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Plessey Barcode

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Plessey is one of the earliest barcodes, created by the British electronics firm Plessey. It encodes the digits 0-9 and letters A-F and lives on mainly in older library and shelf-label systems.

Also called Plessey Code, Anker Code (variant).

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Specifications

StandardNo ISO standard
Character setHexadecimal: 0-9 and A-F
CapacityVariable
Check digitPDF: no check digit; original Plessey uses a CRC-type check (implementation-dependent)
Dimension1D linear

Where it is used

Library systems and retail shelf labels (UK, legacy)

People use it for library systems and retail shelf labels (UK, legacy).

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Example

1234567890

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Questions

Is Plessey still used?

Library systems and retail shelf labels (UK, legacy). Plessey is one of the earliest barcodes, created by the British electronics firm Plessey. The camera app does not scan this. The Zebra app does not scan this.

What is the difference between Plessey and MSI Plessey?

Plessey is one of the earliest barcodes, created by the British electronics firm Plessey. Character set: Hexadecimal: 0-9 and A-F. The camera app does not scan this. The Zebra app does not scan this.

Which apps can read Plessey barcodes?

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