BSides San Diego
Official publisher of the 2024 events archive that anchors the San Diego edition and lists Somerset Recon's CTF contributor context.
SourceBSides San Diego 2024 · United States · 2024
BSides San Diego 2024 ESP32-C3 Badge
ESP32-C3 BLE rock-paper-scissors conference badge
Somerset Recon's post-event source archive says 400 badges were distributed at BSides San Diego 2024. It documents a custom ESP32-C3 conference board with a Bluetooth LE rock-paper-scissors game, high-level Wargames-themed UART and SAO CTF context, and KiCad, Gerber, BOM, and Arduino-style source material. The README also distinguishes the conference units' earlier firmware from later archived source behavior.
SeriesBSides San Diego
LocationSan Diego, California
CountryUnited States
People
Authors & Credits
Somerset Recon
Publisher of the commit-pinned 2024 badge archive; the official event archive independently lists Somerset Recon as a Lockpicking & Tamper Evident CTF contributor.
SourceWhy It Mattered
This adds a traceable 2024 Southern California Security BSides electronic-badge record while keeping source-archive claims, event-day firmware, allocation, image rights, and hardware-unit parity separate.
Hardware
The commit-pinned BOM documents an ESP32-C3-MINI-1-N4, tactile buttons, red and blue LEDs, an on/off switch, a display footprint with HT16K33 driver, a six-pin Simple Add-On connector, a 3.3 V regulator, and three 1×AA battery-holder footprints. The public files do not establish the exact populated display, battery wiring or cells, fabrication revision, finish, or uniform hardware across every distributed unit.
Software & Apps
The source release describes a Bluetooth LE rock-paper-scissors game plus hidden Wargames-themed challenges reachable through UART with SAO context. Its Arduino-style `latest` source is archival material: the README explicitly says the conference badges were flashed with earlier firmware, so no exact event-day image, build, configuration, or user-data behavior is asserted.
Lore
BSides San Diego's official 2024 archive lists Somerset Recon as a contributor to the Lockpicking & Tamper Evident CTF. Somerset Recon's later badge archive ties the conference artifact to a Wargames theme and preserves a high-level game and hardware trail without publishing a rights-cleared catalogue image.
Source-backed hardware metadata
Technical Profile
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.
Artifact type
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Electronic badge documented
Somerset Recon's README identifies the San Diego BSides Conference 2024 artifact as a badge with hardware and firmware. It reports a distribution claim without establishing a recipient ledger, uniform final units, or image rights.
Signal source
MCU / compute
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ESP32-C3 documented
The commit-pinned BOM names an ESP32-C3-MINI-1-N4. It does not establish final configuration, board revision, firmware settings, or uniform physical-unit population.
Signal source
Radio / wireless
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Bluetooth LE documented
The badge-team README describes a wireless Bluetooth LE rock-paper-scissors game. It does not establish event-day protocol configuration, pairing policy, data handling, security review, or every-unit behavior.
Signal source
Connectors
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SAO documented
The BOM lists a six-pin SAO connector. It does not identify a standard/version, pinout, orientation, electrical limits, host compatibility, or safe add-on use.
Signal source
Power
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AA batteries documented
The BOM lists three 1×AA battery-holder footprints. This does not establish cells, chemistry, wiring, charge behavior, runtime, protection, electrical safety, or final-unit population.
Signal source
Firmware
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Arduino documented
The commit-pinned latest.ino is Arduino-style archival source. The README says conference badges used earlier firmware, so this signal does not assert a deployed event-day image, reproducible build, or source-to-device mapping.
Signal source
Repair, preservation, and legal lab context
Companion Gear
Parts, tools, and supplies that match this badge's documented hardware, protocols, or preservation needs. These are category-level recommendations, not compatibility guarantees.
SparkFun
exact
SAO Headers
Headers and connector supplies for SAO repair, add-on testing, and preservation.
Why this matches
This badge has a documented SAO connector. Matched technical signals: SAO.
Matched evidence
Open vendor search
- SAO Signal source
Vendor link · selected for technical relevance
SparkFun
likely
Qwiic / I2C Adapters
I2C adapter supplies for badge add-ons, sensors, and lab documentation.
Why this matches
SAO workflows often use I2C-compatible add-on testing and bench documentation. Matched technical signals: SAO.
Matched evidence
Open vendor search
- SAO Signal source
Vendor link · selected for technical relevance
SparkFun
likely
SAO Extension Cables
Extension wiring and jumper supplies for testing or displaying SAO add-ons away from the main badge.
Why this matches
Extension wiring is useful for testing and displaying SAO add-ons. Matched technical signals: SAO.
Matched evidence
Open vendor search
- SAO Signal source
Vendor link · selected for technical relevance
Seeed Studio
likely
JTAG / SWD Debuggers
Debug probes for ARM/RISC-V badge development, recovery, and documentation.
Why this matches
Debug probes can support authorized recovery, firmware work, and documentation for microcontroller badges. Matched technical signals: ESP32-C3.
Matched evidence
Open vendor search
- ESP32-C3 Signal source
Vendor link · selected for technical relevance
Seeed Studio
likely
Serial Debug Adapters
USB serial adapters for logs, recovery, and firmware documentation workflows.
Why this matches
This badge has a documented microcontroller platform where serial logs or flashing workflows may be relevant. Matched technical signals: ESP32-C3.
