DEF CON 34 · United States · 2026
Published pre-event RP2354 BadgeLife village badge; allocation and handoff unverified
Badge.Life's public archive documents Badgey Bodgerton as the Badgelife Village Badge for DC34 / 2026. Its published guide names an RP2354 microcontroller with integrated flash, eight addressable RGB NeoPixel LEDs, three user buttons, one user-installed 3 mm challenge LED and polarized buzzer, USB-C power, USB CDC serial CLI, UF2 firmware flashing, a single-cell 18650 battery with charging and protection circuitry, two Simple Add-On v2 headers, and an infrared receiver. It also documents a supplied bodge-wire challenge and supplied LED/resistor/buzzer challenge parts. This establishes a distinct, technically documented pre-event BadgeLife village electronic badge, not proof that DEF CON designed, issued, or will distribute it; that it is a Human admission credential; that every participant receives one; that a final badge run, pickup, or delivery occurred; or that any displayed image is cleared for reuse.
People
Badge.Life's DC34 Village Badge guide names Jeff “BigTaro” in its Developer section. This records the stated developer credit only; it does not assign sole hardware, firmware, art, manufacturing, challenge, distribution, DEF CON, or image-reuse responsibility.
SourceThis is a rare current village-badge source that provides public pre-event hardware, soldering, and recovery documentation while deliberately withholding challenge answers. The record keeps that unusually concrete public trail separate from claims that have not been published: final firmware/source release, SAO inventory, electrical validation, allocation, DEF CON credential status, and reusable-image rights.
Badge.Life lists an RP2354 microcontroller with integrated flash, eight addressable RGB NeoPixel LEDs, three tactile user buttons, an infrared receiver, two Simple Add-On v2 headers, USB-C, and a single-cell 18650 battery with charging and protection circuitry. The guide names one user-installed 3 mm challenge LED, a 1 kΩ resistor, a polarized buzzer, and a bodge wire supplied for challenge work. It does not publish a schematic, BOM, PCB revision, header pinout or electrical limits, LED/buzzer part numbers, battery cell or charger specification, power/current/thermal budget, USB protection, infrared protocol, enclosure, production-test result, compliance record, final assembled-unit configuration, or safe-use outcome.
The guide documents a USB CDC serial command-line interface plus DFU/BOOTSEL and UF2 recovery paths on the badge's RP2350-family platform. It says a correct firmware.uf2 should be downloaded and identifies firmware source as after-con material, but the reviewed pages do not publish a specific firmware file, source repository, versioned release, build instructions, source-to-board mapping, signing/integrity process, challenge answers, privacy/security review, rollback image, support policy, or warranty. The public recovery instructions are linked as documentation, not reproduced as a recommendation to flash or modify a badge.
Badge.Life calls the village badge Badgey Bodgerton and frames its challenges around completing a few factory-omitted connections so it can reach maximum bling. The guide intentionally withholds challenge answers. Badge.Life's current home page places its Badgelife Village and this badge documentation in a DC34 schedule context; that source does not make the village badge DEF CON's main Human badge, establish its price or recipient eligibility, or confirm physical handoff or post-event use.
Source-backed hardware metadata
Structured technical signals seeded from public badge documentation, repositories, schematics, firmware notes, or event evidence. These fields are designed for filtering, API use, repair planning, preservation, and future Companion Gear matching.
Badge.Life's DC34 documentation identifies Badgey Bodgerton as its Badgelife Village Badge and lists an RP2354, LEDs, buttons, USB-C, battery, SAO, and infrared surfaces; allocation and DEF CON credential status remain unverified.
Signal sourceThe official BadgeLife guide names an RP2354 microcontroller with integrated flash. The taxonomy records the RP2350 family without asserting a final board revision, flash configuration, firmware image, or per-unit population.
Signal sourceThe published specifications list an infrared receiver, but do not identify its protocol, range, carrier, challenge behavior, privacy implications, or final-unit parity.
