Panasonic LP-M Series Operation Manual page 286

„ QR Code
QR Code
Name
1 Margin
(Quiet Zone)
2 Finder Pattern
3 Alignment Pattern
4 Timing Pattern
5 Data Area
Content of code data
• It can include alphanumerical character, Kanji, Katakana, Hiragana, symbol, binary and control code.
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1. Margin
QR code: Four models on surrounding area
Micro QR code: Two modules on surrounding area
2. Finder Pattern
3. Alignment Pattern
4. Timing Pattern
5. Data Area
Black: Dark module
White: Light module
Description
The space necessary to read the code. For QR code, four modules on surrounding area
are needed and two modules are needed for Micro QR code.
The pattern to detect the location of symbol. It allows high-speed scanning of code. It
allows high-speed scanning of code.
It has the size of 7 × 7 modules. The ratio of module width is 1:1:3:1:1 (see the figure
below).
When a finder pattern in created with the Font Maker, the entire character image is the
finder pattern area of QR code.
The pattern to correct the strain of symbol.
The pattern used to acquire the data density.
The area where data are coded. The black unit module (the minimum unit of code) is
called as "dark module" and white as "light module". When creating dark/light module
patters with the Font Maker, the entire character image is the module pattern area of QR
code.
ME-LPMSZ-OP-7
Micro QR Code
1 1 3 1 1