Bangle.js App Loader repository
MIT-licensed Espruino/BangleApps repository for the public Bangle.js App Loader and app ecosystem used to contextualize the NodeWatch software surface.
Software ecosystems
Apps & Stores
Badge app stores, publishing paths, MicroPython/Python app surfaces, SoftwareHub records, Hatchery links, and software add-on ecosystems pulled into one index.
Outbound Links
App stores and app documentation
NodeConf EU 2018 apps and patterns
App extension directory paired with the README's attendee contribution workflow.
AND!XOR DC25 smartphone integration
Primary log documenting BLE terminal behavior through the AND!XOR Android app, Nordic nRF Toolbox compatibility, maintenance mode, scanning, connection, script buttons, and app-permission notes.
Hatchery
Badge.Team entry point for the Hatchery app repository used by card10.
BadgeHub
Badge app distribution service.
Hatchery
Badge.Team entry point for the Hatchery app loading and publishing path.
Hatchery
Badge.Team entry point for the Hatchery app store and submission path used by Badge.Team badges.
MCH2022 Hatchery
MCH2022 Hatchery app catalogue.
SHA2017 Hatchery projects
Badge.Team Hatchery listing filtered for SHA2017-compatible projects.
SoftwareHub
Konsool app-source and installation documentation.
Tildagon App Directory
Live app directory with badge, background, games, media, music, pattern, and utility apps.
flow3r app directory
Live badge app directory.
Tildagon OS apps
App development and publishing.
Gameboy emulator on e-ink
Sprite_tm writeup showing a Gameboy emulator adapted to the SHA2017 badge's e-paper constraints.
TiDAL Hatchery API
Badge.Team Hatchery instance for EMF 2022 TiDAL apps.
TiDAL Hatchery categories
Live category listing for TiDAL Hatchery apps.
ArtNet Receiver app
App-directory entry for a BSD-licensed ArtNet receiver by mich181189.
BadgeBot app
App-directory entry for a Team Robotmad app used with the Hex Drive hexpansion.
Barstats Hatchery entry
TiDAL Hatchery entry for James Harrison's event bar-statistics app.
Breadboard Tester app
App-directory entry for toggling eGPIO and GPIO pins on breadboard hexpansions.
Caffeine Jitters app
App-directory entry for controlling a Club Mate haptics hexpansion.
Doom! Hatchery entry
TiDAL Hatchery entry for Phlash's Doom port.
EEH Logo app
App-directory entry for the East Essex Hackspace NeoPixel logo hexpansion, explicitly pointing to EMF 2026 availability.
EMF 2026 Countdown app
App-directory entry for a countdown to EMF 2026, showing continuing Tildagon use between camp years.
EMFight app
App-directory entry for a badge fight game that lets EMF Camp badge holders challenge each other.
Euclidean Tides Hatchery entry
TiDAL Hatchery entry for Giles Greenway's GPIO rhythm generator.
Fluroclock app
App-directory entry for controlling the Fluroclock installation at EMF from a Tildagon.
HAB Flash app
App-directory entry for HABVille receipt-printer navigation/tracking during EMF 2024.
Hat Village app
App-directory entry for the official Hat Village app at EMF 2026.
HexManager app
2026 Tildagon app-directory entry for managing hexpansion EEPROMs.
MCH2022 Doom with sound
Hatchery entry for a Doom-with-sound app using ESP32 loading and the FPGA for video and sound.
MCH2022 FPGA Morse 144MHz
Hatchery entry for a ham-radio-style 144 MHz Morse experiment using the FPGA and GPIO.
MCH2022 FPGA peripheral demo
Hatchery entry demonstrating FPGA use as an ESP32 peripheral for timer and RNG behavior.
MD Updater app
App-directory entry for updating firmware on a Megadrive interface hexpansion.
Now & Next app
2026 app-directory entry for showing current and upcoming EMFCamp stage items.
Pacman LED app
App-directory entry for controlling LEDs on The Untitled Goose's Pacman hexpansion.
Seismograph app
App-directory entry for an IMU seismograph with waveform, auto-scaling, Richter readout, and axis cycling.
Social Battery app
App-directory entry for a configurable social-energy display with BLE remote support.
TGSTL app
2026 app-directory entry for the SparkFun sound-detector sound-to-light Tildagon app.
TILDENSTEIN 3D app
2026 app-directory entry for a Wolfenstein-style ESP-NOW multiplayer raycasting game.
TiDAL 3D Hatchery entry
TiDAL Hatchery entry for Mat Booth's 3D renderer.
Tildagon WiFi Radar app
2026 app-directory entry for directional WiFi radar using badge rotation and a polar display.
WiFi Scanner app
2026 app-directory entry for scanning nearby WiFi access points and diagnosing STAT_* connection failures.
neopixel_rave Hatchery entry
TiDAL Hatchery entry for Chris's WS2812/NeoPixel hardware experiment.
TiLDA MK4 Badge Store submissions
Official badge-store app rules, folder/header requirements, categories, validation, and pull-request workflow.
flow3r app index repository
Publishing workflow for app-index merge requests and versioned releases.
Archived TiLDA MK4 get started
Internet Archive mirror for the MK4 setup and first-app workflow.
Archived TiLDA MK4 Badge Store submissions
Internet Archive mirror for the MK4 app-store validation and pull-request rules.
Hackaday BSides Cape Town badge report
Hackaday report documenting the ESP8266, OLED, IR, LEDs, LiPo, faction game, schedule, challenges, and unlockable applications.
Hackaday Europe 2026 CFP and badge announcement
Primary article naming the 2025 Hackaday Supercon Communicator Badge as the badge being brought to Europe and describing LoRa, MicroPython, plug-in apps, Meshtastic, Lecco, and Politecnico Milano context.
Hackaday PN26 ESL badge coverage
Secondary technical coverage corroborating the official badge claim, ZBD 55c-RB electronic shelf-label reuse, DB9 pogo programming approach, QR customization, and conference field workflow.
How to grow a flow3r
Camp talk covering assembly, operation, software writing, community, and extension paths.
flow3r bl00mbox guide
Audio synthesis and processing engine for foreground and background applications.
BornHack 2022 Flappybirds
README-listed Flappybirds project by Pieter Vander Vennet.
BornHack 2022 Pacman
README-listed Pacman project by Glymphie.
BornHack 2022 Survivator
README-listed arcade game using a micro:bit for controls by Daniel Lundsgaard Skovenborg.
BornHack 2022 adventure game
README-listed small adventure hack-and-slash game by Jens 'JWolf' Larsen.
BornHack 2022 audio/video project
README-listed video player and AM radio transmitter by Konrad Beckmann.
