Lifecycle
Badge ecosystems keep moving after handout: apps, hexpansions, SAOs, antennas, cases, repair parts, firmware updates, and post-event hardware experiments.
The badge is documented with a 128x64 SH1106-driver OLED and six navigation buttons for direct interaction.
SourceThe making-of and source tree document OLED firmware, LED behavior, capacitive-button/self-test production flow, and WS2812 control modules.
SourceThe BOM documents eighteen SK6812 addressable RGB side-emitting LEDs arranged nine per eye and six capacitive touch pads on the ATtiny814 board.
SourceCommunity reversals identify a 1.77-inch ST7735 128x160 TFT display and a directional pad with additional buttons on the ESP32-D0WD-V3 board.
SourceThe JLCPCB BOM lists 128 LED designators for the matrix and eight TL3301-style tactile switches, matching the firmware row/column refresh and button-scan notes.
SourceThe retrospective documents the 220x176 LCD upgrade, 40 MHz SPI and SD-card behavior, double-buffered display goals, and reduced frame-rate decisions caused by SD-card constraints.
SourceProject details describe a 2.2 or 2.4-inch DMA-driven SPI TFT display with ILI9341/45 support and SPI SD card storage.
SourceThe design uses an IS31FL3741 LED driver IC to drive the LED matrix, with related schematic and PCB material in the hardware archive.
SourceThe release firmware includes PCD8544/Nokia LCD initialization, cursor movement, character printing, contrast, and image drawing paths.
Sourcedratini0's HUB75 hexpansion ties the badge platform to large LED-matrix display experiments through published hardware files.
SourceThe party loop displays the BLE banner, flips display inversion, and periodically chooses random scroll directions.
SourceThe hardware documentation maps two SPI screen headers with separate DC, reset, chip-select, and display-enable control signals.
SourceThe main schematic includes a GC9A01 IPS SPI display, while the firmware README describes user-customizable 240x240 JPG/GIF badge images.
SourceThe firmware and hardware trail document a Nokia 5110-style PCD8544 LCD as the badge display surface.
SourceThe README requires SSD1306 128x64 configuration, and the firmware initializes an Adafruit_SSD1306 display at I2C address 0x3C.
Sourcekliment's Flipspansion is an adapter for mounting a hexpansion upside down, with caveats around USB-port-adjacent slots preserved in its project notes.
SourceThe badge page states that only 50 units were available, shipping was not offered, and pickup was at DEF CON 33 with possible in-person sales if any were left.
SourceThe official page says limited BIC Picks were available at DEF CON 33 through direct inquiry, limited purchase, or trade.
SourceThe README says the badge was sold at the Hacker Warehouse vendor booth during DEF CON 33 and that half of profits went to the Tor project.
SourceThe source describes flashing about 120 cartridges for the H2HC 2023 Game Boy badge/game artifact.
SourceThe official badge page says short lead times limited the assembled run to about 200 badges, while attendees who did not sign up for the assembled option still received a PCB.
SourceOfficial RVAsec pages list the Custom Hack.RVA Electronic badge as part of a limited guaranteed hotel package.
SourceOfficial RVAsec 15 pages list a limited Custom Hack.RVA Electronic badge as part of the hotel package.
SourceThe repository description and firmware comments frame the mask as a BSides 2020 presenter gift rather than a general attendee badge.
SourceThe DC33 community schedule lists a Hack 'em Crack 'em Robots badge drop by 2PAC in the Badgelife Community area.
SourceBSides Brisbane's event-day public update said check-in was open and told attendees to grab their badge and shirt before the opening.
SourceDragonJAR's badge page describes an exclusive DragonJARCON 2025 badge with NFC hacking functions and says only 100 exist.
SourceEkoparty sold a limited 500-unit electronic badge as a paid support option while preserving free entry for the 2023 Buenos Aires conference.
SourceBSidesTLV documents the Infinity Glove as a limited electronic badge sold by pre-order only and collected on-site at the event.
SourceThe KKTIX page tied the limited deluxe electronic badge to Premium Pass tickets, while the official events page said a few electric badges would be released for attendee purchase during the conference.
SourceHITCON described the Wallet badge as coming with Royal VIP and Premium Passes, with the KKTIX page documenting limited electronic-board inclusion for VIP and Premium tickets.
SourceROOTCON 19 attendees who did not receive a limited electronic badge at check-in received a simpler non-electronic Type-B badge.
SourceThe RC20 con-goers guide says electronic badges will be first-come at on-site check-in while supplies last and that a Type-B non-electronic badge will be provided as the fallback.
SourceCSIT documents TISC@DEF CON SG as an online qualifier followed by on-site finals, while the finalist writeup says the top 50 finalists qualified and had six hours for five challenges.
SourceWinglet OS 2.0 added ADS-B range and reliability work, Map Scope, GPS View, flight-board improvements, SD-card custom media, Wi-Fi scanning, USB-host reliability fixes, optional 3 A charging, and DC33 SAO support.
SourceHITB describes the device as suited for attacks on devices like Arduino, letting researchers and engineers study abnormal states in a controlled environment.
SourceThe Rust firmware exposes a Rhai scripting engine over USB serial, with bindings for system, inputs, SAO, display, LED, accelerometer, battery, Trx/Rx, and CAN behavior.
SourceThe case was printed in three PLA pieces, used integrated PCB slots and snap clips, and avoided screws or extra assembly hardware.
SourceThe Ph0xx project describes an Air jewel that could interface with a dust particle sensor and GPS, extending the badge into environmental sensing.
SourceCreators Edition/supporter functionality includes the BME680 environmental sensor for temperature, humidity, pressure, IAQ, and VOC-based air-quality monitoring.
SourceHandler staff badges distributed missions and a chill-room base station reported aggregate progress, turning the badge game into a venue-wide social challenge.
SourceThe official schedule says attendees needed a 0xC badge for entry to the THOTCON 0xC party at Ravenswood Event Center.
SourceThe official conference page documents the on-site Gdynia and online split, plus the event registration path used to establish access before any physical floor-badge claim.
SourceThe badge CTF story used a SpyNet server that logged badge activity and exposed web/application-security challenge material.
SourceThe attendee report lists Electronic Badge Assembly as one of the BSides Tampa 2018 activities for the more-than-750-attendee event.
SourceThe official archive says there would be a special-edition electronic badge for the 10th year anniversary of HITB in the Netherlands.
SourceThe creator announcement directed attendees to spot clues around the convention and visit the Arts & Entertainment booth to participate in the badge challenge.
SourceThe 2024 Hardware Challenge Village description ties the badge to a competitive badge CTF contest and hands-on electronics tinkering.
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