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A stacked linear barcode encoding up to 1,850 alphanumeric characters across multiple rows, with built-in Reed-Solomon error correction. PDF417 is the standard format for US driver's licenses, airline boarding passes, and other government ID documents that require high data capacity in a printable format.


  




  

    

    

      

        
PDF417

        
        Stacked
        
      

      
      
      

        Type
        Stacked
      

      
      

      

        Data Length
        variable
      

      
      

      

        Character Set
        Full ASCII + binary data
      

      
      

      

        Year
        1991
      

      
    

  






  



  

  




  
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Pertanyaan yang Sering Diajukan

  
  

    Apa itu kode batang PDF417?
    
PDF417 adalah kode batang 2D linier bertumpuk yang mampu mengkodekanhingga 1.850 ASCII atau 1.108 byte data biner dalam pola persegipanjang.

  

  
  

    Di mana PDF417 digunakan?
    
PDF417 digunakan pada SIM AS (standar AAMVA), kartu boardingpenerbangan, dan dokumen ID pemerintah.

  

  
  

    Bagaimana PDF417 berbeda dari QR Code?
    
PDF417 adalah kode batang linier bertumpuk yang dapat dibaca olehpemindai laser; QR Code adalah matriks 2D yang memerlukan sensorgambar. PDF417 lebih besar untuk data yang sama.