BS ISO/IEC 16022:2024 - Page 2

Information technology. Automatic identification and data capture techniques. Data Matrix bar code symbology specification. | Status: Current

1 Scope This document defines the requirements for the symbology known as Data Matrix. It specifies the Data Matrix symbology characteristics, data character encodation, symbol formats, dimensions and print quality requirements, error correction rules, decoding algorithm, and user-selectable application parameters. It applies to all Data Matrix symbols produced by any printing or marking technology.