NodeBadge web app
Public NodeBadge app endpoint associated with the badge tooling and attendee-facing JavaScript badge workflow.
Badge apps source tree
Source tree containing menu, schedule, settings, Tetris, battery monitor, system monitor, and badge challenge application files.
HackConRD 2026 games tree
Repository games directory for Dino Run, Doom Maze, Hackermon, and Star Invaders modules.
Badge HackGDL 2025 README
Raw README source for ESP32-S3, BLE, Wi-Fi, USB-C, four buttons, NeoPixels, OLED, AAA battery holder, buzzer, SAO connector, case, included apps, firmware flashing, and license statements.
Badge end-user README
End-user and developer guide for badge buttons, menu navigation, app behavior, repository layout, uv setup, mpremote workflow, and custom firmware flashing.
NodeConf EU 2018 README
Primary attendee guide for name changing, Pixl.js basis, buttons, USB charging, connectability, sensors, RGB lighting, vibration motors, GPIO headers, ESP8266 header, apps, patterns, firmware reset, and known bugs.
NodeWatch getting started
Attendee-facing getting-started page linking the NodeConf EU context, Bangle.js platform, Espruino IDE, BangleApps, and workshop material.
Hacktivity 2018 badge guide mirror
Current migrated copy of the Jump ESP, jump! guide, useful if the older Blogspot URL disappears.
Ekoparty 2024 Meshtastic variant documentation
Community documentation for using the Ekoparty 2024 badge as a Meshtastic ekoBadge variant with LoRa, OLED, NeoPixel, keyboard, and speaker pin mapping.
Area41 2018 wrap-up
Compass Security report documenting the June 15-16 2018 Zürich event, DEFCON Switzerland organization, the ESP8266/WiFi/display badge, username configuration, apps, Easter eggs, badge talk, and RX-audio hack.
Build-A-Badge repository
Public repository for the DEF CON 33 badge customization application covering images, LED patterns, badge names, programming workflow, WASM upload support, README-embedded MIT license text, and the selected `assets/ics_village_badge.png` official upstream render.
TiLDA MK4 get started
Step-by-step MicroPython, tilda_tools, and app creation guide.
DEF CON Singapore launch report
HTX's official report documents the launch event, 11 villages and 19 communities, the inaugural Public Safety Village, and an image alt text identifying a Public Safety Village badge with illuminated emergency-vehicle icons.
What actually happens at a hardware hacking con
Post-event Hackaday source for badge-hacking winners and projects including film, VR, time-lapse, printer, camera, charging, thermal, and SLA-printer experiments.
SHA2017 badge project wiki
Original SHA2017 wiki documentation with hardware, software, WebUSB, appfs, and production notes.
ROOTCON FAQ
General ROOTCON badge taxonomy source for electronic, non-electronic, black, and electi badge definitions applied to the planned RC20 record.
Hackaday HackerHotel 2024 badge field report
Hackaday writeup covering the telegraph interface, ESP32-C6/CH32V003 split, salvaged e-paper screen, click relay, mesh messaging, and Battleships app.
Hackaday SHA2017 badge field report
Hands-on report describing features, apps, and the badge's camp role.
Hackaday Tanmatsu hands-on
Hands-on report tying Tanmatsu to Badge.Team, the planned WHY2025 badge lineage, hardware details, app-store ambitions, and standalone-project context.
SHA2017 appfs module
App filesystem module referenced by the original SHA2017 wiki documentation.
BSides CDMX 2025 releases
Repository releases preserving `app.hex`, `Metro.hex`, and BOM CSV assets for Community, Guest, Speaker, Staff, and Metro add-on outputs.
Hacker HotKey repository
Public Kernelcon repository preserving Arduino Leonardo firmware examples, default key mapping, and 3D-print case reference.
Minino firmware guide
Minino firmware development path linked by the badge README for ESP-IDF setup, modular app development, flashing, and monitoring context.
2025 Communicator Badge firmware README
Firmware source for MicroPython, LVGL, LoRa network stack, RF channel notes, app lifecycle, and development workflow.
2025 Communicator Badge firmware README
Firmware source for MicroPython, LVGL, ucryptography, asyncio, LoRa network stack, protocol ports, TTL relay behavior, RF channel notes, ImHex packet pattern, app lifecycle, and development workflow.
TiLDA MK4 firmware update
USB/DFU firmware-update path and warning that updates wipe apps and settings.
BSidesPDX 2018 firmware README
Repository firmware README source for ATTiny861, ATTinyCore, micronucleus bootloader, sample programs, Arduino configuration, and pin mappings.
Thotcon0xA_Pub README
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.
led_mapping.csv
Repository mapping source for icon LEDs such as mountain, coffee, rain, bridge, sasquatch, book, train, beard, bike, donut, rose, and beer.
HackRVA badge2020 repository
Public HackRVA repository titled as software for the HackRVA 2020 badge, with LCD, IR, USB, app framework, audio, and interpreter source context.
HackRVA badge2022 repository
Public HackRVA repository documenting RVAsec Badge 2022 firmware, hardware and simulator build paths, component status table, and app framework.
HackRVA badge2023 repository
Public HackRVA repository documenting RVAsec 2023 badge firmware, UF2 flashing, SDL simulator, component status, and app/game tree.
HackRVA badge2024 repository
Public HackRVA repository documenting 2024 badge firmware and emulator, hardware status, UF2 flashing, SDL simulator, and app/game tree.
geekman/badger
Public firmware repository for the X-CTF 2016 badge, including Arduino-style ESP8266 code, LCD, Wi-Fi scanner, applet, challenge, and game modules.
ARAMCON firmware repository
MIT-licensed CircuitPython firmware repository for badge applications and installation workflow.
BugCON 2023 Badge firmware app
Main badge firmware tree with menu, terminal, Wi-Fi server, web assets, UART, AirTag, NeoPixel, and hardware-pin source files.
Ekoparty 2024 firmware tree
Firmware source and developer instructions for ESP-IDF, Minino setup, serial monitoring, LoRa manager, Badge Connect, sounds, villages, and application modules.
HackConRD 2026 firmware sketch
Arduino source file preserving CC1101 register/protocol code, ST7789 display setup, FastLED use, badge-role enum, RF learning structures, and application logic.
LayerOne 2024 firmware source
Firmware source for the ATTiny4313 LED mapping, hall-effect sensor interrupt, RPM timing, sleep behavior, button handling, and POV drawing routines.
boardtest.ino
Firmware source for RGB PWM cycling, RGB enable pins, charlieplex row configuration, LED test behavior, SAO/I2C/SPI pins, and switch pin mapping.
tipsy.ino
Arduino firmware source for RP2040 pin mapping, menu modes, zap modes, USB warning behavior, display handling, storage behavior, and CC BY-NC 4.0 source header.
