Deutsche Post Leitcode Scanner

Barcode Scanning Deutsche Post Leitcode is used by the German postal system (Deutsche Post AG [DHL]) to specify the destination for mail. It is a variant of the Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology. Symbol Structure The symbol comprises the following elements: Leading quiet zone Start pattern (narrow bar, narrow space, narrow bar, narrow space) One or more pairs of symbol characters that represent data (including an optional check digit) Stop pattern (wide bar, narrow space, narrow bar) Trailing quiet zone Deutsche Post Leitcode encodes a string of 14 digits, as follows: Five-digit postal code Three-digit street identifier Three-digit house number Two-digit product code One-digit check digit Deutsche Post Leitcode imposes a format on the human readable interpretation that includes periods (which are not part of the barcode symbol). Character Set This symbolo…

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