BS ISO/IEC 15438:2015

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols, operations and abbreviated terms
5 Requirements
Annex A (normative) - Encoding/decoding table of
        PDF417 symbol character barspace sequences
Annex B (normative) - The default character set for
        Byte Compaction mode
Annex C (normative) - Byte Compaction mode
        encoding algorithm
Annex D (normative) - Numeric Compaction mode
        encoding algorithm
Annex E (normative) - User selection of error
        correction level
Annex F (normative) - Tables of coefficients for
        calculating PDF417 error correction codewords
Annex G (normative) - Compact PDF417
Annex H (normative) - Macro PDF417
Annex I (normative) - Testing PDF417 symbol quality
Annex J (normative) - Reference decode algorithm
        for PDF417
Annex K (normative) - Error correction procedures
Annex L (normative) - Symbology identifier
Annex M (normative) - Transmission protocol for
        decoders conforming with original PDF417
        standards
Annex N (informative) - Algorithm to minimise the
        number of codewords
Annex O (informative) - Guidelines to determine the
        symbol matrix
Annex P (informative) - Calculating the coefficients for
        generating the error correction
        codewords - worked example
Annex Q (informative) - Generating the error correction
        codewords - worked example
Annex R (informative) - Division circuit procedure for
        generating error correction codewords
Annex S (informative) - Additional guidelines for the
        use of PDF417
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Defines the requirements for the bar code symbology known as PDF417. Describes PDF417 symbology characteristics, data character encodation, symbol formats, dimensions, error correction rules, reference decoding algorithm, and a number of application parameters.

This International Standard specifies the requirements for the bar code symbology known as PDF417. It specifies PDF417 symbology characteristics, data character encodation, symbol formats, dimensions, error correction rules, reference decoding algorithm, and a number of application parameters.