Pitney Bowes Relay 5000 - Physical Specifications for 2 D Data Matrix Barcodes; Supported Square and Rectangular Formats

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8 • Scanning
Physical
Specifications
for 2D Data
Matrix Barcodes
These are the Data Matrix Barcode physical dimensions that are supported by the HCSF.
Dimensions
Item Min. Max.
# of characters 1 32*
Symbol Width 3.3 mm (1/8") 15.875 mm (5/8")
Symbol Length 3.3 mm (1/8") 19.05 mm (3/4")
Module Size 0.330 mm (0.013") 0.635 mm (0.025")
# of modules (square) 10x10 24x24
# of modules (rectangle) 8x18 16x48
*Software ignores any data beyond the 32nd character
Printing Specifications for 2D Data Matrix Barcodes
• Codes must be printed with black ink on a white background (contrast
must be greater than 75%)
• The code cannot be printed over any text or graphics
• The code should not intersect any perforation
• The printer should be set for printing at 600 DPI or higher
• Codes must be Barcode Quality Grade of A (using an ISO15415
standard barcode grader):
Supported
Square and
Rectangular
Formats
The following Square Data Matrix formats are supported by the HCSF and
the corresponding data capacity:
Supported Square Code Formats
Size Max
Numeric
Capacity
Max
alpha-
numeric
capacity
Max.
Binary
capacity
Min.
Supported
Module Size
(mm)
Max.
Supported
Module Size
(mm)
10 x 10 6 3 1 0.33 0.635
12 x 12 10 6 3 0.33 0.635
14 x 14 16 10 6 0.33 0.635
16 x 16 24 16 10 0.33 0.635
18 x 18 36* 25 16 0.33 0.635
20 x 20 44* 31 20 0.33 0.635
22 x 22 60* 43* 28 0.33 0.635
24 x 24 72* 52* 34* 0.33 0.635
26 x 26 88* 64* 42* 0.33 0.584
32 x 32 124* 91* 60* 0.33 0.483
*Can be read but software ignores any data beyond the 32nd character