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The Blues Starter Kit contains everything you need to start building connected solutions with the Notecard and Notehub.io. Start with LTE Cat-1 cellular or Wi-Fi and build your first MCU-powered app with the Notecarrier F and Swan. Or connect the Notecard to a Raspberry Pi or Pi-compatible SBC using the included Pi Hat.
Kit Contents:
- LTE Cat-1 North America Notecard
- Wi-Fi Notecard
- Notecarrier F
- Swan 3.0
- Notecarrier Pi Hat
- Molex flexible dual Wi-Fi and Cellular Antenna
LTE Cat-1 Notecard – North America is designed to be used in the North America region and uses a Quectel EG91-NAX modem that connects to LTE Cat-1 / WCDMA networks.
LTE Cat-1 Specs:
- Integrated Quectel cellular modem.
- Secure element with a factory-installed ECC P-384 certificate provisioned at chip manufacture.
- Integrated GPS and Accelerometer.
- Designed operate on battery power, be "always-on" to maintain time & location, while typically drawing less than 8µA, when idle.
- Bundled with 10-years and 500MB of cellular data. No cellular subscriptions, SIM fees or monthly minimums apply.
- PTCRB Certified Module.
Wi-Fi Notecard Specs:
- Integrated Silicon Labs Wi-Fi Transceiver.
- Secure element with a factory-installed ECC P-384 certificate provisioned at chip manufacture.
- Designed to operate on battery power, be "always-on" to maintain time & location, while typically drawing less than 8µA, when idle.
- Battery-powered Wi-Fi without the complexity of managing connections, queues, or storage.
- Utilizes an extremely thin cloud infrastructure that directly routes your data to where it belongs: AWS, Azure, GCS, or your own cloud.
- Data routing and simple "no code/low code" visual data stream analysis through Notehub.io (SaaS), or host and integrate Notehub functionality into your own app (OSS).
Notecarrier F is a companion development board designed for quick prototyping with Adafruit Feather-based microcontrollers. It can be used with any Feather-compatible device and includes Qwiic ports for connecting I2C peripherals.
Notecarrier F Specs:
- Adafruit Feather compatible header socket.
- Breadboard compatible Notecard 13-pin header.
- Breadboard compatible 24-pin Adafruit Feather breakout header.
- Notecard edge 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 additional carrier connectivity.
- 2 Qwiic/StemmaQT I2C ports for attaching external peripherals to your project.
- 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.
- Momentary button connected to Feather B0 pin.
- Front and back pin labels
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 large memory or a high degree of I/O expandability at an affordable cost, such as edge inferencing and remote monitoring.
Swan 3.0 Specs:
- Ultra low-power Arm Cortex-M4 core clocked at 120Mhz
- STM32L4R5-based microcontroller
- 2MB of flash and 640KB of RAM
- Castellated-edge access to 55 GPIO ports including:
- 8 analog
- 16 digital
- 4x I2C, 3x SPI
- USB OTG full speed
- 1x 14-channel DMA
- tRNG
- 12-bit ADC, 2 x 12-bit DAC
- low-power RTC, and CRC calculation peripherals
- Qwiic connector
- Outboard DFU Support
Notecarrier-Pi Hat is designed for drop-in development with a Raspberry Pi or compatible Single Board Computer. It includes a pre-soldered female 40-pin header connector for plugging directly into the Raspberry Pi, and a 40-pin connector on top for stacking other Pi “hats” and devices. It also includes a single Grove I2C port for attaching external peripherals to your project.
Notecarrier Pi Hat Specs:
- M.2 Key E edge connector port and screw-down port for Notecard.
- 1 Grove I2C port 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.
- Slot for external Micro SIM for external carrier connectivity.
Molex Antenna has a supported frequency range of 698 MHz to 3.8 GHz and a u.FL terminator, this Molex Flexible antenna is the quickest way to get your Cellular or Wi-FI Notecard online.
Molex Antenna Specs:
- Manufacturer - Molex
- Datasheet
- Length - 85 mm
- Width - 14.5 mm
- Height - 0.1 mm
- Cable length - 180 mm
- Cable Type - 180 mm Coax
Additional Resources:
*v3.0*
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 large memory or a high degree of I/O expandability at an affordable cost, such as edge inferencing and remote monitoring.
Uniquely for Feather-compatible boards, we designed Swan to satisfy developers’ needs spanning from early prototyping to high-volume deployment. Developers can use Swan in conjunction with Adafruit’s myriad sensors and FeatherWing-compatible carriers. Due to its novel design, for high-volume deployment the low-cost Swan can also be soldered directly to a parent PCB integrating those sensors, utilizing the full range of Swan’s I/O capabilities.
The board has three independent power options – USB, battery, or line power – and provides a software-switchable 2 Amp regulator for powering external sensors. When operating in its low-power operating mode, the entire Swan board draws only 8uA while retaining all of its memory, making it ideal for battery-powered devices.
Swan features support for C/C++, Arduino, and CircuitPython, and includes a CORTEX Debug connector, enabling the use of advanced development environments such as Visual Studio Code, IAR, and STM32CubeIDE. Be sure to add an STLNK-V3MINI to get that step-debugging goodness!
Additionally, Swan now features support for Outboard DFU. This capability enables "over the air" firmware updates and does not involve firmware running on the board directly .(beginning with firmware version 3.5.1)
Swan is available as a standalone board, in a Feather Starter Kit that includes a Notecard and Notecarrier, or as an embeddable board in manufacturing-ready trays when paired with the Notecard (visit us at blues.io to learn more).
