QR Code Specifications
Size of the QR Code is determined by:
- Length of the data to be encoded
- Error correction level (L, M, Q, H)
- Pixels per block
- Margin (White space around QR code)
Following options can be provided to the user w.r.t the text embedded in the QR code image
- Text to be embedded
- Font Name
- Font Size
- Text Tracking(To control spacing between characters)
Following options can be provided to the user w.r.t the QR code image
- Colour model of the image(RGB/CMYK)
- Border size
- File format of the QR image
Parameter | Description | Mandatory/ Optional | Values Set | Default Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
data | Data to be encoded as QR image | Mandatory | - | - |
errorCorrectionLevel | Error correction level for the generated QR code | Optional | L, M, Q, H | H |
pixelsPerBlock | Number of pixels to be painted per bit-matrix encoded value | Optional | - | 2 |
margin | Number of pixels as margin for QR code | Optional | - | 3 |
text | Text to be embedded in QR image | Optional | - | - |
fontName | Font name of the text | Optional | - | Verdana |
fontSize | Font size of the text | Optional | - | 11 |
tracking | Tracking value to be set for TextAttribute.TRACKING | Optional | -0.1 to 0.3 recommended | 0.1 |
colourModel | Colour model of the QR image | Optional | RGB, CMYK | RGB |
borderSize | QR image border size in pixels | Optional | - | 1 |
imageFormat | File format of the QR image | Optional | - | PNG |
Sample Values:
{ "qrSpec": { "data": "http://www.sunbird.org/dial/2A42UH", "errorCorrectionLevel": "H", "pixelsPerBlock": 3, "margin": 3 }, "textSpec": { "text": "2A42UH", "fontName": "Verdana", "fontSize": 12, "tracking": -0.1 }, "imageSpec": { "imageFormat": "png", "colourModel": "CMYK", "borderSize": 2 } }