X-CTF 2016 Badge Firmware
Darell Tan's firmware writeup for the badge software, challenge apps, LCD/GPIO support, and post-event code release.
NorthSec 2025 Conference badge writeup
First-hand writeup by Jean Privat documenting NorthSec 2025 badge exploration, ESP32-C3 confirmation, USB-C/esptool firmware dumping, partitions, factory app behavior, IR/social-credit context, LEDs, buttons, and firmware patching attempts.
Supercon badge hacking quick-start
Hackaday firmware guide for MPLAB X, XC32, MicroSD bootloader flashing, app templates, timed state-machine structure, and badge APIs.
Tanmatsu personality modules
Official manual section for hot-swappable internal personality modules.
NorthSec 2019 badge repository tag
Public repository tag preserving hardware files, BOM material, Gerbers, firmware applications, games, challenges, schedule code, and BLE/LED control material.
pdxbadgers/badge-2018 repository
Public PDX Badgers repository preserving the BSidesPDX 2018 KiCad hardware archive, BOM, firmware README, sample programs, LED mapping, and Gerber outputs.
Tildagon hardware overview
Official hardware overview documenting badge components and hardware-feature caveats.
Disobey 2025 badge hardware docs
Hardware source for ESP32-S3 WROOM-2, 1.9-inch TFT display, SK6812MINI LEDs, button matrix, GPIO mappings, schematic v11, and STEP model references.
flow3r Qwiic expansion guide
I2C Qwiic / STEMMA QT connector footprint and breakout-board expansion path.
EEPROM hexpansion apps
Documentation for storing hexpansion metadata and a LittleFS app filesystem on EEPROM.
Tanmatsu progress update
Nicolai Electronics production update covering module redesigns, firmware, apps, documentation, and compliance work.
LCA2021 Open Hardware Miniconf
Official miniconf page documenting SwagBadge ticket inclusion, DagBadge build path, hardware/firmware/app sessions, SAO explanation, and attendee show-and-tell.
flow3r Badge Net guide
IPv6 networking between badges over Badge Link and the 3.5 mm jacks.
CampZone 2019 docs
Badge.Team page documenting app development, Hatchery submission, hardware mods, OTA/WiFi setup, and known caveats.
Disobey 2019 docs
Badge.Team page documenting ESP32 MicroPython, Hatchery apps, IR, LEDs, WiFi setup, and programming API examples.
Disobey 2020 docs
Badge.Team page documenting touch-button navigation, Hatchery installation, WiFi setup, serial shell, nickname, and keyboard behavior.
HackerHotel 2024 docs
Badge.Team page documenting the Telegraph badge hardware, app navigation, resources, case, and bug-reporting path.
MCH2022 getting started
Badge startup, first-use, application chooser, nametag, Hatchery, and power workflow.
Tildagon docs
Usage, app development, hardware, and hexpansions.
flow3r docs
Usage, firmware, and app ecosystem docs.
BSides Goa 2024 official site
Official event site documenting BSides Goa as a community-driven BSides-approved event, April 25-27, 2024 dates, Planet Hollywood Resort, Goa venue, schedule, and conference framing.
Tanmatsu user manual
User manual covering getting started, personality modules, software setup, app development, and firmware updates.
ConfiBadge 2026 pinout
Official pre-event pinout page listing GPIO mappings for buttons, OLED/I2C pins, I2S/audio signals, and userport pins.
Public Safety Village preview
HTX preview article framing the first Public Safety Village at DEF CON Singapore and its mission-critical public-safety hacking scope.
Badge HackGDL store page
Electronic Cats store page identifying the official HackGDL 2025 badge, product category, open-source repository pointer, hardware features, included apps, and product-image rights boundary.
BSidesPDX 2020 venue
Official venue page documenting the 2020 edition as an all-digital conference with streaming and conferencing-application participation context.
HTX@DEF CON SG Public Safety Village
Official HTX page describing the Public Safety Village, AI and IoT Capture The Flag, three public-safety challenge zones, and limited-edition Public Safety Village swag for top CTF finalists.
TiLDA MK4 wiki
Primary EMF 2018 badge wiki for usage, firmware, app store, hardware, cellular, Grove, SAO, and expansion notes.
WHY2025 badge wiki
Main badge page, warnings, LoRa notes, repair notes, app install instructions.
H2HC 2022 badge writeup
Security-Bits writeup documenting wooden-PCB construction, wrapped wire, NE555 clock circuit, and LED behavior.
Thotcon 0x8 Badge project
Hackaday.io source for badge hardware, two CR2032 holders, 8x8x8 maze mechanics, LED meanings, serial-console setup, ICSP bootloader recovery, Arduino Leonardo targeting, and pin mapping.
Wagon Party README
Primary setup source that calls the target a badge, specifies 3.3V USB-serial programming, SparkFun nRF52832 Arduino setup, SSD1306 128x64 configuration, I2C pin remapping, and wagon-wheel programming-mode entry.
BSides Melbourne 2024 sponsorship prospectus
Official prospectus documenting November 15-17, 2024 dates, Seek HQ location, approximate 500-person audience, preference-marker badges, and sold lanyard sponsorship.
NodeWatch software guide
Software page documenting Espruino JavaScript programming, continuity with the 2017 and 2018 NodeConf EU badges, Bangle.js apps, TensorFlow Lite, gesture examples, and BLE bridge references.
2025 Communicator Badge user apps
Repository directory for community and bundled user apps such as games, screensavers, text adventure, air-quality, hardware monitor, and spectrum analyzer examples.
2019 Supercon SoC repository
Public gateware, IPL, bootloader, SDK, example apps, USB mass-storage, HDMI, audio, PIC soft-core, and app-development repository.
2025 Communicator Badge repository
Public Hack-a-Day repository for the reused hardware, firmware, user apps, documentation, images, and MIT license file.
2025 Communicator Badge repository
Public Hack-a-Day repository for hardware, firmware, user apps, documentation, images, and MIT license file.
Distiller CM5 Python BHV branch
Public Apache-2.0 application branch documenting the conversational interface, local LLM workflow, MCP support, hardware integrations, GGUF model switching, WiFi setup, and debug mode.
BSidesFW2025Badge repository
Public BSides Fort Wayne organization repository preserving the 2025 badge README, hardware documentation, schematics, STLs, firmware binary, MicroPython app tree, and MIT license metadata.
NodeConf EU 2017 badge repository
NearForm public repository preserving the open-source badge project, apps, hardware directory, firmware image, JSON/name tooling, tests, and examples.
