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 "version": "2026-10-20",
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 "slug": "blues-notecard-cellular-m2",
 "name": "Blues Notecard Cellular (NOTE-NBGL / NBNA / WBGL, M.2 Key E): 30 × 35 mm card outline, edge connector and screw notch",
 "kind": "modern",
 "category": "Electronic components",
 "group": "Modules, sensors & displays",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the Blues Notecard Cellular dimensions, edge-connector and mounting-notch positions?",
 "tags": [
  "blues notecard",
  "notecard dimensions",
  "m.2 key e module",
  "cellular iot module",
  "notecard mounting notch",
  "notecarrier socket"
 ],
 "aliases": [
  "Blues Notecard",
  "blues notecard",
  "Notecard Cellular",
  "NOTE-NBGL",
  "NOTE-NBNA",
  "NOTE-WBGL",
  "NOTE-WBNA",
  "NOTE-WBEX",
  "Blues Wireless Notecard M.2",
  "Notecard for Notecarrier"
 ],
 "overall_mm": {
  "length": 35,
  "width": 30,
  "height": 5.52
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  "basis": "Blues' official note-hardware repository (Notecard 3D model and FAE Technology mechanical drawing), cross-checked with the Blues Notecarrier design guide.",
  "overall_mm": {
   "length": 35,
   "width": 30,
   "height": 5.52
  },
  "notes": [
   "Card outline 30.0 wide × 35.0 long including the M.2 gold-finger tab; board 0.91 thick (drawing nominal 0.8).",
   "Edge-connector tab 19.85 wide and 3.0 deep, with the Key E slot 1.20 wide; slot centre 2.625 off the card centreline.",
   "No holes: the card is held by a half-round R1.75 screw notch centred on the end opposite the connector, 35.18 from the gold-finger edge.",
   "Height 5.52 from the lowest bottom-side part to the top of the RF shield can; the board sits 2.11 above the lowest point.",
   "Modelled: board outline, key slot, notch, shield can and the larger bottom-side parts. Not modelled: small passives, u.FL antenna connectors and edge pads. The Cell+WiFi cards are 42 mm long and differ.",
   "All dimensions are exact nominal millimetres, true size, with no tolerance added."
  ]
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 "sheet_text": "Blues Notecard Cellular (NOTE-NBGL / NBNA / WBGL, M.2 Key E): 30 × 35 mm card outline, edge connector and screw notch — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/blues-notecard-cellular-m2/  (sheet CC BY 4.0)\nBasis: Blues' official note-hardware repository (Notecard 3D model and FAE Technology mechanical drawing), cross-checked with the Blues Notecarrier design guide.\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nOverall (mm): length 35.0, width 30.0, height 5.52\n- Card outline 30.0 wide × 35.0 long including the M.2 gold-finger tab; board 0.91 thick (drawing nominal 0.8).\n- Edge-connector tab 19.85 wide and 3.0 deep, with the Key E slot 1.20 wide; slot centre 2.625 off the card centreline.\n- No holes: the card is held by a half-round R1.75 screw notch centred on the end opposite the connector, 35.18 from the gold-finger edge.\n- Height 5.52 from the lowest bottom-side part to the top of the RF shield can; the board sits 2.11 above the lowest point.\n- Modelled: board outline, key slot, notch, shield can and the larger bottom-side parts. Not modelled: small passives, u.FL antenna connectors and edge pads. The Cell+WiFi cards are 42 mm long and differ.\n- All dimensions are exact nominal millimetres, true size, with no tolerance added.\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- Blues: note-hardware: Notecard 3D models and mechanical drawings — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://github.com/blues/note-hardware/tree/master/Notecard\n- Blues: Notecard and Notecarrier carrier board design guide — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://dev.blues.io/datasheets/application-notes/notecard-carrier-board-design-guide.md\n\nFree files (CC BY 4.0, Xem Studio; STEP + STL, 1 parts): https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/blues-notecard-cellular-m2/index.json\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=blues-notecard-cellular-m2\n",
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   "publisher": "Blues",
   "title": "note-hardware: Notecard 3D models and mechanical drawings",
   "url": "https://github.com/blues/note-hardware/tree/master/Notecard",
   "formats": [
    "web"
   ],
   "license": "Publisher's page; dimensions are facts",
   "license_verified": true,
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   "publisher": "Blues",
   "title": "Notecard and Notecarrier carrier board design guide",
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 "related": [
  "m-2-2230-ssd",
  "m-2-2242-ssd",
  "u-fl-connector",
  "threaded-standoffs-metric",
  "raspberry-pi-5"
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 "mating": [
  {
   "feature": "M.2 edge connector",
   "exact": "Key E tab 19.85 wide, 1.20 key slot",
   "mates": "M.2 Key E socket on a Notecarrier or custom carrier",
   "fit": "designed",
   "files": "all"
  },
  {
   "feature": "Screw notch",
   "exact": "R1.75 half-round notch, 35.18 from the gold fingers",
   "mates": "M.2 standoff and screw on the carrier board",
   "fit": "designed",
   "files": "all"
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  "press": "stays put: pin, tube, bearing or magnet held by interference. ISO 286 equivalent: H7/p6 (locational interference) or tighter.",
  "slide": "assembles by hand and is held by a grub, pinch or clamp: shaft in a hub, rod in a socket, spigot in a bore. ISO 286 equivalent: H7/g6 or H7/h6.",
  "run": "turns or slides in use: pin in a link, rod through a guide. ISO 286 equivalent: H8/f7 (close running).",
  "socket": "large sliding fit: syringe barrel, sleeve, bobbin in a bore. ISO 286 equivalent: H9/d9 (free running) or looser.",
  "clamp": "split part that closes on the mating part with screws: make it at size.",
  "designed": "a gap that is part of the design (piston fit option, displacer gap, air gap): do not change."
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  {
   "q": "How big is the Blues Notecard?",
   "a": "The cellular Notecard is 30.0 × 35.0 mm including the M.2 edge tab, 5.52 mm tall overall with a 0.91 mm board."
  },
  {
   "q": "How is the Notecard held down?",
   "a": "By one screw through an R1.75 half-round notch on the end opposite the M.2 Key E edge, 35.18 mm from the gold fingers."
  },
  {
   "q": "What connector does the Notecard use?",
   "a": "An M.2 Key E edge connector: tab 19.85 mm wide with a 1.20 mm key slot."
  }
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