What parameters does ^BX take?

o — rotation; h — element (module) size in dots; falls back to the ^BY module; s — quality level (ECC); 200 is recommended; c — number of columns; r — number of rows; f — format ID (ECC 000-140); g — escape character; if the data starts with 1 (FNC1) a GS1 Data Matrix is produced; a — aspect ratio (1 = square, 2 = rectangular/DMRE); the preview always renders a square symbol

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^BX — Data Matrix

A Data Matrix 2D barcode — a lot of data in a very small area.

Syntax^BXo,h,s,c,r,f,g,a

CategoryBarcodes

In the preview

This command is supported by the preview engine. Parameters ignored in the preview: s, c, r, f, a.

Example

^BXN,4,200

Runnable example

^XA^PW609^LL406^FO60,60^BXN,6,200^FDDATAMATRIX-DEMO^FS^XZ

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Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type
`o`	rotation	`enum`	Default: `N` · Options: `N`, `R`, `I`, `B`
`h`	element (module) size in dots; falls back to the ^BY module	`int`	Range: `1–32000`
`s`	quality level (ECC); 200 is recommended	`enum`	Default: `200` · Options: `0`, `50`, `80`, `100`, `140`, `200` · ignored in preview
`c`	number of columns	`int`	ignored in preview
`r`	number of rows	`int`	ignored in preview
`f`	format ID (ECC 000-140)	`int`	ignored in preview
`g`	escape character; if the data starts with <g>1 (FNC1) a GS1 Data Matrix is produced	`str`
`a`	aspect ratio (1 = square, 2 = rectangular/DMRE); the preview always renders a square symbol	`enum`	Default: `1` · Options: `1`, `2` · ignored in preview

The marked parameters are part of the ZPL specification and work on a real printer; the preview engine ignores them today.

Data Matrix →

Source

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN), page 144.

^BY · ^BC · ^BE · ^BQ · ^B3 · ^B7 · ^B1 · ^B2 · ^B8 · ^B9 · ^BA · ^BI · ^BJ · ^BK · ^BM · ^BU · ^BR · ^B0 · ^BO · ^BF · ^BD

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