Matched evidence
Open vendor search
- ESP32-C3 Signal source
Vendor link · selected for technical relevance
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
challenge surface
source-backed
BLE game and UART/SAO CTF context
The README describes the BLE game and high-level Wargames-themed challenge access through UART with SAO context. The catalogue deliberately does not reproduce challenge procedures, values, answers, credentials, or operational details.
Source
distribution and game
source-backed
400-distributed badge and BLE game
Somerset Recon's README says 400 badges were distributed at BSides San Diego 2024 and describes a wireless Bluetooth LE rock-paper-scissors game. The count is a source-archive claim, not a recipient ledger or proof that every attendee had an identical unit.
Source
hardware and firmware archive
archived
Post-event KiCad and Arduino source archive
The reviewed snapshot preserves KiCad, Gerber, BOM, and Arduino-style source material. The README says conference badges used earlier firmware than later source behavior, so the archive is not treated as an exact event-day deployment image.
Source
hardware architecture
source-backed
ESP32-C3 board and physical interfaces
The commit-pinned BOM identifies the ESP32-C3-MINI-1-N4, buttons, red and blue LEDs, switch, display/driver footprints, six-pin SAO connector, 3.3 V regulator, and three 1×AA battery-holder footprints. It does not establish final population, battery wiring, or uniform delivered hardware.
SourceOperational history
Issues & Camp Impact
firmware, allocation, and archive-revision boundary
note
The README says conference badges were flashed with earlier firmware than later `latest` source behavior. Public sources do not provide an immutable event-day firmware image, build record, configuration, recipient ledger, ticket relationship, production QA record, or evidence that every delivered unit matched the archive.
The catalogue preserves the source-backed 400-distributed claim and technical tree without turning either into a universal allocation or event-day firmware assertion.
- Confidence
- badge-team README and public archive
- Status
- documented caveat
- Timeframe
- 2024 conference and later source archive
- Source note
- Somerset Recon BSides Badge 2024 README and commit-pinned source archive.
missing rights-cleared image
note
No BSides San Diego 2024 badge image is published because the official event archive and Somerset Recon source tree do not pair a specific image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing provenance.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying event media, repository photos or renders, screenshots, social-media images, or generated visuals.
- Confidence
- local project policy
- Status
- needs licensed original replacement
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- badge.gallery image policy, BSides San Diego 2024 event archive, and Somerset-Recon/bsides-badge-2024 archive.
repository license and reuse caveat
note
The reviewed public badge tree has no detected repository license or top-level license file. That leaves reuse scope for code, documentation, CAD, and source imagery unresolved despite the archive's public availability.
The catalogue links to the technical archive as evidence but does not copy its source files or images or infer a reuse license from public access.
- Confidence
- repository metadata and reviewed root tree
- Status
- needs explicit reuse permission or license
- Timeframe
- 2024 archive review
- Source note
- Somerset-Recon/bsides-badge-2024 commit-pinned archive at 74dfe2b79832817beb40c92fa1fe34609a8d132e and badge.gallery image policy.
Resources
BSides Badge 2024 README
badge-team documentation · Primary source for the conference-badge identity, BLE rock-paper-scissors game, high-level challenge context, 400-distributed claim, and earlier-conference-firmware boundary.
BSides San Diego 2024 events
official event archive · Official 2024 archive for the San Diego edition and Somerset Recon's Lockpicking & Tamper Evident CTF contributor context; it is not a component-level badge specification.
Somerset Recon 2024 badge archive
hardware and software source archive · Commit-pinned public project tree preserving KiCad, Gerber, BOM, and firmware material. It has no detected repository license and is not image-reuse permission.
latest.ino firmware archive
firmware source · Commit-pinned Arduino-style archival source. It is not treated as a verified image for every conference unit because the README distinguishes earlier flashed firmware.
rps_v4.0.0 KiCad PCB
hardware source · Commit-pinned custom-board design source; it does not establish final fabrication, component population, or production quantity.
rps_v4.0.0 bill of materials
bill of materials · Commit-pinned BOM for documented part-level review, including the ESP32-C3-MINI-1-N4 and physical interface footprints.
Sources
BSides San Diego: BSides San Diego 2024 events
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official 2024 event archive anchoring the San Diego edition and listing Somerset Recon as a contributor to the Lockpicking & Tamper Evident CTF; it does not supply component-level badge details.
GitHub / Somerset Recon: Somerset-Recon/bsides-badge-2024
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Commit-pinned badge archive preserving the reviewed KiCad, Gerber, BOM, firmware, and project-material tree. Public availability is evidence, not a license or image-reuse grant.
Somerset Recon: BSides Badge 2024 README
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary badge-team source calling the artifact the San Diego BSides Conference 2024 badge, describing the BLE rock-paper-scissors game and high-level UART challenge context, reporting that 400 badges were distributed, and distinguishing conference-unit firmware from later source behavior.
Somerset Recon: rps_v4.0.0 BOM
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Commit-pinned component list for the ESP32-C3-MINI-1-N4, buttons, LEDs, switch, display/HT16K33 footprints, six-pin SAO connector, 3.3 V regulator, and three 1×AA battery-holder footprints.
Somerset Recon: rps_v4.0.0 KiCad PCB
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Commit-pinned PCB design evidence for a custom conference board. It does not prove a fabrication revision, production run, or uniform final population.
Somerset Recon: latest.ino
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Commit-pinned Arduino-style firmware source for the archival badge project. The README says conference badges used earlier firmware, so this file is not presented as a verified event-day image.