Add-on dossier
A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.
The badge combined a 2.9-inch 128x296 eInk screen, six side-view RGB LEDs beside the display, and twelve additional full-color edge LEDs.
Badge context
Hackaday source for the 2019 Q and C badge split, custom membrane keyboard, e-paper display, RGB LEDs, TI CC2640R2, Holtek LED driver, RJ12 connector, AA power, Handler badges, base station, and ARG flow.
Official DEF CON archive source for the host-event context around Queercon 16's DEF CON 27-adjacent badge record.
Source trail
Official host-event archive source for DEF CON 27 context around the Queercon 16 badge record.
Primary technical source for the Q badge hardware, C badge counterpart, badge-team credits, membrane keyboard, e-paper display, RGB LEDs, TI CC2640R2, RJ12 token exchange, Handler missions, and base-station progress behavior.