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May 6, 2026

Designing IoT Devices That Degrade Gracefully Instead of Going Dark

Battery-powered IoT devices rarely just fail, they degrade. Here are six low-power mistakes I see in real Notecard deployments and how to design around them.

  • Low Power
  • Notecard
  • Hardware
Rob Lauer
Rob LauerSenior Director of Developer Relations
February 18, 2026

How to Upload Binary Data Through the Notecard with Python SDK

Learn how to rapidly upload binary data to a remote server with Notecard and Notehub using the note-python SDK.

  • Notecard
  • Python
  • Notehub
Alex Bucknall
Alex BucknallStaff Developer Experience Engineer
September 12, 2025

Simulate an External GPS module with the Notecard AUX Pins

Use a NMEA GPS/GNSS simulator to mock location data for testing Notecard applications.

  • Notecard
  • GPS
Alex Bucknall
Alex BucknallStaff Developer Experience Engineer
July 7, 2025

Taking Payments with Stripe and Notecard

Learn how to use Stripe Payment Links and Notecard to easily take payments with your IoT system.

  • Notecard
  • Stripe
Alex Bucknall
Alex BucknallStaff Developer Experience Engineer
June 10, 2025

Perform Notecard Outboard Firmware Updates with GitHub Actions

Use the Notehub ODFU GitHub Action to stage updates to the firmware of your Notecard host.

  • Notecard
  • ODFU
  • CI/CD
Alex Bucknall
Alex BucknallStaff Developer Experience Engineer
May 14, 2025

Cellular IoT Module Comparison: Notecard vs DIY Arduino

Side-by-side comparison of Blues Notecard versus a typical off-the-shelf cellular IoT module — the code, retries, power management, and OTA each one needs.

  • Cellular
  • Notecard
  • Notehub
Rob Lauer
Rob LauerSenior Director of Developer Relations
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