Traditional 1D bar codes (with printed bars and spaces) are giving way to 2D bar codes that also include dots, hexagons, and even colors to encode more data. Bar-code scanners read 1D bar codes.

The short answer is no. There are handheld devices that can read passive tags as well as 1D or 2D bar codes, but I don’t know of any modules that can be integrated into a device that includes all ...

Optimized for rapid and accurate sample identification, the DR900 high speed reader can read and decode a whole rack of 2D Data-Matrix codes in just 3 seconds. The new DR900 is compatible with most ...