Notecarrier XM
Minimalist design with only the essentials.
Notecarrier Series X
Minimalist Notecarriers for Maximized Efficiency
Built for Rapid, Low-Cost POC Development
Designed to enable low-cost POCs and pilots, the X Series combines low unit cost with open source designs that are easily integrated into any product. Comprised of 3 Notecarriers, the XM, X, and XS, the X Series is a minimalist line that offers developers cost-savings and design autonomy.
Which Notecarrier is right for me?
Discover the right Notecarrier for your host, power supply, and deployment stage.
Notecarrier F
Best when using Feather-compatible MCU.
- 103mm x 51mm
- Adafruit Feather-compatible
- Bring Your Own Antenna
- Two Qwiic I2C Ports
- LiPo/Solar/V+
- Micro USB
- External Nano-SIM Socket for Additional Carriers View Datasheet
Notecarrier Pi
Best when using a Raspberry Pi-compatible SBC
- 56mm x 61mm
- Raspberry Pi
- External Cellular/WiFi Antenna
- One Grove I2C Port
- Pi HAT
- Micro USB
- External Nano-SIM Socket for Additional Carriers View Datasheet
Notecarrier A
Best when prototyping with any other MCU
- 68mm x 75mm
- Any MCU
- Embedded Antennas
- Two Qwiic I2C Ports
- LiPo/Solar/V+
- USB-C
- External Nano-SIM Socket for Additional Carriers View Datasheet
Notecarrier X
Best for small form factor deployments
- 66mm x 38mm
- Any MCU
- Bring Your Own Antenna
- One Qwiic & One ESLOV I2C Port
- 2.5V-5.5V to V+
- USB-C
- External Nano-SIM Socket for Additional Carriers View Datasheet
Frequently Asked Questions
The Notecard and its companion Notecarrier-Pi HAT support virtually any Raspberry Pi-compatible single-board computer (SBC) with a 40-pin male header connector. An example of a compatible SBCs is the balenaFin.
Note that due to the power requirements of the Notecard, some Raspberry Pi 2 and 3 models include a current-limiting fuse that will power-cycle the device when the Notecard’s modem is on and transmitting. To avoid these issues, we recommend using Raspberry Pi 4 devices with the Notecard and Notecarrier Pi HAT.
The Notecard, combined with the Notecarrier-A, is the easiest way to add cellular connectivity to your MCU-based IoT project. Blues provides a Feather Starter Kit that includes a Swan, a feather-compatible MCU, to get you started as quickly as possible. Alternatively, if you are invested in the Raspberry Pi platform you can use the Notecarrier Pi in your project.
No! The Notecard is a small 30mm x 35mm system on module (SoM) that is able to be embedded in any IoT project on its own via its M.2 edge connector.
However, Blues provides a variety of Notecarrier host boards for easily adding cellular connectivity to a new or existing IoT solution for prototyping purposes. The Notecarrier also provides antennae for both the GPS and cellular capabilities of the Notecard Cellular (and the cellular antenna is also compatible with the Wi-Fi enabled Notecards).
- Notecard: SoM peripheral with a cellular modem, IMU sensor, GPS modem, with an M.2 edge connector.
- Notecarrier: A prototyping board with cellular/Wi-Fi and GPS antennae, used to breakout the pins on the Notecard’s M.2 connector.
- Notehub: A cloud service, used as a backend to connect with the Notecard. Notehub securely receives all data and communications created by the Notecard. In turn, Notehub can securely sync encrypted data with the cloud application of your choice using VPN tunnels which eliminates the need for traffic to traverse the public Internet.
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