GS1 DataMatrix Barcode

GS1 DataMatrix is a variant of Data Matrix ECC200 barcode that should be used when encoding GS1 formatted data.

Data and Options

• The data field supports all 256 ASCII characters, and the FNC1 symbol "<FNC1>".
• You can either enter the AI with or without brackets. e.g. (01)95012345678903 or 0195012345678903.
• GS1 specifications call for the FNC1 character to be used as a data field separator at the end of a variable-length data field.
• If you specify the AIs between parentheses, then the software takes care of the FNC1 character and will automatically add FNC1 for those AIs requiring it. e.g. (10)345678(11)050301.
• If you do not specify the parenthesis, then you will have to add an FNC1 character <FNC1> for marking the end of the AIs which require an FNC1. e.g. 10345678<FNC1>11050301.
• The Symbol Size in modules can be selected from 10 x 10 to 144 x 144, and can be either square or rectangular shape.
• If the Symbol Size set to Auto, the encoder will default to creating a symbol that is the minimum size to represent the given data.

If you want to use non-printable or special characters in a barcode, you can use escape sequences. An escape sequence always start with a backslash ('\') followed by the sequence itself.

• \n      New Line
• \r       Carriage Return
• \\      The backslash \ itself
• \xhh   For encoding bytes or ASCII-characters in hexadecimal notation

You can also enter the names of these control characters as plain text embedded in « »:

«NUL» «SOH» «STX» «ETX» «EOT» «ENQ» «ACK» «BEL» «BS» «HT» «LF» «VT» «FF» «CR» «SO» «SI» «DLE»
«DC1» «DC2» «DC3» «DC4» «NAK» «SYN» «ETB» «CAN» «EM» «SUB» «ESC» «FS»  «GS»  «RS» «US» «DEL»