IDautomation MSI/Plessey Font PackMSI Plessey Barcode FontsPlatforms: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Size: 746 K Cost: $590
Descriptions IDautomation MSI/Plessey Font Pack:
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MSI Plessey Bar Code Fonts |
Specifications
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MSI / Plessey Barcode Symbology Information |
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The MSI Plessey barcode was designed in the 1970s
by the Plessey Company in England and has been used primarily in libraries and
retail applications.
- The symbology of the MSI Plessey character set consists of bar code symbols representing the numbers 0-9, the start character and the stop character. In the MSI Plessey font, the parentheses are used for start and stop characters.
- Printing the MSI Plessey barcode requires the calculation of a check digit which makes it a difficult font to use for non-programmers or users that do not implement our font automation tools. If you are not a programmer and you need an easy to use numeric barcode, consider our Codabar Barcode Font which does not require checksums to be calculated. If your application supports ActiveX in Windows, we also sell easy to use "drag and drop" Linear ActiveX Controls that support MSI Plessey as well as other barcode types and they automatically calculate the checksum.
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MSI Plessey Barcode Font Advantage Package Features |
- Tools Provided - to help users integrate barcode fonts into their applications, we provide font automation tools with our fonts that include MS Office Macros for Word, Excel and Access, Visual Basic, FoxPro, ANSI C and JAVA Source Code, ActiveX DLLs for development platforms that support Microsoft's ActiveX / COM technology, Crystal Reports User Function Libraries (UFLs) and a check digit calculation application with Visual Basic source code as a free download for programmers and technical users. The DLLs, macros, UFLs and code provided automatically format the start, stop and check characters to the barcode font.
- Versions Provided - The MSI Plessey barcode fonts are scaleable and should be printed at the correct font size to suit your application and scanning equipment. The MSI font is designed to be printed from 6 to 18 points. Four (4) versions of the MSI Plessey barcode fonts are provided to support different width and height requirements. Fonts beginning with IDAutomationHMSI are "human readable" versions. The last characters in the MSI Plessey barcode font name determines the height of the barcode with the shortest being IDAutomationMSIXS and the tallest being IDAutomationMSIL. To determine which MSI Plessey barcode font to use, first print out the IDAutomationMSIXS barcode font at various font sizes to determine which size is the smallest that will work with your scanning equipment. Then, choose the tallest version that will fit in your scanning area.
- Multiple Formats Provided - when you purchase a license for this font, you will receive all versions
in a single ZIP file. The manual is supplied in a file named
"readme" in the ZIP file. The following fonts are included:
- TrueType fonts are supplied in PC and Macintosh format. The TrueType TTF fonts are compatible with Macintosh OS X and all versions of Microsoft Windows, including Pocket PC. Macintosh formatted MTT TrueType fonts are compatible with Macintosh System 7.1 and above.
- OpenType OTF fonts with PostScript outlines are provided. These are compatible with Windows, Macintosh OS X and other systems supporting the OpenType format.
- PostScript Type 1 fonts are supplied in binary, ASCII and Macintosh Classic MacBinary versions.
- Also included in this package are PCL laserjet soft fonts in 8, 10, 12 and 14 points.
- With the purchase of a Developer License and 1 year of support and upgrade protection, we can convert fonts from this package to PCL 4, Xerox Metacode, XES, FNT, BDF, FON and AFP. More about this is provided here. The Developer License also grants you the right to convert our fonts to other formats as necessary including TrueDoc and OpenType.
- You may also get more information on what font types are provided.
- For the most up to date installation procedures for other operating systems, please visit our Technical Support Site.
Eight different versions of the MSI Plessey barcode fonts are provided to support human readable versions and different height requirements. Fonts with the letter "H" in the font name are "human readable" versions. The last characters in the MSI Plessey barcode font name determines the height of the barcode, with the shortest being "XS" and the tallest being "L". Because each single font can be printed at various point sizes, there are several combinations of heights and widths that can be produced. (click here to view font names prior to July, 2003)
| Font name of purchased version | Font name of eval version* | Font height at 12 points* |
| MSI Plessey Fonts with no text below the barcode: | ||
| IDAutomationMSIXS | IDAutomationSMSIXS | 1/4" (.25") or .6 cm |
| IDAutomationMSIS | IDAutomationSMSIS | 1/2" (.5") or 1.2 cm |
| IDAutomationMSIM | IDAutomationSMSIM | 1" or 2.5 cm |
| IDAutomationMSIL | IDAutomationSMSIL | 1 1/4" (1.25") or 3.1 cm |
| MSI Plessey Fonts with text below the barcode: | ||
| IDAutomationHMSIXS | IDAutomationSHMSIXS | 1/4" (.25") or .6 cm |
| IDAutomationHMSIS | IDAutomationSHMSIS | 1/2" (.5") or 1.2 cm |
| IDAutomationHMSIM | IDAutomationSHMSIM | 1" or 2.5 cm |
| IDAutomationHMSIL | IDAutomationSHMSIL | 1 1/4" (1.25") or 3.1 cm |
| * Measurements are approximate and were measured
when printed at 12 points which should work for most scanners. Measurements
for Human Readable fonts do not include the text below. At 12 points, the X
dimension is about 8 mils.
To print at a different height, find the font that has the height closest
to what you need and use this formula to find the point size you need to
print the font at to get that height: |
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To Order the MSI Plessey Font Advantage Package |
NOTE: After you order the MSI Plessey Font Advantage Package license, you will receive our fully functional MSI Plessey barcode font set with rights to use our macros, tools and source code. Before you order, we suggest that you download the evaluation version of the barcode font to make sure it will work with your application. You may also wish to do the following:
- Read about the quality of our fonts.
