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SINCON 2023 Khong Guan Building CTF Badge source-backed

firmware interface

The badge is played by turning off battery power, connecting micro-USB, opening a terminal or Arduino IDE serial monitor at 9600 baud with Both NL & CR, and sending three stars to enter CTF mode.

Badge: SINCON 2023 Khong Guan Building CTF Badge
Type: firmware interface
Status: source-backed
Compatibility: SINCON 2023 Khong Guan Building CTF Badge
Source: https://www.hackster.io/HacksFromPanda/the-khong-guan-building-ctf-badge-sincon-a62671

Badge context

Related Resources

badge writeup

Khong Guan Building CTF Badge writeup

Abhinav SP's project-owner writeup documenting the first SINCON badge, hardware components, building design, SMD soldering village, serial CTF behavior, and credits.

Badge: SINCON 2023 Khong Guan Building CTF Badge

event listing

AiSP community events 2023

AiSP listing corroborating SINCON Reloaded Conference dates of 5-6 Jan 2023 and Voco Orchard Singapore venue.

Badge: SINCON 2023 Khong Guan Building CTF Badge

event page

SINCON about page

Official SINCON/IIC page describing SINCON as Singapore's annual premier techno-centric cybersecurity conference tied to Division Zero.

Badge: SINCON 2023 Khong Guan Building CTF Badge

Source trail

Evidence Sources

AiSP · retrieved 2026-05-15

Community Events 2023

Event-listing source for the SINCON Reloaded Conference date range and Voco Orchard Singapore venue.

Badge: SINCON 2023 Khong Guan Building CTF Badge

Hackster.io / Abhinav SP · retrieved 2026-05-15

The Khong Guan Building CTF Badge | SINCON

Primary project-owner source for the first SINCON badge, ABOV A96S174, CH340G, micro-USB, CR2032, SMD LED soldering, serial CTF operation, six-floor challenge model, and Abhinav SP / Emil credit.

Badge: SINCON 2023 Khong Guan Building CTF Badge

Infosec In the City · retrieved 2026-05-15

About SINCON

Primary event-context source for SINCON's Singapore techno-centric cybersecurity-conference framing and Division Zero tie.

Badge: SINCON 2023 Khong Guan Building CTF Badge