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This battery holder from Keystone Electronics will help you power your project with 3 AA batteries (in series). The holder is terminated in PCB-friendly through-hole PC pins and can be mounted to a custom PCB or any of our Notecarriers.

Notecarrier-A users please note: If you solder this AA holder onto Notecarrier-A using the obvious location on Notecarrier, placing batteries in the holder AND plugging it into USB at the same time will attempt to charge the batteries (if their voltage goes lower than 4.2V). Our recommendation to battery-power a Notecarrier-A design is to attach the batteries to the V+ connector, which avoids conflict between the batteries and charger. Alternatively, you can simply choose to not use USB and AA batteries simultaneously.

Key Specs

• Manufacturer: Keystone Electronics
• Battery Type: Cylindrical
• Battery Cell Size: AA
• Mounting Type: PCB, Through Hole
• Termination Style: PC Pin

Additional Resources

• Battery Holder Datasheet
• Blues Low-Power Hardware Design App Note
• Notecard Low-Power Design

Lithium-ion polymer (also known as "LiPo") batteries are thin, light, and powerful. The output ranges from 4.2V when completely charged to 3.7V. This battery has a capacity of 5,000mAh for a total of about 19 Wh.

The batteries come pre-attached with a 2-pin JST-PH connector and include the necessary protection circuitry which keeps the battery voltage from going too high (over-charging) or too low (over-use). The battery will cut out when completely dead at 3.0V and it will also protect against output shorts.

Due to regulations in shipping batteries containing lithium, international shipments of this product are unavailable at this time.

Safety Warning: Do not use a NiMH/NiCad/lead-acid charger to charge LiPo batteries. Do not abuse these batteries, including shorting, bending, crushing, or puncturing. Never charge unattended or use unattended. Inspect batteries and surrounding circuitry constantly for any damage and loose wiring.

Additional Resources

• Blues Low-Power Hardware Design App Note
• Notecard Low-Power Design

The Blues WisGate Edge Lite 2 powered by RAKWireless™ is an 8-channel indoor gateway with full LoRaWAN Stack Support (v1.0.3), built-in Ethernet, and WiFi connectivity. The gateways are pre-provisioned on the Blues Things Stack Tenant to enable out-of-the-box connectivity for Notecard LoRa. This product is also available as part of the Blues LoRaWAN Starter Kit.

The gateway offers low-touch configuration with Notecard LoRa, an enclosure designed for efficient cooling, optional DIN rail mounting, and an intuitive out-of-the-box user experience for easy setup and diagnostics. Consult the tutorials and technical documentation from Blues and RAKWireless™ for additional information.

Key Specs

• Full LoRaWAN Stack support (v1.0.3) with Semtech SX1302

• Supports 2.4 GHz WiFi AP for configuration

• 100M Base-T Ethernet with PoE

• Multi back-haul with Ethernet and WiFi

• OpenWRT software supports Web UI for easy configuration and monitoring

• Pre-configured on the Blues Things Stack tenant for easy out-of-the-box configuration

• TF card for log backup and LoRa frame buffering (in case of backhaul failover)

• Built-in Network Server for easy deployment of applications and integration of gateways

Additional Resources

• Blues LoRaWAN Quickstart

• RAKWireless Documentation for WisGate Edge Lite 2

• WisGate Edge Lite 2 Datasheet

Key Notecard Cell+WiFi Specs

• Includes a secure element with a factory-installed ECC P-384 certificate, provisioned at chip manufacture.
• Integrated GPS and accelerometer.
• Designed to operate on battery power, be "always-on" to maintain time and location, while typically drawing less than 8µA@5V, when idle.
• Bundled with 10 years of service and 500MB of cellular data.
• No cellular subscriptions, SIM fees, or monthly minimums apply.
• PTCRB Certified Module.

Notecard Cell+WiFi included in the kit is designed to be used globally and uses a Telit LE910C1-WWXD modem that connects to LTE Cat-1 / WCDMA / GSM networks. See the Notecard Cell+WiFi product page and the Notecard Cell+WiFi datasheet for additional details.

Notecarrier F is a companion development board designed for rapid prototyping with Adafruit Feather-based host microcontrollers. It can be used with any Feather-compatible device and includes Qwiic ports for connecting I2C peripherals. See the Notecarrier F product page and the Notecarrier F datasheet for additional details.

Swan is a low-cost, embeddable STM32L4-based microcontroller designed to accelerate the development and deployment of battery-powered IoT solutions. It is especially useful for applications requiring a large amount of memory or a high degree of I/O expandability at an affordable cost, such as edge inferencing or remote monitoring. See the Swan product page and the Swan datasheet for additional details.

The flexible dual Cellular and GPS antenna has a supported frequency range of 698 MHz to 4.0 GHz with a u.FL terminator.

Additional Resources

• Blues Quickstart
• Notecard Cell+WiFi Datasheet
• Notecarrier F Datasheet
• Swan Datasheet

The Blues Starter Kit for LoRaWAN contains everything you need to start building LoRa and LoRaWAN solutions with Notecard and Notehub. Start with a WisGate Edge Lite 2 LoRaWAN Gateway (pre-configured on the Blues Things Stack tenant for out-of-the-box connectivity) and connect it to local WiFi or Ethernet. Then, connect the three included Notecard LoRa devices to the included Notecarriers, place a LoRa antenna on each, and power them up with a LiPo battery. Use the Notecard API to configure the devices, and within minutes, you’ll have LoRa devices talking to Notehub!

Kit Contents

• WisGate Edge Lite 2 LoRaWAN Gateway
• 3x Notecard LoRa
• 3x Notecarrier B
• 3x LiPo Battery
• 3x LoRa Antenna

Key Notecard LoRa Specs

• Onboard ultra-low-power STM32WL LoRa MCU.

• Compatible with LoRaWAN and The Things Network.

Notecard for LoRa is a lower-cost version of cellular-based Notecards for LoRa only, and is API-compatible with cellular- and WiFi-based Notecards (with some exceptions). Notecard LoRa works with gateways provisioned on The Things Stack. Included is a flexible Molex 211140 antenna that supports both 868 MHz (Europe) and 915 MHz (United States) frequencies.

With just two lines of code, you can send data to the cloud in minutes, no complex device registration or provisioning required. With a powerful JSON-based API, you can program Notecard over USB, or control it from your preferred microcontroller or single-board computer using one of our open-source firmware libraries. Connect from your preferred host to Notecard using Serial or I2C.

Notecard is designed to work with a cloud service for ingesting and processing device data. Notehub provides secure device connectivity, project and fleet management, and simple routing to third-party cloud services.

Available Variants

• United States - 915 MHz (Datasheet)

• Europe - 868 MHz (Datasheet)

The Blues WisGate Edge Lite 2 is a full 8-channel indoor gateway with full LoRaWAN Stack Support (v1.0.3), Built-in Ethernet and WiFi connectivity. The gateways are pre-provisioned on the Blues Things Stack Tenant to enable out-of-the-box connectivity for Notecard LoRa. See the Blues WisGate Edge Lite 2 product page or RAKWireless documentation for additional details.

Notecarrier B is a small form-factor Notecarrier, only slightly larger than Notecard itself. Unlike other Notecarriers, Notecarrier B does not include an external SIM slot. It includes a Qwiic port for connecting I2C peripherals.

The flexible LoRa antenna has a supported frequency range of 868-870 MHz and 902-928 MHz with a u.FL terminator.

Additional Resources

• Blues LoRaWAN Quickstart
• Notecard for LoRa Datasheet

With a supported frequency range of 700–960 MHz and 1710–2690 MHz for LTE, with a u.FL terminator, this Quectel YCA001BA flexible antenna is a quick way to get your Notecard online via LTE or Wi-Fi and GPS/GNSS.

