We have the same issue in my department and our workaround per Esko Support is to go to the illustrator application icon, right click to get info, and in the info panel select the box for "Open in Rosetta". Launch illy and make your barcode. This is an ESKO plugin issue, not an Adobe one. The app may run slower, so you can go back to deselect "Open in Rosetta" to go back to using the M1 chip's full functionality. (Rosetta is an emulator designed to bridge the transition between Intel and Apple processors).
We have the same issue in my department and our workaround per Esko Support is to go to the illustrator application icon, right click to get info, and in the info panel select the box for "Open in Rosetta". Launch illy and make your barcode. This is an ESKO plugin issue, not an Adobe one. The app may run slower, so you can go back to deselect "Open in Rosetta" to go back to using the M1 chip's full functionality. (Rosetta is an emulator designed to bridge the transition between Intel and Apple processors).