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LiPo/UVLO, USB serial, and screen-power design surface

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

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RootedCON 2026 Pacman Badge direct project-builder account

power and debug architecture

The builder describes LiPo 1S, integrated charging, under-voltage lockout, automatic USB-serial RESET/EN control, exposed UART0, and an extra screen-ground MOSFET on some boards. The account does not establish cell capacity, charge settings, board-revision coverage, electrical testing, safe modification, or a production-service procedure.

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RootedCON 2026 Pacman Badge
Type
power and debug architecture
Status
direct project-builder account
Compatibility
RootedCON 2026 PACMAN/Ghost attendee CTF badge
Source
https://es.linkedin.com/pulse/c%C3%B3mo-construimos-un-ctf-con-badges-esp32-firmados-en-melendez-cano--ghwze

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Related Resources

community firmware repository

r4venOS custom firmware

Community replacement firmware for the RootedCON 2026 ESP32 badge, documenting WiFi scanner, evil-twin detection, deauth, and crypto utilities on the same hardware.

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first-hand project-builder write-up

TechFrontiers RootedCON 2026 badge CTF write-up

David Melendez Cano's public TechFrontiers write-up describes building the PACMAN Ghost attendee boards, their color variants, ESP32-WROOM-32, LiPo/UVLO/USB-debug surface, ESP-NOW CTF architecture, and signed question/answer model. It is direct builder evidence, not an official RootedCON source release or a reusable-image grant.

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Source trail

Evidence Sources

David Melendez Cano / TechFrontiers · retrieved 2026-05-15

Cómo construimos un CTF con badges ESP32 firmados criptográficamente en RootedCON

A direct April 6, 2026 project-builder account of the RootedCON PACMAN Ghost boards, attendee color choices, ESP32-WROOM-32, power/debug architecture, ESP-NOW game interaction, per-badge identity/key material, and signed CTF-question/answer design. It does not provide an official RootedCON archive, complete production data, image-reuse permission, or a safe operating guide.

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GitHub / double-thinker · retrieved 2026-05-15

badge_controller

Community source corroborating the ESP32, TFT, and d-pad hardware by repurposing the badge as a wireless robot controller.

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RootedCON · retrieved 2026-05-15

RootedCON 2026

Primary official source for the March 5-7, 2026 sixteenth edition, Kinepolis Madrid venue, and Spanish cybersecurity-conference context.

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