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AA battery and USB-C power path

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power architecture

The hardware README documents AA battery power through a boost converter, USB-C power through a regulator, and a switch between USB and battery power.

Badge
BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge
Type
power architecture
Status
source-backed
Compatibility
BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge
Source
https://github.com/pdxbadgers/badge-2024/blob/main/hardware/README.md

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Evidence Sources

BSidesPDX · retrieved 2026-05-15

The Badge Talk

Primary official speaker-page source naming Joe FitzPatrick and stating that the BSidesPDX badge was based on an open-source badge design customized for BSidesPDX, with design process, gameplay, and badge-hacking discussion.

Badge: BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge

BSidesPDX · retrieved 2026-05-15

Venue

Primary official venue source for the Smith Memorial Student Union, Portland, Oregon event context.

Badge: BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge

GitHub / PDX Badgers · retrieved 2026-05-15

Attribution Game badge guide

Badge-operation source for navigation, contact setup, IR clue/contact trades, cryptographic signature checks, organizer validation, round propagation, and CircuitPython post-conference hacking.

Badge: BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge

GitHub / PDX Badgers · retrieved 2026-05-15

LICENSE

License source for CC BY-SA 4.0 hardware/software terms and the explicit caveat that names, logos, and artwork have separate more restrictive licensing.

Badge: BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge

GitHub / PDX Badgers · retrieved 2026-05-15

Trick-or-Treat README

Game and controller source for candy trading, badge USB-storage contents, game-file generation/flashing, and the BSidesSF 2024 Attribution Game fork lineage.

Badge: BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge