SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION
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   MATRIX 320
DIRECT PART MARKING APPLICATIONS
For  Data  Matrix  family  codes  the  Decoding  Complexity  parameter  is  available  when
Processing Mode is set to Standard and selects the decoding algorithm according to the
printing/marking  technique  used  to  create  the  symbol  and  on  the  overall  printing/
marking quality.
The possible selections progress from Low to Very High where Low can improve decod-
ing  time  for  good  print/mark  quality  and/or  relatively  normal  size  codes.  This  is  the
default setting. Very High can improve the decode rate for low print/mark quality and/
or small size codes. This algorithm is much more aggressive but in general it may have
longer  decoding  times  than  the  lower  complexity  algorithms.  To  minimize  decoding
time it is better to select the lowest value that still guarantees good decoding.
Figure 92 - Problematic Direct Part Marking Examples
For QR code the Decoding Method parameter allows the Dot Peen Decoding algorithm
to be selected which improves the decode rate for low quality Direct Part Mark codes
and in general for Direct Part Mark codes with dot peening type module shapes.