Cydrome Leader wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GS1-128

Thanks!

Supply chain folks love this type of data, which is why components
from major distributors come with 4000 barcodes and 4 bags per pack
of 5 LED or whatever you're ordering.

If you're ordering small quantities of surface-mount parts, it's
probably not hard for the barcodes and bag to weigh more than the parts.
If the barcodes were printed on an inkjet printer, they're probably
worth more than the parts, too!

Once you notice this sort of barcode, you'll start to see it
everywhere.

Thinking about it now, I've seen the (xx)yyyy... codes before, I just
didn't know what they meant.

Matt Roberds