Key Antenna Specs

• Manufacturer: Quectel
• Dimensions: 128.2mm x  23.3mm
• Frequency Range: LTE: 700–960 MHz, 1710–2690 MHz, GNSS: 1560–1620 MHz
• Input Impedance: 50Ω
• VSWR: LTE ≤ 4.81, GNSS ≤ 2.0
• Gain: LTE ≤ 5 dBi, GNSS ≤ 2 dBi
• Polarization Type: Linear
• Working & Storage Temperature Range: -40 °C to +85 °C

• Diagnosing Cellular Connectivity Issues

With a supported frequency range of 698 MHz to 4.0 GHz with a u.FL terminator, this Molex flexible antenna is a quick way to get your Notecard online via LTE or WiFi. It can also be used as a GPS/GNSS antenna.

Key Antenna Specs

• Manufacturer: Molex
• Dimensions: 85mm L x 14.5mm W x 0.1mm H
• Cable Length: 180mm
• Cable Type: 180mm coax
• Datasheet

Additional Resources

• Diagnosing Cellular Connectivity Issues

This Li-SOCl2 battery from Tadiran is perfect for the high current pulses that Notecard can experience when in a region that requires the use of GSM networks. We've tested numerous batteries with Notecard-based applications and, with the ability to handle sustained 2A pulses and high capacity retention over a number of years, Tadiran Li-SOCl2 batteries are second-to-none. Add one of these batteries to your project and rest easy that your Notecard will stay online for as long as you need.

This product is based on the Tadiran TLP-93111 and was modified for Blues to include a JST connector so that you can easily use it with any of our Notecarriers.

Due to regulations in shipping batteries containing lithium, international shipments of this product are unavailable at this time.

Key Battery Specs

• Capacity to 3.0V (@0.5A @1% duty cycle): 19 Ah
• Nominal voltage: 3.6 V
• Maximum 1 second pulse to 3.0V: 3A
• Maximum pulse length @0.5A to 2.8V: 1000 sec
• Delay time to 3.0V @0.5A: No Delay
• Operating temperature range: -40ºC to +85ºC
• Capacity retention after 10 years: 96%

Additional Resources

• Tadiran TLP93111 Datasheet
• Blues Low-Power Hardware Design App Note
• Notecard Low-Power Design

This is a 100mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic-enabled components together for I2C communication.

Each Qwiic cable's wires have been color coded to red (Power), black (GND), blue (SDA), and yellow (SCL).

Additional Resources

• More information about Qwiic

Mojo (short for “More Joules”) is a small, inexpensive Notecard companion device that measures energy usage in a battery-powered system. Inspired by the Joulescope and powered by a low-power coulomb counter, Mojo is designed to give product builders an inexpensive way of measuring the performance, charge, and state of deployed applications intended to operate on battery power over long periods of time.

Mojo is a small PCB that carries a LTC2959 coulomb counter from Analog Devices. The LTC2959 measures voltage, current, and charge accuracy to within 1% accuracy. The Mojo board includes two JSTs for connecting the battery in and out to a load like a Notecarrier. two JST cables and two Qwiic cables.

Mojo is intended to be used with Notecard, and includes two Qwiic connectors for wiring the board to a Notecarrier or for daisy-chaining multiple Qwiic peripherals together. When used with Notecard running the appropriate firmware, Mojo “just works” and delivers periodic (and configurable) power information over time so that you have an accurate, real-world picture of how your product responds to network syncs, regular application performance, and more.

NOTE: Mojo is not compatible with Notecard for LoRa.

Key Specs

• LTC2959 coulomb counter

• Two JST connectors for battery and load connections

• Two Qwiic connectors

Additional Resources

• Mojo Datasheet
• Mojo Guide
• LTC2959 Product Page 
• LTC2959 Datasheet 

Notecard Cell+WiFi (MB) adds an LTE Cat 1 bis Notecard to complement our existing Notecard SKUs. This "Midband" Notecard provides a step-up in performance from 2G/3G, Cat-M, and NB-IoT without a big step-up in price.

With just two lines of code you can send data to the cloud in minutes, with no complex device registration or provisioning required. With a powerful JSON-based API, you can program Notecard over USB, or control it from your preferred microcontroller or single-board computer using one of our open-source firmware libraries. Connect from your preferred host to Notecard using Serial or I2C.

