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 "name": "Blues Notecarrier Pi v2.0 (Raspberry Pi HAT for the Notecard): board outline, holes and headers",
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 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the Blues Notecarrier Pi v2.0 board dimensions, mounting holes and header positions?",
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  "pi hat mounting holes"
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  "Blues Notecarrier Pi",
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  "blues notecard",
  "Notecard Raspberry Pi carrier",
  "Notecarrier Pi dimensions"
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  "basis": "Blues note-hardware repository (Notecarrier-Pi v2.0 KiCad board and 3D model) and the Blues Notecarrier Pi v2.0 datasheet.",
  "overall_mm": {
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   "Datum: board centre; +y is the 40-pin header edge. The bottom of the 40-pin socket is at 0, the board spans 8.51 to 10.05 (1.54 thick).",
   "Board 65.00 × 56.50 with R3.0 corners. Four Ø2.70 holes on the 58.0 × 49.0 Raspberry Pi HAT pattern (table).",
   "2 × 20 stacking socket under the board (51.30 × 4.96, 8.51 deep below the board); the pin tails rise 8.47 above the board top, at 2.54 pitch on rows y +22.98 and +25.52.",
   "On top: two Qwiic (JST SH 4-pin) connectors 4.32 tall, three DIP switches 2.52 tall and the Notecard M.2 retaining standoff Ø5.10 × 2.50. Board cut-outs: a 5.0 × 17.0 notch in the −x edge and a 2.0 × 19.0 slot at x +12.50.",
   "Not modelled: the Notecard M.2 Key E socket, micro-USB, nano-SIM holder, u.FL connectors, the Notecard itself and small passives.",
   "Dimensions are exact nominal (true size), no tolerance added."
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  "threaded-standoffs-metric",
  "pin-headers-2.54mm",
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   "feature": "mounting holes",
   "exact": "4 × Ø2.70 on 58.0 × 49.0",
   "mates": "M2.5 standoffs to a Raspberry Pi",
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   "mates": "Raspberry Pi GPIO header pins",
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  "press": "stays put: pin, tube, bearing or magnet held by interference. ISO 286 equivalent: H7/p6 (locational interference) or tighter.",
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  "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": "What is the Notecarrier Pi mounting-hole pattern?",
   "a": "Four Ø2.70 mm holes on the 58 × 49 mm Raspberry Pi HAT pattern, matching Pi 4 and Pi 5 standoffs (M2.5)."
  },
  {
   "q": "How big is the Notecarrier Pi v2.0?",
   "a": "65.00 × 56.50 mm board, 1.54 mm thick; 18.52 mm from the bottom of the 40-pin socket to the top of the pin tails."
  },
  {
   "q": "How tall are the parts on top?",
   "a": "Pin tails 8.47 mm above the board, Qwiic connectors 4.32 mm, DIP switches 2.52 mm, Notecard standoff 2.50 mm."
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