Plessey Barcode

This Symbology is also known as UK Plessey

This Barcode Symbology is supported by the following Neodynamic products:

Overview

Pleassey Code is a pulse-width modulated, continuous, non-self- checking symbology, developed in 1971 by The Plessey Company plc, a British-based company. It is one of the first barcode symbology, and is still used in some rare libraries and for shelf tags in retail stores, in part as a solution to their internal requirement for stock control. The system was first used in the early 1970s by J.Sainsbury to identify all of its products on supermarket shelves for its product restocking system.

How to create Plessey barcodes using Barcode Professional for

Note: Please refer to the Class Reference documentation for more information about the properties and methods stated in this document.
In order to get a Plessey barcode image, please follow these steps:
  • Set the Symbology property to Plessey
  • Setting up dimensions and quiet zones:
    • Set the BarWidth and BarHeight properties (Values are expressed in Inches)
    • Set the QuietZoneWidth property (Value is expressed in Inches)
    • Set the TopMargin and BottomMargin properties (Values are expressed in Inches)
  • Set the Code property with the value to encode.
Note: Please refer to the Class Reference documentation for more information about the properties and methods stated in this document.
In order to get a Plessey barcode image, please follow these steps:
  • Set the Symbology property to Plessey
  • Setting up dimensions and quiet zones:
    All values for barcode dimensions are expressed in INCHES by default. However, Barcode Professional supports other unit of measurement such as Millimeter, Centimeter, and Mils. For modifying the unit of measurement for barcoding, please set up the BarcodeUnit property as needed.
    • Set the BarWidth and BarHeight properties (Values are expressed in Inches)
    • Set the QuietZone property (Value is expressed in Inches)
  • Set the Code property with the value to encode.

Example of Plessey barcode images

Code property = 12345 will produce the following barcode image:

Plessey Barcode - Code property = 12345