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Infrared and touch interaction stack

A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.

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DEF CON 22 Badge source-backed

hardware interface

The badge exposed infrared transmit/receive hardware, touch-pad buttons, LEDs, USB programming, and accessible I/O so attendees could interact during the event and keep hacking afterward.

Badge
DEF CON 22 Badge
Type
hardware interface
Status
source-backed
Compatibility
DEF CON 22 Badge
Source
https://www.parallax.com/defcon-22-conference-badge/

Badge context

Related Resources

event page

DEF CON 22 event archive

Official DEF CON archive source for August 7-10, 2014 Rio Hotel & Casino event context, DEF CON 22 badge news, C-style code release, and badge-hacking-file torrent.

Badge: DEF CON 22 Badge

project retrospective

DEFCON 22 Conference Badge

Parallax source for Propeller 1 hardware, IR, touch pads, LEDs, USB programming circuit, exposed I/O, 13 badge styles, 14,000-board production, and named concept contributors.

Badge: DEF CON 22 Badge

software and hardware archive

Parallax badge downloads

Parallax download archive preserving Hackable Electronic Badge product guide, schematic, BadgeHacker customization tooling, Propeller Spin/C examples, and design files for the related badge platform.

Badge: DEF CON 22 Badge

Source trail

Evidence Sources

DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15

DEF CON 22 Hacking Conference

Official event archive source for dates, venue, badge-code release note, badge-hacking-file torrent, and Hardware Hacking Village context.

Badge: DEF CON 22 Badge

Parallax · retrieved 2026-05-15

Badge Downloads & Software

Primary Parallax archive source for supported badge software, schematics, product guide, C/Spin examples, BadgeHacker tooling, and design files for the related hackable electronic badge platform.

Badge: DEF CON 22 Badge

Parallax · retrieved 2026-05-15

DEFCON 22 Conference Badge

Primary supplier/designer source for Propeller 1, IR transmit/receive, touch-pad buttons, LEDs, USB programming, exposed I/O, 13 badge styles, 14,000 assembled PCBs, contributor names, and contest role.

Badge: DEF CON 22 Badge