MSI, a variation on the Plessey code, was made for shelf edge labels and inventory tags rather than for anything that travels. Each character is four bits drawn as four bar and space pairs.
Type Token
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type token | MSI |
| Enum case | BarcodeType::MSI |
| Family | Linear |
| Class | \Com\Tecnick\Barcode\Type\Linear\Msi |
Input
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Character set | 0-9 and A-F |
| Length | 1 to 30000 characters |
| Check | none. Use MSI+ for the modulo 11 check digit |
| Extra parameters | none |
Examples
Ten digits
<?php
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
$barcode = new \Com\Tecnick\Barcode\Barcode();
$bobj = $barcode->getBarcodeObj(
type: 'MSI',
code: '0123456789',
width: -3,
height: -30,
color: 'black',
padding: [0, 0, 0, 0],
)->setBackgroundColor('white');
echo $bobj->getInlineSvgCode();
Errors
These payloads raise \Com\Tecnick\Barcode\Exception:
| Payload | Message |
|---|---|
GHI | Invalid character: 71 |
See Also
- tc-lib-barcode : the library overview.
- Rendering Options : size, colour, padding.
- Output Formats : every renderer.
- MSI with check digit : the same symbology with a check digit.
- Plessey : the format it varies.
- API reference : the generated class documentation.