Notecard is designed to work with a cloud service for ingesting and processing device data. Notehub provides secure device connectivity, project and fleet management, and simple routing to 3rd party cloud services.

Notecard is meant to be used with a Notecarrier. Notecard Cell+WiFi is compatible with all available Notecarriers. See the Notecarriers section for more details or get started with a Blues Starter Kit.

Ordering Note: Notecards purchased from the Blues Shop will ship with a Developer Firmware Release version pre-installed. If you require a Long-Term Support (LTS) version for a Shop order, please contact Sales for assistance.

Available Variations

• Wideband (LTE Cat 1)
  • LTE Cat 1 and 2.4 GHz WiFi for Global Use (Datasheet and Country Coverage)
  • LTE Cat 1 and 2.4 GHz WiFi for North America (Datasheet and Country Coverage)
  • LTE Cat 1 and 2.4 GHz WiFi for EMEA (Datasheet and Country Coverage)

• Midband (LTE Cat 1 bis)
  • LTE Cat 1 bis and 2.4 GHz WiFi for Global Use (Datasheet and Country Coverage)
  • LTE Cat 1 bis and 2.4 GHz WiFi for North America (Datasheet and Country Coverage)

• Narrowband (LTE Cat M, NB-IoT)
  • LTE Cat M, NB-IoT, and 2.4 GHz WiFi for Global Use (Datasheet and Country Coverage)
  • LTE Cat M, NB-IoT, and 2.4 GHz WiFi for North America (Datasheet and Country Coverage)

Key Notecard Cell+WiFi Specs

• Includes a secure element with a factory-installed ECC P-384 certificate, provisioned at chip manufacture.
• Integrated GPS and accelerometer.
• Designed to operate on battery power, be "always-on" to maintain time and location, while typically drawing less than 8µA@5V, when idle.
• Bundled with 10 years of service and 500MB of cellular data.
• No cellular subscriptions, SIM fees, or monthly minimums apply.
• PTCRB Certified Module.
• Includes a 2.4 GHz WiFi module with WiFi to Cellular fallback capabilities.

Additional Resources

• Blues Quickstart
• Notecard Low-Power Design

This product is not recommended for new designs. Consider our latest Cellular Notecards for your next product.

Notecard is a device-to-cloud data pump that reduces the complexity of building connected solutions with secure, reliable cellular. As an embeddable system on module (SoM), Notecard can be used with any microcontroller for both greenfield and retrofit projects using your own design, or one of our custom designed Notecarriers.

With just two lines of code you can send data to the cloud in minutes, with no complex device registration or provisioning required. With a powerful JSON-based API, you can program Notecard over USB, or control it from your preferred microcontroller or single-board computer using one of our open-source firmware libraries. Connect from your preferred host to Notecard using Serial or I2C.

Notecard is designed to work with a cloud service for ingesting and processing device data. Notehub provides secure device connectivity, project and fleet management, and simple routing to 3rd party cloud services.

Notecard is meant to be used with a Notecarrier. Notecard Cellular(Legacy) is compatible with all available Notecarriers. See the Notecarriers section for more details or get started with a Blues Starter Kit.

Ordering Note: Notecards purchased from the Blues Shop will ship with a Developer Firmware Release version pre-installed. If you require a Long-Term Support (LTS) version for a Shop order, please contact Sales for assistance.

Available Variations

• Wideband (LTE Cat 1)
  • LTE Cat-1 for North America (Datasheet and Country Coverage)
  • LTE Cat-1 for EMEA (Datasheet and Country Coverage)

• Narrowband (LTE Cat M, NB-IoT)
  • LTE-M, NB-IoT for North America (Datasheet and Country Coverage)
  • LTE-M, NB-IoT for Global Use (Datasheet and Country Coverage)

Key Notecard Cellular Specs

• Includes a secure element with a factory-installed ECC P-384 certificate, provisioned at chip manufacture.
• Integrated GPS and accelerometer.
• Designed to operate on battery power, be "always-on" to maintain time and location, while typically drawing less than 8µA@5V, when idle.
• Bundled with 10 years of service and 500MB of cellular data.
• No cellular subscriptions, SIM fees, or monthly minimums apply.
• PTCRB Certified Module.