SHA2017 Badge talk
Camp talk covering badge story, architecture, production, and app ecosystem.
card10 two years of evolution
Post-camp talk on firmware, Hatchery, BLE, sensor, companion-app, and reuse evolution.
LCA2019 E-ALE page
Official LCA2019 Apprentice Linux Engineer page documenting hands-on embedded hardware, the Floral Bonnet purchase requirement, topic sequence, Jack Erskine 133 room, and Christchurch event context.
LHC Meshtastic guide
Official LHC guide for Meshtastic app setup, QR-code onboarding, channel configuration, direct messages, and DEF CON mesh behavior.
LoliBot software guide
Workshop setup guide documenting LCA2018 OHMC context, Wemos Lolin32 Lite, CH340 USB serial setup, esptool.py, MicroPython firmware flashing, application install scripts, WiFi configuration, and MQTT configuration.
DEFCON 27 badge writeup
Independent technical writeup for KL27P64M48SF2, NXH2261UK NFMI, SWD/UART, firmware building, and chameleon firmware approach.
Lifecycle
Software add-ons and app ecosystems
AI software
documented
Local medical-assistant chat workflow
The application repository documents a conversational assistant with local model switching, LLM integration, MCP support, hardware interfaces, and a medical-assistant prompt example.
BLE/social-state app
ongoing
Social Battery
Yale32's Social Battery renders configurable social energy as a fuel gauge and adds BLE remote support, another example of post-event badge apps using the platform's radio and display surface.
CTF challenge apps
source-backed
Badge challenge applications
The repository includes multiple `badgechal` application files and firmware documentation stating that the custom C modules are required for CTF challenges.
FPGA app
historical
FPGA Peripheral demo
The FPGA Peripheral demo exposes the FPGA as an ESP32 peripheral with timer and random-number behavior, documenting the badge as a hardware experimentation platform.
FPGA hardware expansion
historical
PMOD FPGA expansion
The PMOD connector exposed FPGA-oriented IO for advanced hardware experiments beyond the application chooser and BadgePython surface.
FPGA tooling
historical
WebUSB FPGA loader
The FPGA docs preserve a browser/WebUSB loading workflow for experimenting with the iCE40 fabric without treating FPGA development as ordinary app publishing.
GPIO music hardware app
historical
Euclidean Tides
Giles Greenway's Euclidean Tides uses the badge GPIO header and TRS sockets to produce Euclidean rhythms; without external wiring it still works as a blinkenlicht.
Hatchery game app
historical
Doom with sound
Henri Manson's app loads Doom on the ESP32 while using the FPGA for video and sound, turning MCH2022 into a handheld game-and-FPGA demonstration.
IR software feature
historical
TV-B-Gone app path
The 2016 badge was explicitly inspired by Mitch Altman's TV-B-Gone and preserved a TV-B-Gone-style app path in the Arduino badge concept.
LED decorative hexpansion
community example
LED Filament hexpansion
John Thurmond's LED Filament hexpansion appears in the official showcase as a rainbow LED-filament add-on, extending Tildagon's visual display culture beyond the onboard LEDs.
LED hardware app
in progress
neopixel_rave
Chris's neopixel_rave drives WS2812/NeoPixels from TiDAL, with Hatchery notes about torch-LED data wiring, level-shifting constraints, and external 5V/power-bank needs.
LED hexpansion app
current EMF 2026 lifecycle
EEH Logo Hexpansion app
Matt Emerick-Law's EEH Logo app controls NeoPixels on the East Essex Hackspace LED Logo Hexpansion and advertises that the hexpansion is expected to be available at EMF 2026.
LED hexpansion app
ongoing
Pacman LED
Matt Emerick-Law's Pacman LED app controls LEDs on the Pacman hexpansion created by The Untitled Goose, capturing another app-store entry tied to a named physical add-on.
app ecosystem
source-backed
Attendee apps and persistent boot files
Attendees could append JavaScript apps to `Badge.apps`, add LED patterns, upload code over BLE, and persist extensions in `.boot0` through `.boot3` storage files.
app ecosystem
source-backed
Bangle.js App Loader ecosystem
The getting-started and software pages link the Bangle.js App Loader and app repository as the public app-distribution surface for the watch.
app-store ecosystem
historical
Badge Store installation flow
The MK4 wiki documents installing apps directly on badge through the Badge Store app: choose Install, pick a category/app, save it, then restart back to the launcher.
app-store ecosystem
historical and partially live
Hatchery app store
SHA2017 used the Badge.Team Hatchery path for discoverable badge applications, and the current Hatchery index still exposes SHA2017-compatible project records.
app-store ecosystem
historical
MCH2022 Hatchery app store
The MCH2022 Hatchery catalogue made app discovery and installation part of the camp badge workflow rather than a post-hoc source dump.
app-store ecosystem
historical
TiDAL Hatchery app store
The EMF 2022 Hatchery API still lists TiDAL categories across event, game, graphics, hardware, utility, data, silly, unusable, and adult apps, preserving the badge as an app ecosystem rather than a one-off PCB.
app-store ecosystem
ongoing
Tildagon App Directory
The live app directory makes Tildagon a post-event software platform, with badge, background, game, media, music, pattern, hexpansion utility, schedule, WiFi, and sensor apps published by community authors.
app-store publishing workflow
historical
Badge Store submission workflow
Apps were submitted by adding a folder with main.py metadata headers to the Mk4-Apps GitHub repository, validating with tilda_tools, and opening a pull request; official rules banned malicious apps and code/image hot-loading without good reason.
app-store publishing workflow
ongoing
flow3r app index workflow
New apps are published by adding a TOML pointer under the flow3r-apps index and opening a merge request; after merge the app appears in the public directory.
app-store update workflow
ongoing
flow3r app version releases
The app index treats a commit that increments metadata.version in flow3r.toml as a new release, making post-camp app maintenance part of the badge lifecycle.
application processor
released
RP2350 CircuitPython badge core
The repository setup flow flashes a CircuitPython UF2, then copies the RP2350 filesystem to CIRCUITPYTHON for the badge runtime.
attendee safety signal
source-backed
TinkerInk accessibility badge press
The Humanitix page says TinkerInk brought a badge press so attendees could make custom pins signalling whether they wanted to be approached or left alone.
audio firmware
public example
Speaker SoundBoard example
The public archive includes a SoundBoard example mapping sounds to three capacitive touch pads through the XT_DAC_AUDIO library.
audio sensor hexpansion
community example
Microphone hexpansion
Lix's Microphone hexpansion prototype stores visualisation code on EEPROM and samples audio on the badge, a concrete example of self-describing add-on behavior.
badge app
historical
Accelerometer gravity simulation
The firmware used the integral accelerometer for gravity-style simulations and input mechanics that sat behind the public puzzle and demo behavior.
badge app
archived
BASIC programming environment
The badge exposed an onboard BASIC interpreter with badge-specific commands for display, LED, audio, GPIO, serial, and program storage experiments.
badge app
source-backed
MQTT talk schedule display
After WiFi connection, the badge connected to an MQTT server, subscribed to an event topic, and displayed current talk details on the OLED.
badge app
source-backed
Pong and RPSLS badge games
The badge exposed unlockable games including two-player Pong and Rock/Paper/Scissors/Lizard/Spock badge-to-badge interaction.
badge app
source-backed
RFCat broadcast chat client
Released client code implemented a half-duplex RF broadcast chat system for badges using RFCat, 868 MHz operation, sync words, modulation settings, queues, and retransmission.
badge app
source-backed
Warbadging WiFi scanner
A challenge-unlocked Warbadging mode scanned up to 30 nearby WiFi networks and displayed signal strength, ESSID, encryption type, and channel coverage.
badge app
source-backed
WiFi scan and connection workflow
The badge boot flow displayed the conference title, scanned wireless networks, waited for a programmed network, connected, and displayed IP and network details.
badge app and challenge
source-backed
Minecraft 1.21.4 badge server
The badge implemented a Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.4 server on the ESP32-C3, with in-world levers mapped back to the 24 physical RGB LEDs.
badge app and challenge
source-backed
Minecraft server challenge stage
A later challenge stage used badge networking and elevated shell access to start the Minecraft server and solve the in-world lever puzzle.
badge app framework
source-backed
GameOn-derived badge game framework
The making-of post documents a colour GameOn-derived firmware with menu, single-player game, raycaster, voxel landscape, high-score JSON/WiFi workflow, setup screens, achievements, and debug screens.
badge app framework
source-backed
Social game firmware and miniapps
The badge page describes social-game firmware for badge-to-badge duels and asks miniapp authors to submit pull requests so apps can be built into shared firmware.
badge app/event challenge
historical
Camera capture and film festival
The badge's camera was not decorative: Supercon included a film-festival category for movies and media produced with the badge camera.
badge applications
source-backed
BLE and Wi-Fi badge apps
The repository and store page say the badge ships with BLE apps, Wi-Fi apps, and a digital-pet app as ready-to-use examples for the event.
badge applications
source-backed
Badge game suite
The repository documents Doom Maze, Dino Run, Hackermon, and Star Invaders as bundled badge games with button controls.
badge applications
source-backed
MicroPython app suite
The public app tree includes menu, settings, schedule, Tetris, analog clock, battery monitor, system monitor, and other badge applications.
badge challenge
historical
Binary blink and Docker CTF
The 2019 badge challenges used blinked binary, silkscreen encoding, badge-role variants, SSRF, and a Docker-hosted challenge app.
badge challenge
source-backed
MicroPython badge challenge
The writeup documents USB file access, Python files, and six challenge flags across web, BLE, roulette, file, and inter-controller puzzle surfaces.
badge challenge software
released
CTF firmware apps
The firmware repository preserves applet, challenge, Wi-Fi scanner, LCD, and game source modules for the event badge firmware.
badge display surface
source-backed
Six position-mapped LEDs
The README maps six LED outputs to left ear, left eye, left mustache, right ear, right eye, and right mustache positions.
badge game and server
source-backed
Snake and tetris online scoreboard
The firmware and server trees preserve snake and tetris apps, score-token generation, online scoreboard tables, and bPodUpdater/server packaging.
badge game platform
source-backed
IR and LCD game surface
Official preview material documents IR, LCD, LED, audio, and input surfaces intended for badge applications and games.
badge interface
source-backed
Twelve icon LEDs and four RGB LEDs
The BOM lists 12 yellow LEDs and four RGB LEDs, while `led_mapping.csv` maps icon LEDs including mountain, coffee, rain, bridge, sasquatch, book, train, beard, bike, donut, rose, and beer.
badge software
source-backed
Badge apps and games
The app tree includes Badge Monsters, Maze, Lunar Lander, Smashout, Spacetripper, Slot Machine, Cube, Game of Life, Ghost Detector, Hacking Simulator, and other app examples.
badge software
source-backed
Expanded 2024 app tree
The app tree includes AA Gunner, Badgey, Battlezone, Clue, Moon Patrol, Rover Adventure, Tank vs Tank, and other badge apps/games.
badge software
source-backed
Expanded badge games
The repository includes Asteroids, Battlezone, Clue, Pong, Tank vs Tank, Magic 8 Ball, Badge Monsters, Maze, and other apps/games.
badge software
archived
Games, challenges, and schedule apps
The repository tag preserves firmware apps, games, challenge material, schedule code, BLE control, and LED control utilities.
badge-to-badge game app
ongoing
EMFight
JonTheNiceGuy's EMFight lets EMF Camp badge holders challenge each other, keeping inter-attendee play in the app-store layer rather than only in built-in firmware.
breadboard hexpansion utility
ongoing
Breadboard Tester
naomi's Breadboard Tester is scoped to breadboard hexpansions and toggles eGPIO and GPIO pins, making hardware bring-up and pin probing part of the app-store lifecycle.
builder support
source-backed
Programming pinout guidance
The standard reserves PROG pins for builder use and lists optional AVR ISP, ST-Link SWD, PIC ICSP, and UART pin mappings.
community archive
historical
Badge-hacking project gallery
The curated Hackaday.io list preserved attendee-built cases, Atari and Apple-like emulators, games, music, QR generation, Morse code, Bluetooth chat, and plotter firmware hacks.
community badge app
historical
Video player and AM radio transmitter
Konrad Beckmann's README-listed project used the RP2040 game badge as a video player and AM radio transmitter.
community badge game
historical
Flappybirds
Pieter Vander Vennet's README-listed Flappybirds project appears in the BornHack 2022 badge project list.
community participation
officially documented
Community booth MiniBadges
The guide lists AppSec, Circuit Assembly, Hardware Hacking, Healthcare, HomeLabs, IoT, Lockpicking, RFID/NFC, Scavenger Hunt, SMD Challenge, and Learn 2 Solder style badges acquired through community areas, booths, challenges, or presentations.
configuration app
historical
Badge-hosted username web interface
The Compass wrap-up says attendees configured the badge by connecting to badge WiFi and entering a username in a web interface.
customization software
released
Build-A-Badge customizer
The Build-A-Badge software lets users choose images, configure LED patterns, set a badge name, program the device, and upload WASM applications.
