Add-on dossier
A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.
The official write-up identifies the Hayes SmartModem as the badge's visual and command-set inspiration for the late-1980s/early-1990s event theme.
Badge context
Upstream mecparts repository linked by JawnCon for the Hayes-style AT command firmware lineage, ESP8266/Wemos D1 mini hardware basis, LED indicators, ATDT dialing, Telnet modes, and OTA update path.
Primary badge source for the Hayes SmartModem inspiration, RetroWiFiModem use, AT command emulation, LEDs, ESP radio wording, level shifter, 3D-printed case, hand-soldered headers/radio/LEDs, Prusa MK4 production, and laser-marked front panels.
Official JawnCon source for the October 11-12, 2024 event dates, Arcadia University Commons Building venue, two-day schedule, and second-year event context.
Hackaday source by Tom Nardi describing the badge as a scaled-down Hayes SmartModem, ESP8266-powered RetroWiFiModem device, wearable lanyard artifact, and Philadelphia-area hacker-con badge.
Source trail
Secondary source by Tom Nardi corroborating the badge as a miniature Hayes SmartModem-style wearable, tying it to ESP8266 and RetroWiFiModem, and noting the two-day October 11-12 JawnCon 0x1 schedule.
Official event source for the October 11-12, 2024 Arcadia University Commons Building edition, schedule, and event context.
Primary official badge source for the modem theme, Hayes SmartModem inspiration, RetroWiFiModem use, ESP radio wording, level shifter, LED front, three-piece printed case, printed snap clips, hand assembly, Prusa MK4 print run, and laser-marked front panels.
Upstream firmware/source context for the ESP8266 RS-232/Wi-Fi modem, Hayes AT command set, LED indicators, ATDT dialing, Wi-Fi setup commands, Wemos D1 mini basis, and OTA update support used as JawnCon's linked firmware lineage.