Community Projects

Blues and our community regularly publish projects on Hackster to showcase the things we're building. Check out these guides for reference implementations, and for inspiration for the app you might want to build next.

Home Automation

• Intermediate

Smart Door Lock With ESP32 and Blues Notecard

Create a smart door lock that utilises BLE for local unlocking and a mobile app integrated with Blues Notecards for remote unlocking.

By Pius Onyema Ndukwu

51412

• Expert

Green Box: Remotely Controllable Power Consumption

Green Box: Manage & monitor your energy use remotely! Plug in, access, and save power. Eco-friendly control at your fingertips.

By Daniel Legut

6481

• Intermediate

Revolutionize Your Automation Game with Blues & DFRobot

Build your own home automation system using the Blues Notecard, Notehub, Node-RED, and Qubitro.

By Pradeep

2138

• Intermediate

Gas Leak Detector with Arduino, Blues & Edge Impulse

This project can detect harmful gasses and alert the users.

By Barath Kannan

5440

• Beginner

No-code Intrusion Detection System with Blues Notecard

You can have an AIoT security system up and running with minimal configuration, without the need to write any code.

By Naveen

194191

• Intermediate

IoT assistive device

Device that creates smarter and more connected home by integrating various household functions and providing real-time data about the home.

By Deepak Gohil

8370

• Intermediate

Build a Fleet of Low Power, Cloud-Connected e-Ink Displays

Use the Notecard and Notehub. io to keep a fleet of e-Ink displays synchronized across a facility.

By Brandon Satrom

182019

• Beginner

“I love checking on mousetraps,” said no one ever

Get an SMS alert when there's a mouse in your live trap as we build a smarter mousetrap for the Internet of Things.

By Paige Niedringhaus & Carlton Henderson

121244

• Beginner

Sensor Clusters Made Easy w/LoRa and Blues Wireless Sparrow

I deployed an array of LoRa-based sensors to monitor the temperature and humidity throughout my house.

By TJ VanToll

11867

• Beginner

Leave the Water Running? 💧 Build an IoT Smart Leak Detector

Learn how to build a low-cost (and low-code) water leak detection device complete with SMS notifications if a leak's detected.

By Paige Niedringhaus

152021

• Beginner

Cellular-Enabled Power Outage Detector w/ SMS Notifications

Learn how to build a globally-available power outage detector with Twilio and a Cellular Notecard from Blues Wireless.

By Rob Lauer

242955

• Intermediate

Debugging a Hot Tub Time (Series) Machine

Build a water quality monitoring solution with cellular connectivity, cloud dashboards, and SMS messaging for chlorine emergencies! 🐛❌

By Rob Lauer

253389