demoscene software platform
historical
Hackaday BASIC, CP/M, and Z80 emulation
The 2018 badge software turned the device into a BASIC and CP/M/Z80 playground for demoscene entries, games, music, serial experiments, keyboard apps, color-display work, and flash-storage hacks.
developer and recovery workflow
historical
USB serial shell and recovery menu
The badge exposed a 115200 8n1 serial menu for starting apps or dropping into a Python shell, plus a START-on-boot recovery path to restore the homescreen as the default app.
developer tooling
source-backed
SDL simulator
The README documents an SDL simulator build for local app development and debugging.
diagnostic app
ongoing
WiFi Scanner
JonTheNiceGuy's WiFi Scanner app scans nearby access points and includes a connection doctor that decodes STAT_* failures, a practical post-event network-debugging upgrade.
diagnostic/radio app
ongoing
Tildagon WiFi Radar
webboggles' Tildagon WiFi Radar turns a single badge into a directional WiFi radar: rotate the badge to sweep and nearby APs appear as blips on a polar display.
discrete circuit
source-backed
NE555 wrapped-wire blink circuit
The badge used a wooden board, large components, wrapped wire, an NE555 clock signal, and a few cycling LEDs.
event backend
source-backed
SpyNet backend interaction
The badge CTF story used a SpyNet server that logged badge activity and exposed web/application-security challenge material.
event competition
source-backed
Hardware mod and miniapp competitions
The competition rules solicit hardware mods, 3D models, apps, games, and standalone firmware for the badge, and list public hardware-mod submissions.
event game content
historical
Challenge workflow record
The talk and schedule context preserve the badge as a HackerHotel challenge surface, even though component-level firmware and app-store records remain open.
event information app
source-backed
Schedule, score, and zone display
The badge could display the conference schedule, live Hacker Challenge score, and current location zone within the venue.
event navigation app
historical EMF 2024 app
HAB Flash
Tom Dalby's HAB Flash app used Tildagon as a HABVille navigation and tracking tool, sending location to a physical receipt printer during EMF 2024.
event service app
in progress
Barstats
James Harrison's Barstats is an event-related Hatchery app, documenting that TiDAL apps included live camp-service integrations as well as graphics and games.
event utility software
historical
Schedule, venue map, and reminder apps
The badge is documented as updating the schedule, showing the venue map, and reminding attendees about talks and workshops.
firmware and analog IO
source-backed
Vectorscope analog playground
Hackaday's Vectorscope article and repository frame the badge around MicroPython, oscilloscope-like display behavior, waveform generation, ADC/DAC signal paths, and four analog inputs.
firmware and production lifecycle
released
Release HEX and BOM archive
The releases page preserves `app.hex`, `Metro.hex`, and BOM CSVs for Community, Guest, Speaker, Staff, and Metro add-on outputs.
firmware application set
source-backed
LoRa manager and themed badge apps
The firmware source tree includes LoRa manager, Llamaneitor, sounds, village modules, and Badge Link screens around the Ekoparty badge experience.
firmware apps
source-backed
Hardware-tool app suite
The firmware tree includes apps for schedule, WiFi scan, I2C detect, I2C/SPI sniffing, UART terminal, GPIO, MCP23S17/MCP23017 tooling, LEDs, brightness, QR, text, and diagram viewing.
firmware development
documented
Minino modular development path
The badge README points developers to the Minino firmware guide for ESP-IDF setup, modular app structure, compile, flash, and monitor workflows.
firmware framework
source-backed
Aiko MicroPython software stack
The LCA2021 software session documented the Aiko framework on top of MicroPython as a badge customization and service layer.
firmware framework
source-backed
Badge app framework
The repository documents menu-driven badge apps, button handling, IR callbacks, LCD drawing, assets, and app templates.
firmware image
source-backed
Custom MicroPython firmware
The firmware README documents a custom MicroPython 1.26.0 image with compiled badge-challenge modules and a Russ Hughes GC9A01 C display driver.
firmware lifecycle
archived source
Badge firmware app and web terminal assets
The Badge firmware tree preserves menu, terminal, Wi-Fi server, generated web assets, AirTag, UART, hardware-pin, and NeoPixel control source files.
firmware platform
attendee-observed
RP2040 MicroPython firmware surface
Cryptax's write-up records USB enumeration as a MicroPython board, a Raspberry Pi Pico W / RP2040 MicroPython banner, and a MicroPython REPL used to inspect files.
firmware reverse engineering
first-hand writeup
Conference badge firmware exploration
Jean Privat's 2025 writeup documents USB-C/esptool firmware dumping, ESP32-C3 detection, partition extraction, factory-app identification, firmware strings for badge-network and persistence components, and attempts to patch the original firmware.
firmware update
historical
USB firmware update path
Base firmware updates used tilda-tools over USB/DFU rather than the Badge Store; the update page says they fixed stability, performance, and phone-call problems but wiped apps and settings.
firmware updater hexpansion app
ongoing
MD Updater
Matthew Wilkes's MD Updater updates firmware on the Megadrive interface hexpansion, evidence that Tildagon add-ons can have their own firmware-maintenance lifecycle.
firmware workflow
archived
MPLAB app-template API
The firmware template exposed camera, accelerometer, button, OLED, timing, and filesystem helpers so attendee applications could reuse the stock badge services.
firmware workflow
archived
MicroPython I2C workflow
The repository README describes MicroPython setup over serial terminal, Thonny, or VSCode, with boot.py/main.py demos and memory-style I2C read/write patterns.
firmware workflow
documented
MicroPython badge workflow
The wiki documents erasing and flashing ESP32-C3 MicroPython firmware, using serial console access, running scripts with mpremote, and copying code to run at boot.
firmware workflow
source-backed
MicroPython demo slots
MicroPython, front-panel buttons, joystick control, filesystem access, and mpremote/Thonny/VSCode workflows let attendees write and store custom vector demos on the badge.
firmware workflow
source-backed
MicroPython plug-in app architecture
Hackaday described the user side as MicroPython-programmed with a plug-in architecture for adding apps.
firmware workflow
source-backed
MicroPython workshop firmware path
The CCHS software guide covers CH340 serial access, esptool.py flashing, MicroPython firmware installation, ampy/rshell workflows, application install scripts, and REPL interaction.
firmware workflow
documented
STM32 DFU and FPGA reflash path
The README documents STM32CubeProgrammer DFU flashing, separate STM32 and FPGA HEX files, TEST-pin bootstrapping, and first-boot test mode.
firmware workflow
archived
USB mass-storage bootloader
Microchip adapted a bootloader so the badge appeared as a HackABadge USB disk where attendees could drag compiled HEX files for flashing.
future-event lifecycle app
current EMF 2026 lifecycle
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.
game app
post-event
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.
