'AVS Barcode Source' is a Windows application designed to create image files containing barcodes. The barcodes can be of any size, with configurable parameters for setting colours, bar-width, height, quiet zone (to left and right of barcode), space at top and bottom of image, and various other parameters. This page describes the features specific to Code 128 barcodes - please note that a number of other barcode formats are supported.

Code 128 is split into 3 character sets, A, B and C. These character sets each include different characters, as well as overlapping with each other to some extent. Character set C allows digits to be mapped in pairs, saving a great deal of space for numeric data.

'AVS Barcode Source' software supports all three Code 128 character sets. The software automatically and intelligently switches between the three character sets in the most efficent way for the given data, resulting in the most compact barcode image possible for that data.

For Code 128 barcodes, a check digit is mandatory and built into the specification. As such, 'AVS Barcode Source' automatically calculates and appends the check digit to the generated barcode. It is not possible to create a Code 128 barcode without a check digit.

Images may be saved as BMP, GIF, JPG, TIFF, EXIF, WMF, EMF or PNG format files - other DTP formats may follow later. Alternatively, the image can be 'copied' directly to the Windows clipboard, ready for 'pasting' into another application.

The images produced may then be used in other products such as Desktop Publishing (DTP) packages, word processors, etc. The software is not a label designer in its own right, but rather a 'source' of barcodes, which can then be exported and used as desired in other applications.

Note that the 'AVS Barcode Source' product supports a number of 1-dimensional (linear) barcode formats, not just Code 128. For a full list, see the main product details page.

How to Download

Please click here to download the software. You will get the choice of whether to go for the free trial or the paid version after you've installed the software - the software is the same either way, only the authorisation code we send you is different.