Hacker Con Badges

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

Badge ecosystems keep moving after handout: apps, hexpansions, SAOs, antennas, cases, repair parts, firmware updates, and post-event hardware experiments.

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2279 matching add-on(s)
AfricaHackOn 2017 Badge source-backed

firmware workflow

Serial Arduino programming path

Badge owners could modify firmware through the ESP8266 serial pins, programming switch, Arduino IDE, ESP8266 board support, SSD1306 OLED library, and PubSubClient MQTT library.

Compatibility: AfricaHackOn 2017 Badge

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DEF CON 17 Badge source-backed

firmware workflow

Static serial bootloader

Grand Idea Studio documents a static serial bootloader for in-the-field firmware upgrades and links the CodeWarrior source archive.

Compatibility: DEF CON 17 Badge

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Ruxcon 2016 HHV Badge source-backed

firmware workflow

UART bootloader jumper

The build sheet documents JP1 boot-position behavior, with LOAD for normal flash boot and NORM activating the UART-based bootloader despite reversed board markings.

Compatibility: Ruxcon 2016 HHV Badge

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DEF CON 29 Badge archived

firmware workflow

UF2 firmware update workflow

Forum and field-report sources document firmware updates through USB storage/UF2-style workflows and role-specific challenge firmware behavior.

Compatibility: DEF CON 29 Badge

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leHACK 2026 Badge Hackropole public source guide

firmware workflow

WLED v0.15.5 flash and Wi-Fi setup

The source guide aligns the distributed firmware with WLED v0.15.5, documents ESP32-S3 bootloader flashing with esptool, a WLED Wi-Fi access-point onboarding flow, a web interface, and touch controls for lighting and effects.

Compatibility: Hackropole source-tree workflow; it is not evidence of an event-specific application, CTF, backend, account, final firmware state, or support/update service for every workshop artifact.

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Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34) planned rather than outcome-confirmed

first-person pre-event acquisition statement

Small-batch non-sale random-giveaway plan

The maker post says there is only a small batch, the badges are not for sale, and they will be given away randomly throughout ‘the con.’ It does not establish a quantity, eligibility rule, selection method, exact times/locations, reservation system, partner, recipient list, actual handoff, shipment, replacement, or post-event result.

Compatibility: Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34) pre-event maker statement only

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FirstBuild / GE Appliances Washer/Dryer Badge (DEF CON 34) 100-free-badge daily giveaway announced; event outcome unverified

first-person public pre-event giveaway update

100 free badges and daily IoT Village giveaway plan

The public r/Defcon author says another 100 free badges are planned at the stated GE Appliances booth in IoT Village and that an unspecified number will be given away each day. The statement does not give a daily split, distribution dates or hours, eligibility, queue or pickup process, recipient list, completed build count, final physical stock, completed handoff, or official organizer confirmation.

Compatibility: FirstBuild / GE Appliances Washer/Dryer Badge (DEF CON 34)

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FirstBuild / GE Appliances Washer/Dryer Badge (DEF CON 34) public account statement; identities and work attribution unverified

first-person public provenance statement

FirstBuild in-house artwork, PCB, and software statement

In a public comment, the author says the badge was designed in-house at FirstBuild and that employees created the artwork, PCB design, and software. This preserves a narrow public provenance statement without identifying individuals, establishing the author's employment or authority, independently verifying every contribution, assigning image rights, or extending the statement into a formal FirstBuild, GE Appliances, or DEF CON attribution.

Compatibility: FirstBuild / GE Appliances Washer/Dryer Badge (DEF CON 34)

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RVAsec 2022 Badge source-backed

flashing workflow

Pico UF2 flashing

The README documents flashing badge2022_c.uf2 through the Pico/RPI-RP2 USB mass-storage path.

Compatibility: RVAsec 2022 Badge

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RVAsec 2026 Badge repository-backed

flashing workflow

RPI-RP2 UF2 flashing

The README says to hold the small button beside the screen while connecting the badge over micro USB, then copy the UF2 firmware to the mounted RPI-RP2 filesystem.

Compatibility: RVAsec 2026 Badge

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DC503 5ohBEE Pager source-backed

flashing workflow

USBasp and Arduino provisioning

The README tells builders to use USBasp udev rules, add the 5ohBee board package to Arduino, install the SmartResponseXE library ZIP, compile sketches, and upload.

Compatibility: DC503 5ohBEE Pager

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BSidesKC 2025 Badge badge-maker documented

fulfillment process

Pickup or shipping fulfillment path

The Badge Pirates shipping update says badge purchasers would be emailed after customs clearance and could choose pickup at later events or mailed delivery.

Compatibility: BSidesKC 2025 Badge orders

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EFF "Electric Fist" BadgeLife (DEF CON 34) organizer-documented

fundraising and project relationship

EFF benefit and independent-affiliation statement

The listing says BadgeLife proceeds support EFF's mission, and its FAQ says the project is officially affiliated with EFF but organized independently by H4r0ld and V3rbaal, with EFF aware of and supportive of the fundraising efforts. The source does not publish financial or donation-accounting terms.

Compatibility: EFF "Electric Fist" BadgeLife (DEF CON 34)

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Aerospace Village DC34 SR-71 CTF Badge no public repository linked at the 2026-09-23 recheck

future technical-source statement

After-con code or firmware availability statement

The public roster says code or firmware will be available after the con, but provides no URL, release date, source license, binary, build instructions, hardware target, flashing method, support channel, or evidence of a completed release, and the post-date recheck found no released archive.

Compatibility: SR-71 DEF CON 34 record; the promised release is not modeled as current software

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Tildagon current EMF 2026 lifecycle

future-event lifecycle app

EMF 2026 Countdown

pikesley's EMF 2026 Countdown keeps Tildagon active between camp editions, using the badge as a countdown surface for the next EMF cycle.

Compatibility: Tildagon OS

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RomHack Camp 2022 Badge historical

game

Snake game

The fifth firmware screen provided a playable snake game, giving the badge an explicit entertainment surface beyond schedule and discovery functions.

Compatibility: RomHack Camp 2022 Badge

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Fri3d 2024 Badge current/historical

game add-on

Blaster

Fri3d 2024 documentation includes a blaster add-on for camp play and badge interaction.

Compatibility: Fri3d 2024 Badge

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Fri3d 2022 Badge historical

game add-on

GameOn

Fri3d 2022's add-on ecosystem includes GameOn-style game hardware tied to badge play.

Compatibility: Fri3d 2022 Badge

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TiDAL post-event

game app

Doom!

Phlash's Doom port reached revision 8 in 2024; the Hatchery notes basic play, menus and demo levels, while warning that it overwrites the unused OTA partition and cannot ship the WAD through Hatchery because of upload size.

Compatibility: TiDAL with Doom binary and WAD assets

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BSidesPDX 2015 Badger Badge source-backed

game behavior

CTF flag endpoint

The README and firmware document `/flag` and `/flag?newflag=...` behavior, with source code initializing the default flag as BADGERMASTER.

Compatibility: BSidesPDX 2015 Badger Badge

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BalCCon Mini Cyberdeck 0o00 documented

game firmware app

CB Pong

CB Pong can run as a simple two-player Pong game or, when connected, as a game against a BCD-0o27 cyberdeck through the external interface.

Compatibility: BalCCon Mini Cyberdeck 0o00 plus optional BCD-0o27

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BalCCon Mini Cyberdeck 0o00 documented

game firmware app

Space Invaders

The MC-0o00 documentation links a Space Invaders game by Jovan, published with source code and released under the MIT license.

Compatibility: BalCCon Mini Cyberdeck 0o00

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Fri3d 2022 Badge historical

game/puzzle add-on

Time Blaster

The Time Blaster add-on path captures the badge as a game and camp-activity peripheral.

Compatibility: Fri3d 2022 Badge

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Hackaday Supercon 2019 FPGA Badge archived

gateware/software workflow

FPGA SoC and IPL hacking

The public repository lets badge hackers modify the FPGA SoC, bootloader, Initial Program Loader, SDK, example apps, and peripheral blocks instead of only writing firmware on a fixed MCU.

Compatibility: Hackaday Supercon 2019 FPGA Badge

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BSides Orlando 2026 Electronic Badge public pre-event production-ready design

generated manufacturing files

JLCPCB production outputs

The September 1 commits added a full JLCPCB Gerber set, drill files, BOM, and CPL placement file and declared the final schematic ready to order. These outputs document a manufacturing-ready design; they do not evidence a placed order, fabricated boards, assembly, attendee allocation, or distribution.

Compatibility: BSides Orlando 2026 Electronic Badge

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TiDAL historical

graphics app

TiDAL 3D

Mat Booth's TiDAL 3D renderer loads Wavefront OBJ/MTL models and uses custom firmware with native framebuffer and 3D math routines for performance.

Compatibility: TiDAL with custom firmware branch

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