, narrow bar)
• Right pair of data characters with a finder pattern in between including a check digit

The first digit serves as a flag that determines whether this barcode is a part of a composite barcode. The following 13 digits are intended to store information.
The input message is divided into four segments placed between two finder patterns. Data characters in the left pair of characters have a width of 16 modules per character (4 bars and 4 spaces in total). Data characters in the right pair are composed of 15 modules each (4 bars and 4 spaces overall); finder patterns have the same width with the difference that the first one includes 3 spaces and 2 bars, and the second one comprises 2 spaces and 3 bars. Quiet zones are not needed.

DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional

Barcodes have the following structure:

• Top row composed of the left half of a DataBar Omnidirectional barcode (left finder pattern, the first character, a finder pattern, the second character) combined with a finder pattern of a bar and a space
• Separator pattern
• Bottom row comprising a finder pattern and the right half of the code (the fourth character, a finder pattern, the third character, the right guard pattern)

Quiet zones are not necessary.

Size Dimensions

Each DataBar Omnidirectional barcode is composed of 46 bars and spaces including 96 modules in total. To enable omnidirectional readability, DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional must have the height of each row of at least 33 modules, and the height of the separator pattern must be at least 3 modules.

Encoding Capacity and Data Density

These barcode types can be used to encode 14-digit numerical data streams.

Checksum Controls

Check digits that are computed based on the modulo 79 algorithm are included in finder patterns.

Advantages and Limitations

Such barcodes can be scanned omnidirectionally.

How to Generate and Read DataBar Omnidirectional / Omnidirectional Stacked

DataBar Omnidirectional Generation

C#

//generate DataBar OmniDirectional Barcode
using (BarcodeGenerator gen = new BarcodeGenerator(EncodeTypes.DatabarOmniDirectional, "(01)12345678901231"))
{
    gen.Parameters.Barcode.XDimension.Pixels = 2;
    gen.Save($"{path}DataBarOmniDirectional.png", BarCodeImageFormat.Png);
}

Java

public void generateAndRead()
    {
        String filePath = Global.getTestDataFolder("cards") + "DataBarOmnidirectional.png";//"path/to/image.png";
        //generate
        BarcodeGenerator bg = new BarcodeGenerator(EncodeTypes.DATABAR_OMNI_DIRECTIONAL, "(01)12345678901231");
        {
            bg.getParameters().getBarcode().getXDimension().setPixels(2);
            try
            {
                bg.save(filePath, BarCodeImageFormat.PNG);
            }
            catch (IOException e)
            {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }

C++

//generate DataBar OmniDirectional Barcode
System::SharedPtr<BarcodeGenerator> gen = System::MakeObject<BarcodeGenerator>(EncodeTypes::DatabarOmniDirectional, u"(01)12345678901231");
gen->get_Parameters()->get_Barcode()->get_XDimension()->set_Pixels(2.0f);
gen->Save(path + u"DataBarOmniDirectional.png", Aspose::BarCode::Generation::BarCodeImageFormat::Png);
    

DataBar Omnidirectional Recognition

C#

//recognize DataBar OmniDirectional Barcode
using (BarCodeReader read = new BarCodeReader($"{path}DataBarOmniDirectional.png", DecodeType.DatabarOmniDirectional, DecodeType.DatabarStackedOmniDirectional))
    foreach (BarCodeResult result in read.ReadBarCodes())
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"CodeType:{result.CodeTypeName}");
        Console.WriteLine($"CodeText:{result.CodeText}");
    }

Java

public void generateAndRead()
    {
        String filePath = Global.getTestDataFolder("cards") + "DataBarOmnidirectional.png";//"path/to/image.png";
    
        //recognize
        BarCodeReader br = new BarCodeReader(filePath, DecodeType.DATABAR_OMNI_DIRECTIONAL,DecodeType.DATABAR_STACKED_OMNI_DIRECTIONAL);
        BarCodeResult[] barCodeResults = br.readBarCodes();
        for (BarCodeResult result : barCodeResults)
        {
            System.out.println("CodeType: " + result.getCodeTypeName());
            System.out.println("CodeText: " + result.getCodeText());
        }
    }

