Notecarrier CX (BETA)

Notecarrier CX (BETA)

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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.

 

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Blues Starter Kit for Cell+WiFi

$99.00
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The Blues Starter Kit contains everything you need to start building connected solutions with Notecard and Notehub. Start with Swan (an STM32-based host MCU), slot it into Notecarrier F (the Blues development board), and use Notecard (with LTE Cat-1 Cellular or WiFi) to build your connected app.

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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.

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Starnote for Skylo Starter Kit

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The Starnote for Skylo Starter Kit contains everything you need to add satellite failover to any cellular or Wi-Fi Notecard-based solution. Starnote includes satellite uplink and downlink data with the cost of the device in partnership with Skylo. Starnote for Skylo also provides a JSON-based programing interface consistent with Notecard, providing developers with access to yet another major Radio Access Technology (RAT) using straightforward, accessible semantics. And with 18.65KB of data included and no monthly fees, it's an affordable satellite IoT backup device!

Starnote for Skylo is a Notecard accessory that is intended to disrupt the conventional wisdom that using satellite requires a high hardware investment (in the hundreds of dollars) of monthly device fees even when devices aren’t communicating with satellites.

As an accessory, Starnote for Skylo is not a Notecard; it is meant to be used with Notecard, and works with Cellular, Cell+WiFi, and WiFi. From a developer’s point of view, Starnote for Skylo operates as an additional available RAT for Notecard. A developer uses the Notecard API to specify in Notecard’s mode of operations when to fallback to Satellite, and Notecard handles communications between itself and Starnote for Skylo.

Kit Contents

  • 1x Starnote for Sklyo u.FL

  • 1x Notecard WiFi

  • 1x Notecarrier XS

  • 1x Satellite Antenna

  • 1x GPS Antenna

  • 1x 500 mAH LiPo battery

The Starnote for Skylo (Antenna) accessory is an optional add on available for purchase with the Starter Kit.

Key Starnote for Skylo Kit Specs

  • JSON-based API for configuration and communication with the Notecard

  • M.2 Key E connector for board-to-board usage and a six-pin JST for wire-to-board applications

  • External via u.FL connectors

  • NTN-capable satellite modem with zero-touch configuration

  • Bundled with 18.65KB of satellite data from Skylo. Additional data is priced $0.00075 byte, with a minimum of 50 bytes per transmitted or received satellite data packet, billed monthly in arrears.

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Blues Starter Kit for LoRaWAN

$199.00
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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

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.

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