The Aztec Code was designed to be a high density 2 dimensional matrix style bar code symbology that can encode up to 3832 numeric or 3067 alphabetic characters or 1914 bytes of data.The symbol is built on a square grid with a bulls-eye pattern at its center. Data is encoded in a series of "layers" that circle around the bullseye pattern.
Each additional layer completely surrounds the previous layer thus causing the symbol to grow in size as more data is encoded yet the symbol remains square. Aztec's primary features include: a wide range of sizes allowing both small and large messages to be encoded, orientation independent scanning and a user selectable error correction mechanism.
The SDK includes API [static library and dynamic library], ActiveX and ASP Compnent. Using the SDK, you can
· Create Aztec barcode symbols from alpha/numerical text/binary.
· Output barcode image with the formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG.
· Render barcode images on any devices, and create device resolution dependent images.
· Full controls of the bar code image styles, such as background color, bar color, image quality, rotation angle, x-dimension, captions, etc.
· Use selectable error correction, from 5% to 95% of data region.
· Support structured Append mode.
· Support Tilde mode
· Support 36 error correction levels
COM is a specification and a set of services that allow you to create modular, object-oriented, customizable and upgradeable, distributed applications using a number of programming languages.
COM stands for Component Object Model. COM components are an essential part of ASP. You can use the library to develop application or using it in ASP server side as a component.using ASP, Microsoft Visual C++, Microsoft Visual Basic,Microsoft Visual J++, Borland C++ Builder ,Borland Delphi, Borland J++ Builderor other development tools support to use COM.
Limitations:
· With 2D barcode encoder and decoder SDK, some of the input element will be replaced with char '*' before encoding, and some of the output element will be replaced with '*' after decoding.
· With 1D linear barcode encoder and decoder, some of the input element will be replaced with char '0' before encoding, and some of the output element will be replaced with '0' after decoding.
· The Trial version have 30 days' evaluation time, you must remove it from your computer and your application after expiration.