Additional Resources

• Blues Quickstart
• Notecard Low-Power Design

With just two lines of code you can send data to the cloud in minutes, with no complex device registration or provisioning required. With a powerful JSON-based API, you can program Notecard over USB, or control it from your preferred microcontroller or single-board computer using one of our open-source firmware libraries. Connect from your preferred host to Notecard using Serial or I2C.

Notecard is designed to work with a cloud service for ingesting and processing device data. Notehub provides secure device connectivity, project and fleet management, and simple routing to 3rd party cloud services.

Notecard is meant to be used with a Notecarrier. Notecard Cellular is compatible with all available Notecarriers. See the Notecarriers section for more details or get started with a Blues Starter Kit.

Ordering Note: Notecards purchased from the Blues Shop will ship with a Developer Firmware Release version pre-installed. If you require a Long-Term Support (LTS) version for a Shop order, please contact Sales for assistance.

Available Variations

• Wideband (LTE Cat 1)
  • LTE Cat-1 for North America (Datasheet and Country Coverage)
  • LTE Cat-1 for EMEA (Datasheet and Country Coverage)

• Midband (LTE Cat 1 bis)
  • LTE Cat-1 bis for North America (Datasheet and Country Coverage)
  • LTE Cat-1 bis for Global (Datasheet and Country Coverage)

• Narrowband (LTE Cat M, NB-IoT)
  • LTE-M, NB-IoT for North America (Datasheet and Country Coverage)
  • LTE-M, NB-IoT for Global Use (Datasheet and Country Coverage)

Key Notecard Cellular Specs

• Includes a secure element with a factory-installed ECC P-384 certificate, provisioned at chip manufacture.

• Integrated GPS and accelerometer.

• Designed to operate on battery power, be "always-on" to maintain time and location, while typically drawing less than 8µA@5V, when idle.

• Bundled with 10 years of service and 500MB of cellular data.

• No cellular subscriptions, SIM fees, or monthly minimums apply.

• PTCRB Certified Module.

Additional Resources

• Blues Quickstart

• Notecard Low-Power Design

Notecard for Skylo is offered in a single SKU, with LTE Cat M, 2G, 3G and GPRS global cellular coverage, without requiring a second module in a new or existing design. If you use Narrowband today, this Notecard provides an upgraded capability with Satellite failover. If you require LTE Cat 1 bis or LTE Cat 1 global or regional support, the Starnote accessory is the recommended choice.

Notecard for Skylo is compatible with all Notecarriers. See the Notecarriers section for more details.

Key Notecard for Skylo Specs

• Cellular, WiFi, and Satellite connectivity in a single Notecard form factor
• Factory-installed ECC P-384 certificate, provisioned at chip manufacture
• MAIN u.FL connector for both cellular and satellite communications
• Onboard Antenna for WiFi
• Cellular, GPS, Satellite antenna included
• NTN-capable satellite modem with zero-touch configuration
• Bundled with 10KB of satellite data from Skylo —  enough to send 1 message a day for 6 months. Additional data is priced $0.00075 byte, with a minimum of 50 bytes per transmitted or received satellite data packet, billed monthly in arrears
• No satellite provider subscriptions, fees, or monthly minimums apply

Additional Resources

• Notecard for Skylo Datasheet
• Satellite Quickstart 

With just two lines of code you can send data to the cloud in minutes, with no complex device registration or provisioning required. With a powerful JSON-based API, you can program Notecard over USB, or control it from your preferred microcontroller or single-board computer using one of our open-source firmware libraries. Connect from your preferred host to Notecard using Serial or I2C.

Notecard is designed to work with a cloud service for ingesting and processing device data. Notehub provides secure device connectivity, project and fleet management, and simple routing to 3rd party cloud services.

Notecard is meant to be used with a Notecarrier. Notecard WiFi is compatible with all available Notecarriers. See the Notecarriers section for more details or get started with a Blues Starter Kit.

Ordering Note: Notecards purchased from the Blues Shop will ship with a Developer Firmware Release version pre-installed. If you require a Long-Term Support (LTS) version for a Shop order, please contact Sales for assistance.