- Developers - understand methods of distributing our components with your application.
- Review the Font License Agreement.
- Get a list of what font types and versions are provided.
- Understand how the order process works.
- Review our privacy policy.
- Subscribe to our newsletter so you can be informed of product updates.
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We offer secure online ordering by credit card and immediate delivery via download after your order is approved. If ordering by PO, phone or another method, please follow these procedures. |
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Pricing and Licensing:
The following is a summary of licensing and pricing, refer to the License Agreement for details about the license.
- The Small Company Developer License costs $295. With this license, the rights of the Developer License are granted to all organizations with a gross annual revenue or funding of less than 2 million U.S. Dollars (or equivalent amount in a foreign currency) if that company purchases either three (3) Single User Licenses for the same font product or the Small Company Developer License and sends us a signed Small Company Agreement which is located at http://www.idautomation.com/sca/.
- The Developer License costs $590 and allows one developer royalty-free distribution of the Software internally (in the same organization) and externally (outside the organization bundled with an application) up to 10,000 user licenses, provided you adhere to the Developer License distribution terms. When distributing the fonts outside your organization, you may not resell, rent, lease or distribute the fonts alone, they must be distributed as a component of an application and bundled with an application or with the application's installation files. For details, review the distribution terms. If you have more than one developer that will be developing applications using the fonts, you will need to purchase a Developer License for each additional developer.
- The 5 Developer License costs $1180 and grants the rights of the Developer License for up to 5 developers and 20,000 user licenses. This license is also granted if two Developer Licenses are purchased.
- The Unlimited Developer License costs $1770 and grants the rights of the Developer License for an unlimited number of developers and an unlimited number of user licenses. This license is also granted if three Developer Licenses are purchased.
- The Single User License costs $99 and allows use of the Software for one effective user in your
organization. The number of effective users for software licensing is
determined by the method defined below that returns the greatest number.
- The number of users contributing to the data that is printed with the Software. For example, 100 users entering or editing data on a host where only 1 program prints barcodes to 1 printer, would require 100 user licenses. According to the multi-user licensing below, this would require 4 Single User Licenses to be purchased.
- The number of users that have the Software installed on their CPU.
- The number of printers that are being printed to with the Software. For example, 1 user printing to 5 printers would require 5 licenses. Per the multi-user licensing below, only 2 Single User Licenses would need to be purchased.
- Multi-User Licenses are obtained by ordering
multiple single user licenses of the same product. The effective number of
licensed users is determined by the following:
1 Single User License = 1 licensed user
2 Single User Licenses = 5 licensed users
3 Single User Licenses = 25 licensed users
4 Single User Licenses = 100 licensed users
5 Single User Licenses = 500 licensed users
6 Single User Licenses = Developer License Granted for 10,000 licensed users - The Complete Barcode, MICR and OCR Font License allows you to order all of our fonts in one package for a reasonable price. Single user versions are available as well as multi-user and developer licenses. View the link above for pricing on this license.
- We offer free technical support and product upgrades for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase on all software products. Technical support and product upgrades may be provided beyond 90 days if the Extended Support and Upgrade Protection option is purchased when you order.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us. View our product index to obtain a list of all products we offer.
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MSI Code Check Digit Calculation Example |
To print the MSI barcode symbols for the number 173946 you would need to type or print (1739465) . In this example, the check digit is 5. This is how we calculated the MSI Plessey Code check digit manually:
- The number to be encoded is 173946. Starting from the right side of the number (the units position), collect all of the odd position digits (i.e. digit 1, digit 3, digit 5, etc.) and create a new number leaving the digits in their left to right order. Our new number would be 796.
- Multiply the new number by 2. (796 x 2 = 1592)
- Add the digits of the product created in Step 2. (1 + 5 + 9 + 2 = 17)
- Starting from the right side of the number (the units position), collect all of the even position digits (i.e. digit 2, digit 4, digit 6, etc.) and create a new number leaving the digits in their left to right order. Our new number would be 134.
- Add the digits of the number created in Step 4. (1 + 3 + 4 = 8)
- Add the sums obtained in step 3 and 5. (17 + 8 = 25)
- Determine the smallest number, when added to the result of Step 6 (25), that will produce a multiple of 10. This value is the remainder obtained when dividing the result of Step 6 (25) by 10. 25 divided by 10 = 2 with a remainder of 5. The check digit is 5.
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Font names used prior to July, 2003 |
The last character in the MSI Plessey barcode font name determines the height of the barcode with the shortest being "A" and the tallest being "D".
| Font name of purchased version | Font name of eval version* | Font height at 12 points* |
| MSI Plessey Fonts with no text below the barcode: | ||
| ADVMSIA | SMSIA | 1/4" (.25") or .6 cm |
| ADVMSIB | SMSIB | 1/2" (.5") or 1.2 cm |
| ADVMSIC | SMSIC | 1" or 2.5 cm |
| ADVMSID | SMSID | 1 1/4" (1.25") or 3.1 cm |
| MSI Plessey Fonts with text below the barcode: | ||
| MSIHRA | SMSIHRA | 1/4" (.25") or .6 cm |
| MSIHRB | SMSIHRB | 1/2" (.5") or 1.2 cm |
| MSIHRC | SMSIHRC | 1" or 2.5 cm |
| MSIHRD | SMSIHRD | 1 1/4" (1.25") or 3.1 cm |
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