C++

//recognize DataBar OmniDirectional Barcode
System::SharedPtr<BarCodeReader> read = System::MakeObject<BarCodeReader>(path + u"DataBarOmniDirectional.png", System::MakeArray<System::SharedPtr<BaseDecodeType>>({DecodeType::DatabarOmniDirectional, DecodeType::DatabarStackedOmniDirectional}));
for (System::SharedPtr<BarCodeResult> result : read->ReadBarCodes())
    {
        System::Console::WriteLine(System::String(u"CodeType:") + result->get_CodeTypeName());
        System::Console::WriteLine(System::String(u"CodeText:") + result->get_CodeText());
    }

DataBar Omnidirectional Stacked Generation

C#

//generate DataBar OmniDirectional Stacked Barcode
using (BarcodeGenerator gen = new BarcodeGenerator(EncodeTypes.DatabarStackedOmniDirectional, "(01)12345678901231"))
{
    gen.Parameters.Barcode.XDimension.Pixels = 2;
    gen.Save($"{path}DataBarOmniDirectionalStacked.png", BarCodeImageFormat.Png);
}

Java

public void generateAndRead()
    {
        String filePath = Global.getTestDataFolder("cards") + "DataBarOmnidirectionalStacked.png";//"path/to/image.png";
        //generate
        BarcodeGenerator bg = new BarcodeGenerator(EncodeTypes.DATABAR_STACKED_OMNI_DIRECTIONAL, "(01)12345678901231");
        {
            bg.getParameters().getBarcode().getXDimension().setPixels(2);
            try
            {
                bg.save(filePath, BarCodeImageFormat.PNG);
            }
            catch (IOException e)
            {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }

C++

//generate DataBar OmniDirectional Stacked Barcode
System::SharedPtr<BarcodeGenerator> gen = System::MakeObject<BarcodeGenerator>(EncodeTypes::DatabarStackedOmniDirectional, u"(01)12345678901231");
gen->get_Parameters()->get_Barcode()->get_XDimension()->set_Pixels(2.0f);
gen->Save(path + u"DataBarOmniDirectionalStacked.png", Aspose::BarCode::Generation::BarCodeImageFormat::Png);

DataBar Omnidirectional Stacked Recognition

C#

//recognize DataBar OmniDirectional Stacked Barcode
using (BarCodeReader read = new BarCodeReader($"{path}DataBarOmniDirectionalStacked.png", DecodeType.DatabarOmniDirectional, DecodeType.DatabarStackedOmniDirectional))
    foreach (BarCodeResult result in read.ReadBarCodes())
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"CodeType:{result.CodeTypeName}");
        Console.WriteLine($"CodeText:{result.CodeText}");
    }

Java

public void generateAndRead()
    {
        String filePath = Global.getTestDataFolder("cards") + "DataBarOmnidirectionalStacked.png";//"path/to/image.png";
    
        //recognize
        BarCodeReader br = new BarCodeReader(filePath, DecodeType.DATABAR_OMNI_DIRECTIONAL,DecodeType.DATABAR_STACKED_OMNI_DIRECTIONAL);
        BarCodeResult[] barCodeResults = br.readBarCodes();
        for (BarCodeResult result : barCodeResults)
        {
            System.out.println("CodeType: " + result.getCodeTypeName());
            System.out.println("CodeText: " + result.getCodeText());
        }
    }

C++

//recognize DataBar OmniDirectional Stacked Barcode
System::SharedPtr<BarCodeReader> read = System::MakeObject<BarCodeReader>(path + u"DataBarOmniDirectionalStacked.png", System::MakeArray<System::SharedPtr<BaseDecodeType>>({DecodeType::DatabarOmniDirectional, DecodeType::DatabarStackedOmniDirectional}));
for (System::SharedPtr<BarCodeResult> result : read->ReadBarCodes())
    {
        System::Console::WriteLine(System::String(u"CodeType:") + result->get_CodeTypeName());
        System::Console::WriteLine(System::String(u"CodeText:") + result->get_CodeText());
    }