game firmware app
documented
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.
game firmware app
documented
Space Invaders
The MC-0o00 documentation links a Space Invaders game by Jovan, published with source code and released under the MIT license.
gateware/software workflow
archived
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.
graphics app
historical
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.
haptics hexpansion app
ongoing
Caffeine Jitters
walkerdanny's Caffeine Jitters is a companion app for the Club Mate haptics hexpansion, where badge buttons adjust jitter frequency.
hardware API surface
historical
RGB LED, IR, buzzer, and screen APIs
Badge.Team preserved MicroPython examples for outline RGB LEDs, buttons, power saving, buzzer tones, screen rotation, raw touch reads, and virtual timers; the hardware also exposed infrared transmit and receive.
hardware and firmware platform
source-backed
ESP32 MicroPython badge core
The badge README documents an ESP32 Wi-Fi module running MicroPython, and the repository preserves the source tree and binary image used to operate the badge.
hardware architecture
source-backed
Arduino Pro Micro wearable core
The README describes the BSidesPDX mask modification as using an Arduino Pro Micro-class board with ATmega32U4 and USB Micro instead of the original Arduino Nano approach.
hardware architecture
source-backed
Dual-controller badge core
The attendee writeup identifies an ESP32-S3 running Arduino and an ATmega328P running MicroPython, with the two controllers talking over I2C.
hardware architecture
source-backed
ESP32-S3 TFT badge core
The hardware docs document ESP32-S3 WROOM-2, a 1.9-inch ER-TFT019-1 display, SK6812MINI RGB LEDs, joystick/buttons, GPIO mapping, schematic v11, and STEP mechanical model references.
hardware expansion
ongoing
Qwiic / STEMMA QT expansions
The badge exposes two JST-SH 4-pin footprints following the I2C Qwiic / STEMMA QT pinout, giving app authors a documented path to breakout-board hardware.
hardware mod archive
source-backed
Post-event 3D-printed hardware mods
The official badge page lists public Best Hardware Mod submissions, including 3D-printable battery holder and case approaches for carrying or protecting the badge.
hardware/software expansion
ongoing
EEPROM-backed hexpansion apps
EEPROM-equipped hexpansions can carry metadata plus a LittleFS filesystem containing an app.py, allowing hardware add-ons to ship their own badge-side behavior.
hardware/software upgrade path
historical
FPGA and accessory experiments
The badge's FPGA and RP2040/ESP32 split enabled deeper hardware experiments beyond ordinary app loading.
hexpansion companion app
ongoing
BadgeBot
Team Robotmad's BadgeBot is published as a Tildagon App Directory app for the Hex Drive hexpansion, extending the same hardware ecosystem already visible through HexManager.
hexpansion utility app
ongoing
HexManager
Team Robotmad's HexManager app is a 2026 app-store release for managing hexpansion EEPROMs, making Tildagon's hardware add-on lifecycle visible as badge-side software.
identity artifact
source-backed
Badge and lanyard admission package
The current official FAQ says every participant gets access to all tracks plus a BSides Tampa shirt, badge, lanyard, and happy-hour access.
identity credential
source-backed
VIP sector special badge package
The 8.8 Reloaded VIP sector package included a special badge, swag kit, apparel, meet-and-greet, party, raffle, and surprise prizes.
infrared application
historical
TV-B-Gone fallback mode
If no SD card was inserted, the transmit state used the infrared path for TV-B-Gone-style remote-control power-off behavior.
input and display platform
source-backed
Custom keyboard and LVGL UI
The reveal and firmware docs document a custom keyboard, TCA8418 keyboard matrix controller, wide LCD, LVGL MicroPython UI pages, and function-key app workflows.
installation control app
ongoing
Fluroclock
John Rogers and Ben Eriksson's Fluroclock app controls an EMF installation from the badge, showing Tildagon as a controller for camp-side media hardware.
interaction layer
historical
Touch-button launcher and keyboard
The Disobey 2020 docs describe Gameboy-inspired touch buttons, a launcher opened with START, a nickname app, and an on-badge keyboard with input, cursor, and confirmation modes.
internal hot-swappable add-on
current platform lifecycle
Tanmatsu personality modules
The Tanmatsu manual documents internal personality modules as hot-swappable boards that can be exchanged to change device behavior while preserving the same handheld base.
lighting/network app
ongoing
ArtNet Receiver
mich181189's ArtNet Receiver turns Tildagon into a networked lighting-control receiver, with the app-directory description explicitly warning that the first release is janky and hard-coded.
lineage milestone
official history backed
CTF electronic-badge introduction
Hackfest's official history says the 2019 CTF introduced an electronic badge and that participants immediately appreciated it.
machine-learning feature
source-backed
TensorFlow Lite gesture experiments
NodeWatch and NearForm document TensorFlow Lite for Microcontrollers experiments for gesture recognition on the watch, with a public model notebook and application examples.
mechanical hexpansion
community example
Omni wheel
Nathan Dumont's Omni wheel appears in the official showcase with published files, another example of Tildagon add-ons using mechanical play rather than only electronics.
mobile SDR app
historical
Patched RF Analyzer for Android
The wiki pointed Android users to a patched RF Analyzer APK/source path because upstream RF Analyzer did not yet work with rad1o.
mobile app integration
source-backed
BLE smartphone terminal
The smartphone-integration log documents the AND!XOR Android app terminal, Nordic nRF Toolbox compatibility, nearby badge scanning, BLE terminal commands, script buttons, and maintenance-mode behavior.
multiplayer game app
ongoing
TILDENSTEIN 3D
webboggles' TILDENSTEIN 3D is a 2026 Tildagon App Directory release: a Wolfenstein-style raycasting FPS with ESP-NOW multiplayer set around the EMF Camp grounds.
music firmware app
documented
Melody Maker
The MC-0o00 Melody Maker firmware by Miaou lets users compose 48-note melodies, adjust tempo, move through notes, change note values and durations, and manage simple melodies on the badge.
networking add-on
ongoing
Badge Net
Badge Net builds on Badge Link to provide Ethernet and IPv6 connectivity between badges through the 3.5 mm jacks, exposed to MicroPython as a normal network interface.
on-badge apps
historical
LCD nickname and schedule apps
Compass reports installed apps for showing the attendee nickname on the LCD and viewing the Area41 schedule.
physical badge artifact
source-backed
Waterjet-cut titanium credential
The official program describes 0.040-inch commercially pure titanium pieces fabricated by waterjet, tumbled for deburring, and kiln-oxidized for an aged puzzle-game appearance.
