ENCODED BIOSENSORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF

An analyte test sensor strip, comprising: a non-conductive substrate; a primary resistive element on said non-conductive substrate having a first end and a second end, wherein said primary resistive element has a predetermined configuration; and a secondary resistive element on said non-conductive substrate having a plurality of taps severably connected to said primary resistive element at a plurality of predetermined connection points on said predetermined configuration; wherein said first end of said primary resistive element is connected with a first contact pad and said second end is connected with a second contact pad, and wherein a third end of said secondary resistive element is connected with a third contact pad; such that severing all of the plurality of taps, except one tap at a connection point selected as a function of an attribute associated with the analyte test sensor strip, defines: a conductive primary path between the first end and the second end having the predetermined configuration between said first and second ends, wherein said conductive primary path has a resistance falling within a first predetermined range; and a conductive secondary path between said first end of said conductive primary path and the third end, through at least a portion of said conductive primary path, having a second resistance falling within a second predetermined range; characterized in that said predetermined configuration is formed having a serpentine shape defining a plurality of proximal ends and a plurality of distal ends, and the plurality of taps are connected at the proximal ends of each rung of the serpentine configuration.