Axicon is pleased to announce their latest software release, version 4.0, which includes the option to analyse captured images of direct part marked Data Matrix symbols according to the ISO/IEC 29158 standard for checking the quality of those marks.
When substrates are directly marked, the contrast difference between the modules of the symbol is often much smaller than when Data Matrix symbols are printed on labels which are attached to the product. The DPM quality guideline provides a method for optimising these low contrast symbols so that they can be analysed and graded using parameters that are similar to those defined in the 2D print quality standard, ISO/IEC 15415, but with modifications to take into account the lower contrast difference that is inherent with DPM symbols.
The latest version of the Axicon Camera Verifier software now has an option to apply the ISO/IEC 29158 analysis which users can select if it is appropriate for the Data Matrix symbol that they are needing to grade. Images captured with existing Axicon 15000 series verifiers will be analysed and graded to whichever quality standard the user chooses, enhancing the capability of this product range.”