Output Characters for Binary Grids

You can determine the number of output characters that will be generated by binary grids or litho-code grids relative to the number of OMR response bubbles in the grid. The following chart also indicates the maximum decimal value for each grid size.

Number of OMR
Response Bubbles

Number of
Output Characters

Maximum
Decimal Value

1 to 3

1

7

4 to 6

2

63

7 to 9

3

511

10 to 13

4

8,191

14 to 16

5

65,535

17 to 19

6

524,287

20 to 23

7

8,388,607

24 to 26

8

67,108,863

27 to 29

9

536,870,911

30

10

1,073,741,822

Parity

Add one bubble for Binary with Parity grid type for the parity bit.

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