Available Variations

• 2.4 GHz WiFi (Datasheet)

Key Notecard WiFi Specs

• Utilizes the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8R2 for connecting to 2.4 GHz WiFi networks.
• JSON- and SoftAP-based provisioning support.
• Onboard ultra-low power ESP32 MCU with 8MB flash memory.
• High-performance 3-axis accelerometer and temperature sensor.

Additional Resources

• Blues Quickstart
• Connecting Notecard WiFi to an Access Point
• Notecard Low-Power Design

With the same core firmware and functionality of Notecard Cellular, Notecard XP is a low-cost option for customers looking to scale with Blues beyond their first few thousand units. Use a Notecard XP Evaluation Kit to evaluate Notecard XP for customer design and volume deployment.

Notecard XP is a field-upgradable, network sunset-resilient alternative to chip down cellular design that allows product builders to incorporate aspects of Notecard hardware into their own PCB to optimize BOM costs for a volume order.

Outside of a custom product design, Notecard XP is intended to be used only with Notecarrier XP, which provides additional hardware needed for the Notecard to function, including an external power supply and external SIM slot and circuitry. Notecard XP cannot be used with any other Blues Notecarrier.

The Notecard XP Starter Kit contains everything needed to begin evaluating Notecard XP for a custom design and volume deployment. If, after evaluation, you would like to utilize Notecard XP as part of your solution, there is a minimum order quantity of Notecard XP in order to receive volume pricing. 

Please contact sales if you are interested in learning more.

Kit contents

• 1x Narrowband Global (NBGLN) “Notecard XP” with no embedded SIM

• 1x Narrowband Global (NBGLN) “Notecard XP” with embedded SIM

• 1x Notecarrier XP

• 1x Flexible Molex Antenna 

Notecarrier XP is a small form-factor Notecarrier, only slightly larger than Notecard itself, and is the companion Notecarrier for Notecard XP, our low-cost Notecard for volume deployments. It includes an external power supply, an external SIM slot and SIM circuitry. This Notecarrier is essential for evaluating the Notecard XP and can be used as a reference design for incorporating Notecard XP into a volume deployment. See the Notecarrier XP datasheet for additional details.

Key Notecard XP Specs

• Includes a secure element with a factory-installed ECC P-384 certificate, provisioned at chip manufacture.

• Integrated GPS and accelerometer.

• Designed to operate on battery power, be "always-on" to maintain time and location, while typically drawing less than 8µA@5V, when idle.

• This kit includes two Notecards enabling customers to test designs with or without an external SIM.

Additional Resources

• Notecard XP Datasheet

• Notecarrier XP Datasheet

• Blues Quickstart

• Notecard Low-Power Design

Notecarriers require a Notecard to function. Notecarrier A is now compatible with all available Notecards. See the Notecards section for more details or get started with a Blues Starter Kit.

Available Variations

• Notecarrier A with Loose Header Pins (Datasheet)

Key Notecarrier A Specs

• Onboard cellular and GPS/GNSS antennas by Ignion.
• Notecard M.2 Key E connector socket and mounting screw receptacle.
• USB C port to power Notecarrier and provide a USB Serial command interface to Notecard.
• JST connector for a LiPo battery.
• JST connector for a solar panel.
• 2 Qwiic/StemmaQT I2C ports for attaching external peripherals.
• External Nano-SIM slot for use of an optional secondary SIM.

Additional Resources

• Notecarrier A Datasheet
• Blues Quickstart

Notecarriers are companion development boards designed to make it easy to prototype and deploy IoT solutions with Notecard.

Notecarrier CX is a Notecarrier with a pre-soldered and wired STM32L433 MCU (the same part used in Cygnet) along with an onboard JTAG debug jack, RST and BOOT buttons for bootloader access. Notecarrier CX also provides built-in support for Notecard-based Outboard Firmware Update.

Included is a flexible Molex 209142 antenna for use with either LTE or GPS. If you require a dual LTE/GPS antenna, we recommend adding on the flexible LTE+GPS antenna (or you may choose to use your own preferred antenna). Loose header pins are also included.

