Add-on dossier
A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.
The repository README identifies the THOTCON 0xA badge base as a SparkFun ESP32 Thing Dev board.
Badge context
InfoconDB source for THOTCON 0xA dates, May 3-4, 2019, undisclosed Chicago location, program link, and schedule entries.
Repository README source for SparkFun ESP32 Thing Dev base, touch-pad mapping, LED pin mapping, speaker, microphone, audio examples, stock-firmware restore command, and Arduino setup.
Public Poplicola repository preserving the THOTCON 0xA workshop PDF, stock-firmware binaries, LED examples, SoundBoard example, AudioStreaming example, and source handoff.
DePaul Newsline source for the Idea Realization Lab sponsorship, THOTCON Infinity commission, six-month badge effort, and 1,700 custom circuit-board badge quantity.
InfoconDB presentation source for the badge workshop covering board layout, components, some badge code, puzzle-spoiler boundary, and presenters Jay Margalus and Rudy Ristich.
Source trail
University news source for DePaul IRL's first outside sponsorship, THOTCON Infinity commission, six-month build effort, and 1,700 custom circuit-board badges.
README source for SparkFun ESP32 Thing Dev base, touch pads, six LED positions, speaker pin, microphone pins, audio conversion notes, and stock-firmware restore workflow.
Repository source for public 0xA badge examples, workshop PDF, binaries, LED code, SoundBoard code, AudioStreaming code, and lack of detected license metadata in the current pass.
Workshop source for board-layout, component, code, and badge-hacking context, plus Jay Margalus and Rudy Ristich presenter attribution.
Event metadata source for May 3-4, 2019 dates, undisclosed Chicago location, program link, and schedule context including badge sessions.