# Sparkfun 2d barcode scanner

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-2d-barcode-scanner/59770>\
**Category:** Sensors\
**Created:** [August 4, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-2d-barcode-scanner/59770 "2024-08-04T08:11:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![nsherqatli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9e5f3/32.png) [@nsherqatli](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/nsherqatli)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-2d-barcode-scanner/59770/1 "2024-08-04T08:11:42Z")

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Dear All,

I am wondering if the sparkfun 2d barcode scanner in this link: [SparkFun 2D Barcode Scanner Breakout - SEN-18088 - SparkFun Electronics](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/18088)

might be able to scan a pharma code that is printed on pharmaceutical packaging.  
Explanation of pharma code in this link: [Laetus Track and Trace and Vision Inspection Solutions](https://www.laetus.com/en/knowledge-base/blog/pharma-code-series-1-introduction-to-laetus-pharma-code/#:~:text=Scanning%20a%20PHARMA%2DCODE%20is,with%20the%20binary%20code%20characteristics).

It does not read it by default, is there anyway to modify the settings of it?

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**Author:** ![YellowDog](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/yellowdog/32/1782_2.png) [@YellowDog](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/YellowDog)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-2d-barcode-scanner/59770/2 "2024-08-04T17:40:14Z")

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I doubt it.  
Reason being is I worked in hospital pharmacy and even the **very** expensive scanners we had _(at that time)_ wouldn’t scan pharmacode.

I never knew what those barcodes were called or used for until I saw your post, they weren’t anything we ever had to worry about.

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**Author:** ![TS-Russell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/ts-russell/32/6092_2.png) [@TS-Russell](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/TS-Russell)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-2d-barcode-scanner/59770/3 "2024-08-05T15:01:23Z")

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I don’t think so; it’s not on the pg 5 list [here](https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/b/5/0/e/e/DY_Scan_Setting_Manual-DE2120 ___19.4.6___.pdf)