getModuleAt(8, $col)->isDark() ? '1' : '0'; } echo "Format Info (Horizontal): {$formatH}\n"; // XOR mask: 101010000010010 $xorMask = '101010000010010'; echo "XOR Mask: {$xorMask}\n"; $unmasked = ''; for ($i = 0; $i < 15; $i++) { $unmasked .= (int)$formatH[$i] ^ (int)$xorMask[$i]; } echo "Unmasked: {$unmasked}\n\n"; // Decode format information // Format: [EC Level (2 bits)] [Mask Pattern (3 bits)] [Error Correction (10 bits)] $ecBits = substr($unmasked, 0, 2); $maskBits = substr($unmasked, 2, 3); // Only 3 bits for mask pattern! $errorCorrectionBits = substr($unmasked, 5, 10); // BCH error correction echo "EC Level (bits 0-1): {$ecBits}\n"; echo "Mask Pattern (bits 2-4): {$maskBits}\n"; echo "Error Correction: {$errorCorrectionBits}\n\n"; $ecLevel = match($ecBits) { '01' => 'L', '00' => 'M', '11' => 'Q', '10' => 'H', default => 'UNKNOWN' }; $maskPattern = bindec($maskBits); echo "Decoded:\n"; echo " EC Level: {$ecLevel}\n"; echo " Mask Pattern: {$maskPattern}\n\n"; if ($maskPattern > 7) { echo "❌ ERROR: Mask Pattern {$maskPattern} is invalid! (should be 0-7)\n"; echo "This means the format information is corrupted or incorrect!\n\n"; // Check what mask pattern was actually used echo "Checking what mask pattern was actually applied...\n"; // We can check by looking at the data area and trying to unmask // But first, let's check if the format info itself is correct // Expected format info for Level M, Mask 0-7 $expectedFormats = [ '101010000010010', // M, Mask 0 '101000100100101', // M, Mask 1 '101111001111100', // M, Mask 2 '101101101001011', // M, Mask 3 '100010111111001', // M, Mask 4 '100000011001110', // M, Mask 5 '100111110010111', // M, Mask 6 '100101010100000', // M, Mask 7 ]; echo "\nExpected format info for Level M:\n"; foreach ($expectedFormats as $mask => $expected) { $masked = ''; for ($i = 0; $i < 15; $i++) { $masked .= (int)$expected[$i] ^ (int)$xorMask[$i]; } echo " Mask {$mask}: {$masked} (unmasked: {$expected})\n"; if ($masked === $formatH) { echo " ✅ This matches our format info!\n"; echo " So mask pattern {$mask} was used.\n"; } } } else { echo "✅ Mask Pattern is valid\n"; }