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College Industry Council on Material Handling Education

Automatic Identification and Data Capture

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This lecture resource provides an introduction to Automatic Identification (AutoID).  It covers linear bar codes (Universal Product Code (UPC), Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 39, and Code 128), 2D barcodes (PDF417, DataMatrix, Maxicode), and bar code readers.  Also included are magnetic stripe cards, smart cards, RFID, contact memory, and voice identification.  Sample applications of AutoItechnologies are described.

This Module was developed by: Dr. Deb Medeiros

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