Add-on dossier
A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.
Hackaday documented that the badge could identify as a USB HID keyboard and operate as a configurable macro pad after the event.
Badge context
Science Viking Labs source documenting the pre-con clues, challenge hint flow, SAO and IR observations, Morse and serial material, and badge solving path.
InfoconDB source for August 5-8, 2021 DEF CON 29 metadata, Bally's and Paris location context, and official event links.
Official DEF CON archive source for the 2021 event, linked FAQ, badge announcement links, post-con material links, and hybrid Las Vegas context.
Contemporary Hackaday source documenting MK Factor, RP2040 hardware, LCD, buttons, USB-C, SAO connectors, speaker, debug pads, and USB HID macro-pad behavior.
DEF CON forum source for badge power caveats, firmware-update behavior, challenge mode, role artwork, SAO and IR hints, and community solving notes.
Source trail
Official event archive source for DEF CON 29 context, FAQ and badge links, and post-con material references.
Official forum source for firmware updates, power behavior, challenge mode, role art, SAO and IR hints, and ongoing community-solving details.
Contemporary source for MK Factor creator attribution, RP2040 hardware, LCD, button layout, SAO headers, speaker, USB-C, debug pads, and HID macro-pad functionality.
Event metadata source for DEF CON 29 dates, Bally's and Paris location context, and official DEF CON links.
Challenge writeup source for hint pages, SAO and IR observations, Morse and serial puzzle material, and post-event solving details.