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9 April 2026
Written by Yunus Unal Mechatronics Engineer and Content Specialist
Yunus is a mechatronics engineer with a background in 5G mobile communications and intelligent embedded systems. Before joining TKO and ipXchange, he developed and tested IoT and control-system prototypes that combined hardware design with embedded software. At ipXchange, Yunus applies his engineering knowledge and creative approach to produce technical content and product evaluations.
Blues is focused on one of the hardest parts of embedded product development, getting an offline device securely connected to the cloud without rebuilding the whole system.
At Embedded World 2026, the company showed its full stack approach. Existing host microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors, and actuators connect into Blues hardware modules such as Notecard and Starnote, which provide connectivity over Wi-Fi, cellular, LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network), and satellite. The key idea is flexibility. Developers can design once, then choose the radio technology later using the same application programming interface (API) and hardware format.
On the cloud side, Notehub handles data routing into existing platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Snowflake, while also supporting fleet management, device management, and secure firmware updates.
Security is a major part of the pitch. Blues builds hardware-based security into the module itself, along with transport encryption and secure cloud connections, helping engineering teams address security requirements earlier in the design cycle.
For teams evaluating connected products, Blues offers a practical route from sensor node to cloud service, with development boards and open designs available to speed up prototyping.
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