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Scanning a Datamatrix is easy.

• Download the BeeTagg Multicode Reader and install it.
• Start the reader.
• Point the camera at the Datamatrix - and shoot!

In theory a Datamatrix can store up to 2335 alphanumeric characters. For Mobile Tagging 40-45 characters are feasible (depends on the physical size of the Datamatrix). Otherwise average phones will not be able to detect them anymore.

Datamatrix with 20 characters (1 region)

Datamatrix with 40 characters (1 region)

Datamatrix with 80 characters (4 regions)

Datamatrix with 240 characters (16 regions)

The BeeTagg Multicode Reader only reads Datamatrix codes with 1 region (around 45 characters). Codes with more than 1 region would require a large physical size and are therefore not feasible for Mobile Tagging.

Using Datamatrix for Mobile Tagging (or other applications) has some pitfalls, that you should definitely avoid.

	Whitespace / Quitezone Make sure you leave an empty space (marked in red) of around 4 modules (or 10% of the code size) on each side.
Amount of data You should not encode more than 45 characters in a Datamatrix (1 region). Otherwise detection will be too bad with average phones (see "Capacity").
	Color You should always use black and white. If contrast is too low code detection will be impossible.
	Design Some people add logos in the middle or change colors. You should not do that as detectability goes down and people will have difficulties to recognize it as a Datamatrix.
Size The code should never be smaller than 2cm (with ~40 characters encoded). The more characters you encode the larger the code has to be. But you should never encode more than 80 characters.