Notecarriers require a Notecard to function. Notecarrier CX is compatible with Notecard Cellular, Notecard Cell+WiFi, Notecard WiFi, and Notecard for LoRa.

NOTE: This first version of Notecarrier CX is available as a BETA product. See the board errata section of the Notecarrier CX datasheet for details on known issues.

Key Notecarrier CX Specs

• Onboard STM32L433CCU6 Host MCU (80 MHz Clock, 256 KB Flash, 64KB of SRAM).

• Onboard RST and BOOT buttons for onboard MCU ROM bootloader access and power reset.

• Built-in support for Notecard-based Outboard Firmware Update.

• Notecard M.2 Key E connector socket and mounting screw standoff.

• USB-C port to power Notecarrier and provide a USB Serial command interface to Notecard.

• DIP switch for toggling USB-C access to Notecard or Onboard STM32 Host.

• Castellated Edges for easy of pick-and-place installation in an end product.

• External Nano-SIM slot for use of an optional secondary SIM.

• 1-Pin JST PH connectors for LiPo battery power and charging support.

• 1 Qwiic/StemmaQT I2C port for attaching external peripherals.

• JTAG (SWD capable) debug jack.

Additional Resources

• Notecarrier CX Datasheet

• STM32L433 Datasheet

• Blues Quickstart

Included is a flexible Molex 209142 antenna for use with either LTE or GPS. If you require a dual LTE/GPS antenna, we recommend adding on the flexible LTE+GPS antenna (or you may choose to use your own preferred antenna).

Notecarrier F also features a switch to enable Notecard Outboard Firmware Update. This capability supports "over the air" firmware updates and does not involve firmware running on the host MCU directly.

Notecarriers require a Notecard to function. Notecarrier F is compatible with all available Notecards. See the Notecards section for more details or get started with a Blues Starter Kit.

Available Variations

• Notecarrier F with Pre-soldered Headers (Datasheet)
• Notecarrier F with Loose Header Pins (Datasheet)

Key Notecarrier F Specs

• Adafruit Feather-compatible header socket.
• Breadboard-compatible Notecard 13-pin header.
• Breadboard-compatible 24-pin Adafruit Feather breakout header.
• Notecard M.2 Key E connector socket and mounting screw receptacle.
• Micro USB port to power Notecarrier and provide a USB Serial command interface to Notecard.
• External Nano-SIM slot for use of an optional secondary SIM.
• 2 Qwiic/StemmaQT I2C ports for attaching external peripherals.
• JST PH connector for a LiPo battery.
• JST PH connector for a solar panel.
• JST PH connector for V+.
• JST SH 3.3V I2C connector.
• Battery slide switch to disconnect battery when not in use.
• Front and back pin labels. 

Additional Resources

• Notecarrier F Datasheet
• Blues Quickstart
• Notecard Outboard Firmware Update

Included is a flexible Molex 209142 antenna for use with either LTE or GPS. If you require a dual LTE/GPS antenna, we recommend adding on the flexible LTE+GPS antenna (or you may choose to use your own preferred antenna).

Notecarriers require a Notecard to function. Notecarrier Pi Hat is compatible with all available Notecards. See the Notecards section for more details or get started with a Blues Starter Kit.

Key Notecarrier Pi Specs

• Notecard M.2 Key E connector socket and mounting screw receptacle.
• 2 Qwiic I2C ports for attaching external peripherals to your project.
• Pre-soldered female 40-pin header connector for plugging directly into a Pi or another Pi hat.
• Pre-soldered male 40-pin header connector for stacking additional Pi hats.
• External Nano-SIM slot for use of an optional secondary SIM.

Additional Resources

• Notecarrier Pi Datasheet
• Blues Quickstart

Add Notecard to Arduino MKR and PRO boards with this slim Notecarrier!

Notecarriers are companion development boards designed to make it easy to prototype and deploy IoT solutions with the Notecard.

