Garmin Instinct Crossover: QR and barcode limits
Garmin Instinct Crossover offers 6 card types besides Note, plus Note itself: 7 types in total. The tables show the available types, their limits and QR/vCard behavior. The hand-safe MIP area is too small for a scannable QR symbol. The saved value stays intact and the app shows QR too long.
Models covered by this device profile: Instinct® Crossover
Instinct Crossover: Limits by format
| Supported formats | Value limit |
|---|---|
| Code 128 | ≈6–9 text characters or 13–19 digits; compact ≈6/12 |
| Aztec | ≈53 printable ASCII bytes; smaller screens may admit less |
| EAN-13 | 12 data digits, or 13 with a valid check digit |
| Code 39 | Encoder cap: 80 characters; screen usually fits ≈8–12 |
| UPC-A | 11 data digits, or 12 with a valid check digit |
| TOTP / 2FA | Raw Base32, otpauth://totp or a valid single-account migration link; 6–8 digits every 15–120 s. SHA-1 works on all supported devices; SHA-256 on 113. HOTP and SHA-512 are unsupported. |
| Note | Up to 512 characters are stored; standard full screens show at most 6 lines, standard compact screens at most 5. Longer text may be clipped and does not scroll. |
QR data and other card types
| Format and devices | Value limit |
|---|---|
| Display | 176 × 176 px · MIP · Constrained compact models |
| Card storage | 20 card slots; Name up to 24 characters and Value up to 512. Stored length does not guarantee a renderable code. |
| QR | The hand-safe MIP area is too small for a scannable QR symbol. The saved value stays intact and the app shows QR too long. |
| QR / vCard 3.0 | The hand-safe MIP area is too small for a scannable QR symbol. The saved value stays intact and the app shows QR too long. |
| TOTP | SHA-1 |
Types unavailable on this model
QR · EAN-8 · Codabar · Data Matrix · PDF417 · Phone contact · Email contact · Phone + email contact