Commercial Best Practices for Part Marking Louisville, Kentucky 12 March 2002

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Commercial Best Practices for Part
MarkingLouisville, Kentucky - 12 March 2002

• Craig K. Harmon, Q.E.D. Systems

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President, Q.E.D. Systems (founded in 1981)

• Advisor, U.S. Department of Defense Migration to
  Commercial Standards
• Chairman Project Editor, ANSI MH10.8.2 - Data
  Application Identifiers
• Chairman, ANSI MH10.8.3 - Syntax for High
  Capacity Media
• Chairman Project Editor, dpANSI MH10.8.7 -
  Product Marking
• USA Expert ISO TC 122/WG 4 7(Package Labeling)
• Project Editor, ISO 22742 - Product Packaging
  (CD)
• USA Expert IEC TC 91 (Packaging of Electronic
  Components - IEC 62090)
• Charter member, AIDC 100
• Project Editor, EIA Shipping Label, Product,
  Product Package, and Component Marking
• AIAG Bar Code, Applications, and 2D Committees
• National International standards on Data
  Semantics and Syntax
• National International standards on RFID
• National International standards on Containers
  Packaging
• National International standards on Biometrics

Visit our web sites www.qed.org and
www.autoid.org for up-to-date information on
Standards Technology
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Standards - Cross Industry

• International Organization for Standardization
  (ISO)
• ISO 22642 - Product Packaging
• International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
• IEC 62090 - Product Package Labels for Electronic
  Components Using Bar Code and Two Dimensional
  Symbologies
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• ANSI MH10.8.7 - Labeling and Direct Product
  Marking with Linear Bar Code and Two-Dimensional
  Symbols
• ANSI MH10.8.6 - Packaging - Linear bar code and
  two-dimensional symbols for product packaging

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Standards - Industry Specific

• Electronic Industries Association (EIA / CEA R9)
• EIA 624-A - Electronic Industries Association -
  Product Package Bar Code Label Standard for
  Non-Retail Applications
• EIA 621-A - Electronic Industries Association -
  Consumer Electronics Group Product and Packaging
  Bar Code Standard
• EIA 802 - Electronic Industries Alliance -
  Product Marking Standard
• EIA 706 - Electronic Industries Association -
  Component Marking Standard
• Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG)
• AIAG B4 - Parts Identification and Tracking Label
• Uniform Code Council (UCC/EAN)
• General EAN.UCC Specifications

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Other Documents of Interest

• International Aerospace Quality Group
• Data Matrix (2D) Bar Coding Quality Requirements
  for Parts marking
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• NASA-HDBK-P027 Application of Data Matrix
  Identification Symbols to Aerospace Parts Using
  Direct Part Marking Methods/Techniques
• NASA-STD-P026 - Standard for Applying Data Matrix
  Identification Symbols on Aerospace Parts
• Air Transport Association
• Spec 2000

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Types of Standards

• Technology (Symbology, RFID, I.C. Card)
• Data Content (DIs, AIs, Syntax)
• Conformance (Print Quality, Test Specifications)
• Application Standards (Ship Label, Product
  Package,Product Marking)

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Technical Standards Optically-Readable
MediaISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31/WG 1

• Bar Code Symbology Specification
• ISO 16388 - Code 39
• ISO 15417 - Code 128
• ISO 15420 - EAN/U.P.C.
• ISO 16390 - Interleaved 2 of 5
• ISO 15438 - PDF417
• ISO 16023 - MaxiCode
• ISO 16022 - Data Matrix
• ISO 18004 - QR Code

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Data Content StandardsISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31/WG 2
WG 4/SG 1

• ISO 15424 - Data Carrier/Symbology Identifiers
• ISO 15418 - EAN.UCC Application Identifiers and
  FACT Data Identifiers and Maintenance
• ISO 15434 - Syntax for High Capacity ADC Media
• ISO 15459 - Unique ID for Transport Units Part
  1 Technical Standard Part 2 Procedural
  Standard
• ISO 15961 - Host Interrogator-Tag Functional
  Commands Other Syntax Features
• ISO 15962 - Transfer Syntax
• ISO 15963 - Unique ID of RF Tag (Technical Report)