Signal sourceThe guide specifies a USB CDC serial CLI at 115200 baud, without establishing host compatibility, command stability, security model, or use outside the documented badge context.
Signal sourceThe published specifications list two Simple Add-On v2 headers, but no reviewed source identifies their pinout, voltage/current limits, SAO inventory, universal compatibility, or safe installation result.
Signal sourceThe guide lists USB-C power and a USB data connection, but does not establish connector protection, input limits, cable compatibility, charging behavior, or safe modification guidance.
Signal sourceThe published specifications list eight addressable RGB NeoPixel LEDs, but do not identify their exact part, electrical budget, brightness behavior, or final-unit configuration.
Signal sourceBadge.Life lists USB-C power plus a single-cell 18650 battery with charging and protection circuitry, but does not establish charger design, cell chemistry/capacity, thermal/fault behavior, or electrical safety validation.
Signal sourceThe documentation describes DFU/BOOTSEL recovery paths, but does not establish a complete recovery package, a safe update outcome, rollback procedure, or support commitment.
Signal sourceThe guide documents UF2 firmware flashing, but does not publish a specific UF2, source repository, versioned release, build manifest, source-to-board mapping, integrity proof, or successful field-update record.
Signal sourceRepair, preservation, and legal lab context
Parts, tools, and supplies that match this badge's documented hardware, protocols, or preservation needs. These are category-level recommendations, not compatibility guarantees.
Headers and connector supplies for SAO repair, add-on testing, and preservation.
This badge has a documented SAO connector. Matched technical signals: SAO.
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I2C adapter supplies for badge add-ons, sensors, and lab documentation.
SAO workflows often use I2C-compatible add-on testing and bench documentation. Matched technical signals: SAO.
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Extension wiring and jumper supplies for testing or displaying SAO add-ons away from the main badge.
Extension wiring is useful for testing and displaying SAO add-ons. Matched technical signals: SAO.
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Debug probes for ARM/RISC-V badge development, recovery, and documentation.
Debug probes can support authorized recovery, firmware work, and documentation for microcontroller badges. Matched technical signals: RP2350.
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USB serial adapters for logs, recovery, and firmware documentation workflows.
This badge has a documented microcontroller platform where serial logs or flashing workflows may be relevant. Matched technical signals: RP2350.
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Lifecycle
The guide says Badgey Bodgerton uses a supplied bodge wire plus a user-installed 3 mm LED, 1 kΩ resistor, and polarized buzzer in challenge work. It describes the parts and their badge-local challenge context without revealing answers or proving every badge shipped with identical parts, that a participant completed the work, or that any assembly is safe or successful.
SourceBadge.Life documents a USB CDC serial CLI and a DFU/BOOTSEL path for copying a correct firmware.uf2. It is a public documentation trail, not a published firmware release, a source-to-badge mapping, an integrity guarantee, a complete recovery package, or a recommendation to modify hardware.
SourceBadge.Life lists an RP2354 with integrated flash, eight addressable RGB NeoPixel LEDs, three buttons, an infrared receiver, two Simple Add-On v2 headers, USB-C, and a single-cell 18650 battery with charging and protection circuitry. This is a published platform description, not a complete schematic/BOM, a final manufactured configuration, an SAO compatibility guarantee, or an electrical-safety result.
SourceOperational history
The catalogue records a source-documented village electronic badge without representing it as DEF CON's main badge, a guaranteed attendee item, an access credential, or a completed transaction.
No unverified SAO is added and no Badge.Life image is copied into the public catalogue; the record remains source-useful while awaiting completed add-on and image-rights evidence.
The record makes the public documentation discoverable without turning it into an invitation to bypass challenges, a verified update path, a final firmware archive, or a supported modification procedure.
The United States record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying source-page media, documentation screenshots, event photos, social media, placeholders, or generated approximations.
The source-linked record retains the documented physical work without becoming a battery, soldering, USB, SAO, electrical, or repair endorsement.