planned hardware feature
pre-event
Planned radio stack
The public record currently names Nordic nRF52840 Bluetooth Low Energy/NFC hardware and Procolix-sponsored SX1262 LoRa chips, but deeper firmware/app behavior is still to be verified after the event.
platform-maintenance lifecycle
active development
Tanmatsu documentation and firmware cycle
The March 2025 update tracks firmware, app, documentation, module redesign, and production work, showing the platform evolving like a badge ecosystem rather than a static product page.
post-camp app hack
historical
Gameboy emulator on e-ink
Sprite_tm documented adapting a Gameboy emulator to the SHA2017 badge's e-paper display, preserving a concrete example of post-camp app hacking under unusual display constraints.
post-event CTF archive
post-event documented
Winner write-up archive
The Hackplayers recap links the first three winner write-ups and summarizes their approaches: firmware extraction, RISC-V reversing, logical-flaw exploitation, static and dynamic analysis, validation weaknesses, and state manipulation.
post-event software lifecycle
post-event
card10 firmware and BLE evolution
The 2021 evolution talk documents continuing firmware, Hatchery, BLE, companion-app, sensor, and reuse work after Camp 2019.
programming interface
source-backed
ATTINY85 programming connector path
The official page identifies the ATTINY85 pin mapping for SAO data pins and names the Amphenol programming-port and male-connector parts with 1.27 mm pitch.
radio/FPGA app
historical
FPGA Morse 144MHz
The 144 MHz Morse app uses GPIO and FPGA behavior for a ham-radio-style badge experiment, broadening MCH2022 beyond ordinary MicroPython apps.
remote-event interaction
historical
Hack Live voting hotkeys
The default firmware mapped buttons for Hack Live website launch, voting, sabotage, hint, and live audience commands.
schedule app
ongoing
Now & Next
JonTheNiceGuy's Now & Next app shows current and upcoming EMFCamp stage items, carrying the badge from novelty hardware into a live event companion.
sensor app
ongoing
Seismograph
webboggles' Seismograph app turns the onboard IMU into a live waveform and Richter-readout instrument with auto-scaling and axis cycling.
social app
historical
BLE badge radar
The badge advertised itself over BLE with a 1-7 ID and included radar and badge-list screens for discovering nearby badges in camp.
software API
historical
BadgePython mch22 APIs
BadgePython exposed an `mch22` module for badge-specific behavior such as display, LEDs, buttons, sensors, power, and peripherals.
software API surface
historical
Reusable Badge.Team Python modules
CampZone 2020 exposed a broad set of Badge.Team Python modules for input, display, audio, WiFi, HID, MIDI, MQTT, touchpads, and app configuration.
software add-on ecosystem
historical
App Library
The app library and USB copy workflow let attendees add their own MicroPython apps to the badge.
software add-on ecosystem
historical
Badge.Team app and firmware ecosystem
SHA2017 sits in the early Badge.Team lineage where apps, contributed code, documentation, and post-event platform work became central.
software add-on ecosystem
historical
Hatchery app workflow
The CampZone 2019 docs explain app packaging, metadata, icons, state persistence, Hatchery submission, and post-install behavior.
software add-on ecosystem
historical
Hatchery apps
MCH2022 used Hatchery for app loading and publishing, making post-distribution applications part of the badge experience.
software add-on ecosystem
historical
Hatchery apps
card10's wearable hardware was extended through Hatchery-hosted applications and firmware workflows.
software add-on ecosystem
historical
Hatchery eggs
Disobey 2019 could download MicroPython applications from Hatchery once configured for WiFi.
software add-on ecosystem
historical
Hatchery installer
Disobey 2020 exposed app installation and publishing through Hatchery and the badge's installer application.
software add-on ecosystem
ongoing
SoftwareHub apps
SoftwareHub is documented as the app source for browsing and installing Konsool software.
software add-on ecosystem
historical
TiDAL apps and custom ports
Developer docs and community writeups show TiDAL apps and experiments such as a custom Doom port while preserving MicroPython functionality.
software add-on ecosystem
ongoing
flow3r apps
flow3r's app directory and MicroPython docs support post-event applications, instruments, utilities, and experiments.
software app ecosystem
historical
ROM store and GulaschPushNotifier ROM
The badge page documents a ROM store and an official GulaschPushNotifier ROM, making app-like software swapping part of the GPN17 experience.
software audio engine
ongoing
bl00mbox audio engine
bl00mbox lets multiple flow3r applications make sound together, with foreground/background audio behavior documented for app authors.
software examples
source-backed
On-badge games and code examples
The repository includes apps and examples such as menu, REPL, Asteroids, Flappy Bird, Snake, Mario, T-Rex, sketch, and image-display code.
software examples
archived
User app examples
The upstream repository preserves user-app examples and firmware docs for writing MicroPython applications on the Communicator Badge platform.
software examples
archived
User app examples
The repository preserves user-app directories for games, screensavers, spectrum analysis, text adventure, air-quality, hardware-monitor, app-manager, and other MicroPython examples.
software platform layer
historical
appfs application filesystem
The event wiki links appfs as the way applications were stored and loaded on the badge, making installable apps part of the platform instead of just firmware demos.
software upgrade path
current/historical
BadgeLink and programming stacks
Fri3d 2024 docs expose BadgeLink, MicroPython, Arduino, USB, WiFi, update, and reset workflows as first-class extension paths.
software upgrade path
historical
Camp utility apps
TiLDA MKe was designed around event schedule updates, talk alerts, online registration, torch mode, and camp utility behavior.
software upgrade path
historical
MicroPython phone-shell hacking
The ESP32 badge is documented as MicroPython-capable, making the recycled phone shell a programmable badge platform rather than a static prop.
software upgrade path
ongoing
Tildagon OS app updates
MicroPython apps and OS work continue after the event through the documented app publishing and simulator workflow.
sound-to-light app
ongoing
TGSTL
Tony Goacher's TGSTL app turns a SparkFun sound detector into a Tildagon sound-to-light path, tying the app store to a physical sensor hexpansion.
village app
current EMF 2026 lifecycle
Hat Village
pikesley's Hat Village app is listed as the official app of Hat Village at EMF 2026, showing that Tildagon app distribution is already carrying future village-specific software.
visual interface
source-backed
Seven-LED badge face
The BOM and wiring chart document seven LEDs with 220 ohm resistors mapped across Arduino digital pins D2 through D8.
workshop firmware
documented
Aranya wireless messaging demo
Attendees were expected to compile, configure, deploy, and modify an Aranya distributed wireless messaging application on the workshop board.
workshop session
source-backed
Open Hardware Miniconf kit assembly
The official Tuesday schedule lists a kit assembly session before the ESP32, IoTuz hardware, ESP-IDF, MicroPython, and IoTuz demo talks.