DataMatrix and GS1 DataMatrix Properties
The following properties are specific to this barcode symbology. On the Home tab, they are displayed in the Barcode section when a barcode with this symbology is selected. Additionally, barcode fields using this symbology have properties that are common to all barcode fields. Those properties are displayed in the Properties pane. For more information, see Common Properties for Barcodes.
| Property | Description | Values |
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| Cell Width | The X-dimension or height and width of one cell (module) in the barcode. The range of values available depends on the Document DPI of the label template. For example, a label template with a Document DPI of 203 has Line X-Dim values in increments of 4.9 mil (1000 mil / 203 dpi). | Thousandths of an inch (mil) in fixed increments |
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Cell Width Round |
Whether to round up, down, or to the nearest dpi if the selected X-dimension value is not available at print time due to a different dpi on the device. For example, to print to a 600 dpi device, the x-dimension must be an increment of 1.7 mil (1000 mil / 600 dpi), such as 1.7, 3.4, 5.1, 6.8 and so on. If a label template with a 203 document dpi containing a barcode with a 4.9 X-dimension is printed to a 600 dpi device, the following X-dimension is applied:
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Nearest Up Down |
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Symbol Size |
The number of rows and columns in the symbol. For more information, see the "Symbol Size" section following this table. Note: This value limits Max Chars. |
Auto Square Form: 10x10 to 144x144 Rectangular Form: 8x18 to 16x48 |
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Error Correction |
The level of error checking and correction employed in the symbol. Note: The current DataMatrix standard requires the use of ECC 200. |
ECC 200 |
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Format ID |
Defines the type of data that can be encoded in the symbol. Note: The Format ID is not used when Error Correction is set to ECC 200. |
1: Numeric digits 0 through 9 and the space character 2: Upper case alpha A-Z and the space character 3: Upper case alphanumeric A-Z, 0-9, and the space character 4: A-Z, 0-9, space, minus, period, comma, and forward slash (/) 5: 7 bit ASCII—all ASCII characters between ASCII 0 through ASCII 127 6: 8-bit ASCII—all ASCII characters between ASCII 0 through ASCII 255 |
Symbol Size
The Symbol Size is the number of rows and columns in the symbol. The Symbol Size and whether the data represented by the symbol is numeric, alphanumeric, or binary, limits the maximum number of characters that can be represented by the symbol. You can configure the value of Max Chars to further limit the number of characters allowed.
When you select a Symbol Size other than Auto, the value of Max Chars is changed to the maximum number of numeric characters that can be represented by the symbol. The value of Max Chars displayed is not dynamically updated to correspond to the type of data to which the data ref points, and you cannot explicitly define the data type in Loftware Enterprise SP. If the data can be alphanumeric or binary, you should reduce the value of Max Chars to the limit shown in the following table to ensure that data incorporated into the symbol is not unexpectedly truncated.
Note: If you select Auto for the Symbol Size, the value of Max Chars is not changed automatically. However, with Auto selected, you can configure Max Chars to any value up to 3116, which is the number of numeric characters that can be represented when using a Symbol Size of 144x144.
Square Form
| Symbol Size | Maximum Characters Possible | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Numeric | Alphanumeric | Binary | |
| 10x10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 12x12 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 14x14 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| 16x16 | 24 | 16 | 10 |
| 18x18 | 36 | 25 | 16 |
| 20x20 | 44 | 31 | 20 |
| 22x22 | 60 | 43 | 28 |
| 24x24 | 72 | 52 | 34 |
| 26x26 | 88 | 64 | 42 |
| 32x32 | 124 | 91 | 60 |
| 36x36 | 172 | 127 | 84 |
| 40x40 | 228 | 169 | 112 |
| 44x44 | 288 | 214 | 142 |
| 48x48 | 348 | 259 | 172 |
| 52x52 | 408 | 304 | 202 |
| 64x64 | 560 | 418 | 278 |
| 72x72 | 736 | 550 | 366 |
| 80x80 | 912 | 682 | 454 |
| 88x88 | 1152 | 862 | 574 |
| 96x96 | 1392 | 1042 | 694 |
| 104x104 | 1632 | 1222 | 814 |
| 120x120 | 2100 | 1573 | 1048 |
| 132x132 | 2608 | 1954 | 1302 |
| 144x144 | 3116 | 2335 | 1556 |
Rectangular Form
| Symbol Size | Maximum Characters Possible | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Numeric | Alphanumeric | Binary | |
| 8x18 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 8x32 | 20 | 13 | 8 |
| 12x26 | 32 | 22 | 14 |
| 12x36 | 44 | 31 | 20 |
| 16x36 | 64 | 46 | 30 |
| 16x48 | 98 | 72 | 47 |
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