Swan Features
- Ultra low-power Arm Cortex-M4 core clocked at 120Mhz
- STM32L4R5-based microcontroller
- 2MB of flash and 640KB of RAM
- Castellated-edge access to 55 GPIO ports including:
- 8 analog
- 16 digital
- 4x I2C, 3x SPI
- USB OTG full speed
- 1x 14-channel DMA
- tRNG
- 12-bit ADC, 2 x 12-bit DAC
- low-power RTC, and CRC calculation peripherals
- Qwiic connector
- Outboard DFU Support
Package Contents:
- Swan MCU
- 12 pin and 16 pin male headers, either loose or pre-soldered based on selection. (P/N 4UCON00815 and4 UCON00820)
- Swan Carrier Board (if selecting the option of loose headers)
Additional Resources:
Program and debug your Swan apps in VSCode, IAR, and STM32CubeIDE!
The STLINK-V3MINI is a stand-alone debugging and programming mini probe for STM32 microcontrollers, like the Swan! Use the JTAG/SWD interfaces to connect to the Swan via its onboard connector for simple programming or debugging.
The STLINK-V3MINI also provides a Virtual COM port interface allowing the host PC to communicate with the target microcontroller through one UART.
The STLINK-V3MINI is a portable version, easy-to-use debugger/programmer that includes an STDC14 cable interface in the package.
A Micro-USB cable is required to utilize the STLINK-V3MINI. (not included)
The Blues Starter Kit contains everything you need to start building connected solutions with the Notecard and Notehub.io. Start with LTE Cat-1 cellular or Wi-Fi and build your first MCU-powered app with the Notecarrier F and Swan. Or connect the Notecard to a Raspberry Pi or Pi-compatible SBC using the included Pi Hat.
Kit Contents:
- LTE Cat-1 EMEA Notecard
- Wi-Fi Notecard
- Notecarrier F
- Swan 3.0
- Notecarrier Pi Hat
- Molex flexible dual Wi-Fi and Cellular Antenna
LTE Cat-1 Notecard – EMEA is designed to be used in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) regions and uses Quectel EG91-EX modem which connects to LTE Cat-1 / WCDMA / GSM networks.
LTE Cat-1 Specs:
- Integrated Quectel cellular modem.
- Secure element with a factory-installed ECC P-384 certificate provisioned at chip manufacture.
- Integrated GPS and Accelerometer.
- Designed operate on battery power, be "always-on" to maintain time & location, while typically drawing less than 8µA, when idle.
- Bundled with 10-years and 500MB of cellular data. No cellular subscriptions, SIM fees or monthly minimums apply.
- PTCRB Certified Module.
Wi-Fi Notecard Specs:
- Integrated Silicon Labs Wi-Fi Transceiver.
- Secure element with a factory-installed ECC P-384 certificate provisioned at chip manufacture.
- Designed to operate on battery power, be "always-on" to maintain time & location, while typically drawing less than 8µA, when idle.
- Battery-powered Wi-Fi without the complexity of managing connections, queues, or storage.
- Utilizes an extremely thin cloud infrastructure that directly routes your data to where it belongs: AWS, Azure, GCS, or your own cloud.
- Data routing and simple "no code/low code" visual data stream analysis through Notehub.io (SaaS), or host and integrate Notehub functionality into your own app (OSS).
Notecarrier F is a companion development board designed for quick prototyping with Adafruit Feather-based microcontrollers. It can be used with any Feather-compatible device and includes Qwiic ports for connecting I2C peripherals.
Notecarrier F Specs:
- Adafruit Feather compatible header socket.
- Breadboard compatible Notecard 13-pin header.
- Breadboard compatible 24-pin Adafruit Feather breakout header.
- Notecard edge 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 additional carrier connectivity.
- 2 Qwiic/StemmaQT I2C ports for attaching external peripherals to your project.
- 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.
- Momentary button connected to Feather B0 pin.
- Front and back pin labels
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 large memory or a high degree of I/O expandability at an affordable cost, such as edge inferencing and remote monitoring.
Swan 3.0 Specs:
- Ultra low-power Arm Cortex-M4 core clocked at 120Mhz
- STM32L4R5-based microcontroller
- 2MB of flash and 640KB of RAM
- Castellated-edge access to 55 GPIO ports including:
- 8 analog
- 16 digital
- 4x I2C, 3x SPI
- USB OTG full speed
- 1x 14-channel DMA
- tRNG
- 12-bit ADC, 2 x 12-bit DAC
- low-power RTC, and CRC calculation peripherals
- Qwiic connector
- Outboard DFU Support
Notecarrier-Pi Hat is designed for drop-in development with a Raspberry Pi or compatible Single Board Computer. It includes a pre-soldered female 40-pin header connector for plugging directly into the Raspberry Pi, and a 40-pin connector on top for stacking other Pi “hats” and devices. It also includes a single Grove I2C port for attaching external peripherals to your project.
Notecarrier Pi Hat Specs:
- M.2 Key E edge connector port and screw-down port for Notecard.
- 1 Grove I2C port 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.
- Slot for external Micro SIM for external carrier connectivity.
Molex Antenna has a supported frequency range of 698 MHz to 3.8 GHz and a u.FL terminator, this Molex Flexible antenna is the quickest way to get your Cellular or Wi-FI Notecard online.
Molex Antenna Specs:
- Manufacturer - Molex
- Datasheet
- Length - 85 mm
- Width - 14.5 mm
- Height - 0.1 mm
- Cable length - 180 mm
- Cable Type - 180 mm Coax
Additional Resources: