Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
Badge ecosystems keep moving after handout: apps, hexpansions, SAOs, antennas, cases, repair parts, firmware updates, and post-event hardware experiments.
badge games
Typing 1337, 1338, or 0203 followed by = starts Higher or Lower, DTMF Tone Recall, or Hex Recall, with high scores saved across power cycles; the manual says at least one more game is hidden, hinted by a LOCKED high-score line, and may need a friend. The October 17 firmware image lists a fourth high-score line, Vault - fewest attempts to crack.
Compatibility: JawnCon 0x3 Calculator Badge
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badge games
The firmware includes Tetris and Breakout with high scores saved to /prefs/tetris.dat and /prefs/breakout.dat, a GAME OVER screen, and a games-reset option.
Compatibility: ROOTCON 20 electronic badges running rc20-human-fw; controls and any CTF or quest layer are not documented.
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badge hacking contest
Pre-event coverage told attendees there would be a prize for the best badge hack, framing the badge as a hackable participant artifact.
Compatibility: BSides Perth 2018 NodeMCU Badge
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badge hacking surface
The event page says the badge had enough protoboard area for Arduino Micro or Nano compatible boards, with Arduino Micro compatible boards and boost converters available as donation rewards.
Compatibility: CarolinaCon 12 Electronic Kit Badge
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badge hacking surface
The 2015 build post documents unpopulated surface-mount pads and a reset-header option for connecting into the board.
Compatibility: RV4sec 2015 Badge
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badge hacking workflow
HackRVA described standard USB as a way to make post-event reflashing easier.
Compatibility: RVA5sec 2016 Badge
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badge hacking workflow
The preview describes a bootloader and micro-USB programming path as a goal for post-event hacking.
Compatibility: RVAs3c 2014 Badge
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badge hardware
Public documentation lists 18650 battery support, buck conversion, WS2812E NeoPixels, and Python spidev examples for LED control from Linux.
Compatibility: BugCON 2025 Linux Badge
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badge hardware
The official 39C3 CDC Badge presentation and RIAT hardware repository identify an ESP32-S3 development platform paired with a TROPIC01 secure element. The catalogue does not treat that hardware description as a claim about every physical event unit's exact revision or configuration.
Compatibility: 39C3 Critical Decentralization Cluster Badge
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badge hardware
The recovered official wrap-up describes the attendee artifact as an electronic circuit badge distributed at BSides Athens 2024.
Compatibility: BSides Athens 2024 Electronic Circuit Badge
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badge hardware
The 39C3 Cyberwatch project is documented as a solderable watch-style base badge that is designed to accept interchangeable shard boards through a modular hardware concept.
Compatibility: 39C3 Cyberwatch Badge
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badge hardware
The project documentation describes an SD-card form-factor interface used to carry modular add-on boards in place of fixed accessory ports.
Compatibility: 39C3 Cyberwatch Badge
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badge hardware platform
The official h-c0n badge post says the CTF BADge is a fully functional development board that can be used for personal projects, not only an ornament.
Compatibility: h-c0n 2026 CTF BADge
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badge hardware programme
The official about page says BSidesLisbon 2025 would have an electronic badge alongside talks, networking, and a CTF.
Compatibility: BSides Lisbon 2025 Electronic Badge
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badge identity settings
The README documents a seven-character nick, BadgeRole profile, LED brightness, RF profile, fox frequency, friends history, challenge state, and high-score keys in NVS.
Compatibility: HackConRD 2026 eBadge
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badge input
The build guide lists a button and 10K resistor, and the Arduino examples include button-reading behavior for the workshop badge exercises.
Compatibility: The Diana Initiative 2020 Off-the-Shelf Virtual Badge
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badge input mode
The badge's onboard accelerometer triggers hacker-themed Magic 8-Ball responses when the attendee gives it a firm shake.
Compatibility: BSides San Diego 2026 Cyberpunk Bunny Badge
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badge input surface
The Q badge used a full-color custom membrane keyboard with embossed keys, LED windows, and a layout tailored to the conference ARG.
Compatibility: Queercon 16 Q Badge
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badge input surface
The README maps five capacitive touch pads to right, up, left, down, and select controls.
Compatibility: THOTCON 0xA / Infinity Badge
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badge interaction
The official page describes pairing with other LHC badges, after which the badge reveals a QR code on the Meshtastic channel.
Compatibility: LHC Meshtastic Badge 2025
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badge interaction
From the serial menu, two badges joined by crossed TX/RX (pin 16 to pin 15 in the October 19, 2026 manual, after pins 10 and 8 in the October 15 copy) and ground handshake at 9600 baud, show each other's boot text, and add to a permanent link count; the connector style is left to the builder, and something may change after the first link.
Compatibility: Two JawnCon 0x3 Calculator Badges
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badge interaction
Official sources document IR communication and badge-to-badge game behavior in the 2013 badge lineage.
Compatibility: RVAsec 2013 Badge
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badge interaction
The USB descriptor and keyboard source expose a keyboard HID interface, scan-code conversion, report sending, and button-triggered output including the default `LayerOne 2023` string.
Compatibility: LayerOne 2023 PIC HID Badge
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badge interaction
Compass reports WiFi scanning behavior and Easter eggs triggered by pressing badge buttons in specific orders.
Compatibility: Area41 2018 Proteus badge
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badge interaction mode
In Party mode, the badge's RGB LED reacted to audio input volume and frequency from the onboard amplified MEMS microphone.
Compatibility: DEF CON 17 Badge
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badge interaction surface
Two QT100 capacitive sensors controlled the five operating states, including text display, text entry, scroll-speed selection, persistence-of-vision, and sleep.
Compatibility: DEF CON 15 Badge
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badge interaction surface
The official badge page says the BBV Badge 2025 has four buttons with four corresponding LEDs, and the visible goal is to light all four LEDs.
Compatibility: Bug Bounty Village DC33 BBV Badge
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badge interaction surface
Rabbit-Labs and repository sources document a 1 inch I2C OLED, five-way directional switch, UART flashing pins, and SD card reader configured for SDIO mode.
Compatibility: Rabbit-Labs The Pirates' Plunder Badge
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badge interaction surface
The design journal describes a passive NFC tag and antenna receiving harvested energy, alongside I2C/control wiring intended for possible active-NFC customization. This preserves the layered NFC design concept without asserting a final attendee-unit NFC IC, protocol, provisioned data, reader behavior, access-control role, enabled active mode, deployment, safety certification, or privacy practice.
Compatibility: Overglade 2026 Zero-Power NFC E-Ink Badge
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badge interaction surface
The badge combines a TFT display, joystick, buttons, NeoPixels, accelerometer, SAO connector, SD card, battery charging, and status LEDs around the maritime protocol circuitry.
Compatibility: Differential Destroyer
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badge interface
The hardware source documents a 128x64 I2C OLED using SH1106 or SSD1309 plus a five-way d-pad for badge navigation.
Compatibility: BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge
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badge interface
The badge uses an 8x32 LED matrix and three buttons to show SAINTCON, a custom message, Hacker Challenge score, Hacker Challenge ID, brightness, Wi-Fi status/configuration, and minibadge controls.
Compatibility: SAINTCON 2018 ESP32 Badge
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badge interface
The RTFM documents SYM/ALT key chords for movement, quit/back, delete, special characters, and Bling Rager mode on the BlackBerry keyboard interface.
Compatibility: AND!XOR DC28 Badge
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badge interface
The writeup says the badge's first screen scrolled Bluetooth device MAC addresses.
Compatibility: CactusCon 2017 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Scanner Badge
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badge interface
The firmware imports CapacitiveSensor and defines two capacitive sensors across pins 3/2 and 3/4, with capacitive readings changing the alternate animation resolution.
Compatibility: BSidesPDX 2016 ATTiny85 Badge
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badge interface
The badge carried two 128x128 GC9A01 circular LCDs, buttons, WS2812 LEDs, USB-C, and a visible Octopus board shape.
Compatibility: Off-By-One 2024 Hardware Badge
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badge interface
The BHV guide describes a non-touch e-ink main display, left-side up/down buttons, right-side enter button, and e-ink drivers controlled through the microcontroller and Raspberry Pi 5 side.
Compatibility: Biohacking Village DC33 Distiller BHV Badge
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badge interface
KiCad comments and schematic sheets document five input buttons, two rotary dials, two SPI OLED paths, and an I2C OLED path.
Compatibility: CactusCon 12 Badge
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badge interface
The Cisco write-up says the badge included a roughly 2.25 inch LCD screen plus several buttons for attendee interaction.
Compatibility: SAINTCON 2015 Wi-Fi Show Badge
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badge interface
The four RGB LEDs represented open pathways, portals, keys, and wall/death states around the player's current maze position.
Compatibility: THOTCON 0x8 Badge
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badge interface
The retrospective says the badge started blinking after assembly and displayed the attendee nickname plus other visual material.
Compatibility: BSides Prague 2025 Electronic Badge
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badge interface
The BOM lists an OLED screen and two navigation switches, while the Eagle files expose I2C display/front connector paths and switch wiring.
Compatibility: BSidesPDX 2017 BMD-300 Badge
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badge interface
The documentation describes a Game Boy-like badge layout with OLED display and six push buttons for attendee interaction.
Compatibility: Hackbat DEF CON 32 Badge
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badge interface
Public documentation lists NeoPixels, OLED display, two AAA battery holder, and Shitty Addon connector as badge technology.
Compatibility: BSides CDMX 2025 Badge
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badge interface
Public badge documentation lists an integrated OLED screen, four physical buttons, three NeoPixels, buzzer, three-AAA battery holder, USB-C, and Shitty Addon connector.
Compatibility: HackGDL 2025 Minino Badge
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badge interface
Official sources describe a 2.8-inch TFT display plus SNES D-pad and buttons, while the assembly manual documents the PiTFT Plus 320x240 display and button-board hardware.
Compatibility: SAINTCON 2017 Raspberry Pi Badge
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badge interface
The badge operated as a playable musical keyboard and synthesizer with instrument behavior, display, speaker, and challenge mode tied to note entry.
Compatibility: DEF CON 30 Badge
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badge interface
A USB serial console enumerating as RECON2026 exposes commands for ping, mode, LEDs, LoRa transmit, chat, stats, beacon, scan, lock, Simon, reset, and test injectors.
Compatibility: REcon 2026 Badge
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