# Blues Notecard Cellular (NOTE-NBGL / NBNA / WBGL, M.2 Key E): 30 × 35 mm card outline, edge connector and screw notch

> What are the Blues Notecard Cellular dimensions, edge-connector and mounting-notch positions?

- Category: Electronic components › Modules, sensors & displays
- Kind: Modern device
- Basis: Blues' official note-hardware repository (Notecard 3D model and FAE Technology mechanical drawing), cross-checked with the Blues Notecarrier design guide.
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## Overall (mm)

| length | width | height |
|---|---|---|
| 35.0 | 30.0 | 5.52 |

**Exact dimensions.** Every file is drawn at true size with no tolerance added. The holes and pins that meet another part are listed below under Mating features, with the fit each joint needs; open those by your process's clearance before making the part.

## 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.

## Mating features (exact size; open press / slide / run / socket by your process clearance, leave designed and clamp as drawn)

| feature | exact | mates with | fit | files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.2 edge connector | Key E tab 19.85 wide, 1.20 key slot | M.2 Key E socket on a Notecarrier or custom carrier | designed | all |
| Screw notch | R1.75 half-round notch, 35.18 from the gold fingers | M.2 standoff and screw on the carrier board | designed | all |

## Where the files are

- Blues: [note-hardware: Notecard 3D models and mechanical drawings](https://github.com/blues/note-hardware/tree/master/Notecard) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
- Blues: [Notecard and Notecarrier carrier board design guide](https://dev.blues.io/datasheets/application-notes/notecard-carrier-board-design-guide.md) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts

## Free STEP/STL (1 parts, CC BY 4.0, Xem Studio)

Index: https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/blues-notecard-cellular-m2/index.json

- blues-notecard-cellular-m2: [STEP](https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/blues-notecard-cellular-m2/blues-notecard-cellular-m2.step) · [STL](https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/blues-notecard-cellular-m2/blues-notecard-cellular-m2.stl) — Blues Notecard Cellular (NOTE-NBGL / NBNA / WBGL, M.2 Key E): 30 × 35 mm card outline, edge connector and screw notch

## Questions

**How big is the Blues Notecard?**

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.

**How is the Notecard held down?**

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.

**What connector does the Notecard use?**

An M.2 Key E edge connector: tab 19.85 mm wide with a 1.20 mm key slot.

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