Notecarrier R is a small form-factor Notecarrier, only slightly larger than Notecard itself. Unlike other Notecarriers, Notecarrier R does not include an external SIM slot. It’s similar to Notecarrier B, but instead of a Qwiic connector, it has an ESLOV connector common to many Arduino MKR and PRO Portena boards. ESLOV provides I2C pins, as well as an additional GPIO, which we’ve connected to Notecard’s ATTN pin.

Included is a flexible Molex 209142 antenna for use with either LTE or GPS. If you require a dual LTE/GPS antenna, we recommend adding on the flexible LTE+GPS antenna (or you may choose to use your own preferred antenna).

Notecarriers require a Notecard to function. Notecarrier R is compatible with all available Notecards. See the Notecards section for more details or get started with a Blues Starter Kit.

Available Variations

• Notecarrier R with Pre-soldered Headers 

• Notecarrier R with Loose Header Pins

Key Notecarrier R Specs

• Notecard M.2 Key E connector socket and mounting screw receptacle.

• 2-Pin JST PH connectors for LiPo battery power support.

• 1 ESLOV port for attaching Notecard to Arduino MKR or PRO boards.

• DIP switch for using active or passive GPS/GNSS antenna.

Additional Resources

• Notecarrier R Datasheet 

• Blues Quickstart

Included is a flexible Molex 209142 antenna for use with either LTE or GPS. If you require a dual LTE/GPS antenna, we recommend adding on the flexible LTE+GPS antenna (or you may choose to use your own preferred antenna). Our loose header pins are also included.

Notecarriers require a Notecard to function. Notecarrier X is compatible with all available Notecards. See the Notecards section for more details or get started with a Blues Starter Kit.

Key Notecarrier X Specs

• Notecard M.2 Key E connector socket and mounting screw receptacle.

• USB C port to power Notecarrier and provide a USB Serial command interface to Notecard.

• External Nano-SIM slot for use of an optional secondary SIM.

• 2-Pin JST PH connectors for LiPo battery power and charging support.

• 1 Qwiic/StemmaQT I2C port for attaching external peripherals.

• 1 ESLOV port for attaching the Notecard to Arduino MKR or PRO boards.

• DIP switch for using active or passive GPS/GNSS antenna. 

Additional Resources

• Notecarrier X Datasheet

• Blues Quickstart

Included is a flexible Molex 209142 antenna for use with either LTE or GPS. If you require a dual LTE/GPS antenna, we recommend adding on the flexible LTE+GPS antenna (or you may choose to use your own preferred antenna). Our loose header pins are also included.

Notecarriers require a Notecard to function. Notecarrier XM is compatible with all available Notecards. See the Notecards section for more details or get started with a Blues Starter Kit.

Key Notecarrier XM Specs

• Notecard M.2 Key E connector socket and mounting screw receptacle.

• USB C port to power Notecarrier and provide a USB Serial command interface to Notecard.

• DIP switch for using active or passive GPS/GNSS antenna.

Additional Resources

• Notecarrier XM Datasheet

• Blues Quickstart

Included is Flexible LTE, Wi-Fi, or GPS/GNSS Antenna. If you require a dual LTE/GPS antenna, we recommend adding on the flexible LTE+GPS antenna (or you may choose to use your own preferred antenna).

Notecarriers require a Notecard to function. The Notecarrier XS is compatible with Notecard Cellular, Notecard Cellular (Legacy), Notecard Cell+WiFi, and Notecard WiFi. See the Notecards section for more details or get started with a Starnote Starter Kit.

Key Notecarrier XS Specs

• Notecard M.2 Key E connector socket and mounting screw receptacle.

• Starnote M.2 Key E connector socket and mounting screw receptacle.

• USB-C port to power Notecarrier and provide a USB Serial command interface to Notecard.

• External Nano-SIM slot for use of an optional secondary SIM.

• 2-Pin JST PH connectors for LiPo battery power and charging support.

• 1 Qwiic/StemmaQT I2C port for attaching external peripherals.

• 1 ESLOV port for attaching the Notecard to Arduino MKR or PRO boards.
  

Additional Resources

• Notecarrier XS Datasheet

• Starnote Quickstart