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Linear Bar Code Symbol Examples
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Data Structure
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ANSI MH10.8.3/ISO 15434 Enveloping Structure
Message Header
M e s s a g e E n v e l o p e
E n v e l o p e
Format Header
F o r m a t
Formatted Data
Format Trailer
E n v e l o p e
Format Header
F o r m a t
Formatted Data
Format Trailer
Message Trailer
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EIA Ship Receive Data in ASCII 266 bytes
)gtRS Compliance Indicator 03FSGSUS003030 X1
2 Segments Format Header N1GSSFGSTELECOM
SUPPLIERFS Ship From Name N3GS185 MONMOUTH
PKWYFS Ship From Street Address N4GSW LONG
BRANCHGSNJGS07764-1394FS Ship From City, State,
Zip N1GSSTGSTELECOM CUSTOMERFS Ship To
Name N3GS2020 VALLEYDALE ROADFS Ship To Street
Address N4GSBURMINHAMGSALGS35244FS Ship To City,
State, Zip PIDGSFGS02GSGSGSRINGER C4CRS Product
Description 06GS Data Identifier Format
Header 3S0662742MV96421234FS Package ID
(Container License Plate) 14K123456789001FS Cus
tomer PO plus Line Item PAA00211211FS Custom
er Product ID Q1FS Quantity (Each
Implied) 1P102764007FS Supplier Product
ID 13Q1/1FS Package Count Box 1 of 1
Boxes 2Q3LBRS EOT Package Weight
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ATA TEIs vs ANSI DIs
Information DI TEI Data Supplier
(DUNS number) lt12Vgt ltSPL_gt
043325711 Product Code (supplier
assigned) lt1Pgt ltPNR_gt MH80312 Serial
Number ltSgt ltSER_gt 2C1S001 Data of
Manufacture (YYYYMMDD) lt16Dgt ltDMF_gt
19801107 Encoded with DIs in ANSI MH10.8.3 51
characters )gtRS06GS12V043325711GS1PMH80312
GSS2C1S001 GS16D19801107EOT Encoded with TEIs
Using SPEC 2000 49 characters (no unambiguous
header/trailer) SPL_043325711/PNR_
MH80312/SER_2C1S001/DMF_1980110
They both have the same functionality the
difference is that DIs are a cross-industry
international standard and TEIs are a
specification unique to the aerospace industry.
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Conformance Standards Optically-Readable Media

• Bar Code 2D Symbols
• ISO 15416 - Print Quality Test Spec - Linear
  symbols
• ISO 15415 - Print Quality Test Spec - 2D symbols
• ISO 15426-1 - Verifier Conformance Spec - Linear
• ISO 15426-2 - Verifier Conformance Spec - 2D
• ISO 15423-1 - Scanner Decoder Performance
  Testing - Linear
• ISO 15423-2 - Scanner Decoder Performance
  Testing - 2D
• ISO 15419 - Digital Imaging, Printer Performance
  Testing Bar Code Printing Software
• ISO 15421 - Master Test Specification

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The Layers of Logistic Units (Optically Readable
Media)
Layer 5ISO TC 204 (None)AIAG B-15
Layer 4ISO TC 104 (None)
Layer 3ISO TC 122/WG 4 (15394)ANSI
MH10.8.1AIAG B-10/14EIA 556-BUCC 6
Layer 2ISO TC 122/WG 4 (15394)ANSI
MH10.8.1AIAG B-10/14EIA 556-BUCC 6/EAN Genl
Spec
Layer 1ISO TC 122/WG 7ANSI MH10.8.xAIAG B-4
(TBD)EIA 621/624 IEC TC 91 UCC 1 /EAN Genl Spec
Layer 0ISO TC 122 (TBD)ANSI MH10.8.xAIAG
B-4EIA SP-3497UCC 1 /EAN Genl Spec
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The Layers of Logistic Units (Radio Frequency
Identification - RFID)
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Definitions
Product - A first level or higher assembly that
is sold in a complete end-usable
configuration. Product Package - The first tie,
wrap or container to a single item or quantity
thereof that constitutes a complete identifiable
pack. A product package may be an item packaged
singularly, multiple quantities of the same item
packaged together or a group of parts packaged
together. For the purposes of this document the
term product package includes component
packages and packaging intended for storage and
transport. Component - Parts (e.g., for
electronic products, bare printed circuit boards,
integrated circuits, capacitors, diodes,
electronic modules, switches, heat sinks,
resistors, electronic/electrical connector, etc.)
of a first level assembly.
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EIA 802 - Product Marking
5.3.2 Two-Dimensional Symbol Requirements The
two-dimensional symbols referenced in this
document are Data Matrix ECC 200 and MicroPDF417.
The encoding of data in Data Matrix ECC 200
shall be in accordance with AIM International
Technical Specification - International Symbology
Specification - Data Matrix using ECC 200. The
encoding of data in MicroPDF417 shall be in
accordance with AIM International Technical
Specification International Symbology
Specification MicroPDF417. The encoding of data
shall follow the ANSI MH10.8.3M/ISO 15434 message
format and syntax rules.
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EIA 706 - Component Marking
6. Symbology Requirements The symbology
specified by this standard is Data Matrix ECC200,
as defined in ISO/IEC 16022. 6.1 Level of Error
Correction The error correction level shall be
ECC200. 6.2 Physical Characteristics of the
Symbol This section defines the marking
requirements for the symbol. 6.2.1 Symbol
Size The maximum symbol size shall be 7 mm by 7
mm.
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ISO CD22742 - Product Package Data Structure
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Examples (Product Package)
PDF417
Data Matrix
QR Code
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Recommendations 1

• For now, focus on labeling and the use of data
  plates for product marking
• Imager read products should have a minimum
  element dimension of 0.015 (0.38 mm)
• Laser read products should have a minimum element
  dimension of 0.010 (0.25 mm)

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Recommendations 2

• When ISO 15415 is published is plenty soon enough
  to begin the direct marking of parts
• Make print quality part of product quality
  require the same quality for the mark as you do
  the product
• Contribute symbols (good ones and ones that
  failed to read) to the AIM TSC 2D print quality
  effort

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Recommendations 3

• Read all available literature, e.g, IAQG, EIA
  706, and NASA documents before jumping into the
  fray

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Thank You!!!