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BSidesPDX 2017 · United States · 2017

BSidesPDX 2017 BMD-300 Badge

Nordic BLE badge and Ox-Vox add-on target

The BSidesPDX 2017 badge is a source-backed Portland Security BSides badge archive tied to the official schedule's badge context, Rob Rehrig's Ox-Vox add-on talk, and the public PDX Badgers Eagle board, schematic, and BOM repository for a BMD-300/OLED/CR2032 design.

BSidesPDX Portland Oregon United States Security BSides BMD-300 Nordic BLE OLED CR2032 SWD Ox-Vox North America
EventBSidesPDX 2017
SeriesBSidesPDX
LocationOregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon
CountryUnited States

People

Authors & Credits

BSidesPDX 101 panelist

@TTimzen

Listed by the official BSidesPDX 2017 schedule for the BSidesPDX 101 panel covering badges and event context.

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BSidesPDX 101 panelist

@r00tkillah

Listed by the official BSidesPDX 2017 schedule for the BSidesPDX 101 panel covering badges and event context.

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BSidesPDX 101 panelist

@securelyfitz

Listed by the official BSidesPDX 2017 schedule for the BSidesPDX 101 panel covering badges and event context.

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Ox-Vox add-on presenter

Rob Rehrig

The official speaker page names Rob Rehrig for Ox-Vox, an add-on for that year's unreleased BSides PDX badge.

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badge repository publisher

PDX Badgers

GitHub organization publishing the BSidesPDX 2017 Eagle board, schematic, BOM, and library archive.

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event and official schedule publisher

BSidesPDX

Official publisher for the 2017 schedule, speaker page, and venue page used to anchor the BMD-300 badge archive to BSidesPDX.

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Why It Mattered

It fills the Portland Security BSides lineage between the 2015 Badger and 2018 ATTiny861 records, and it records an early badge-add-on culture moment where an external Ox-Vox accessory was prepared before the conference badge had been released.

Hardware

The `pcb-2017` repository preserves Eagle board and schematic files plus a BOM. The BOM lists a BMD-300 SoC module, 32.768 kHz crystal, CR2032 battery holder, power switch, two navigation switches, a four-pin SMD right-angle header, an OLED screen, and lanyard item. The schematic and board expose I2C display/front connectors, SWD header, UART connector, jumpers, NFC pins, and the CR2032/switch power path.

Software & Apps

No public 2017 firmware repository was recovered in this pass. The record therefore limits software claims to the hardware debug/programming surfaces visible in the Eagle files, including SWD, UART, I2C, and Nordic/BMD-300 pins, plus the official Ox-Vox talk's pre-release badge-hacking/add-on context.

Lore

The official Friday schedule places BSidesPDX 101 at 11:00 on October 20, 2017, covering CTF, contests and events, badges, and more. On Saturday, Rob Rehrig's Ox-Vox talk describes an add-on for that year's BSides PDX badge that was started before the badge was available.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

badge add-on talk official schedule

Ox-Vox add-on context

The official speaker page describes Ox-Vox as an add-on for that year's unreleased BSides PDX badge, tying the badge to a pre-release add-on hacking workflow.

Compatibility: BSidesPDX 2017 BMD-300 Badge

Source
badge interface source-backed

OLED and navigation 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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debug and expansion interface source-backed

SWD, UART, I2C, and header breakout

The Eagle schematic and board preserve SWD, UART, I2C display/front connectors, jumpers, and a four-pin right-angle header for badge hacking and add-on work.

Compatibility: BSidesPDX 2017 BMD-300 Badge

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hardware architecture source-backed

BMD-300 BLE badge core

The repository BOM lists a BMD-300 module and the Eagle schematic exposes the Nordic/BMD-300 pinout, SWD pins, NFC pins, and power connections.

Compatibility: BSidesPDX 2017 BMD-300 Badge

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power architecture source-backed

CR2032 and slide-switch power path

The BOM lists a CR2032 battery holder and ALPS power switch, and the schematic links the battery holder through the switch into the 3V3 path.

Compatibility: BSidesPDX 2017 BMD-300 Badge

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Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

distribution-scope caveat note

The official schedule and speaker page prove a 2017 BSides PDX badge existed and had an Ox-Vox add-on target, while the repository proves a badge hardware archive, but this pass did not recover an attendee-wide distribution statement, production count, assembly note, or final handout logistics.

The catalogue records a source-backed BSidesPDX 2017 badge archive without overclaiming distribution scope.

Confidence
official schedule plus repository
Status
documented
Timeframe
2017 archive pass
Source note
BSidesPDX 2017 schedule, speakers page, and pdxbadgers/pcb-2017.
missing rights-cleared image note

No BSidesPDX 2017 BMD-300 badge image is published because this pass did not recover a physical documentary photo or full official upstream raster render with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

The entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying board files, event-page imagery, social photos, screenshots, or generated visuals.

Confidence
local project policy
Status
needs licensed original replacement
Timeframe
current catalogue build
Source note
badge.gallery image policy, BSidesPDX official pages, and pdxbadgers/pcb-2017 repository.
technical-source caveat note

The public repository exposes Eagle board, schematic, BOM, and library files, but this pass did not recover final firmware, challenge docs, production photos, Gerber release, or a talk transcript explaining intended badge behavior.

Hardware and software claims remain limited to the public repository files and official schedule/speaker wording.

Confidence
public hardware archive
Status
needs firmware and production archive
Timeframe
2017 archive pass
Source note
pdxbadgers/pcb-2017, BSidesPDX 2017 schedule, and BSidesPDX 2017 speakers page.

Resources

BSidesPDX 2017 bom.csv bill of materials · Repository BOM source for the BMD-300 module, 32.768 kHz crystal, CR2032 battery holder, switch, navigation switches, right-angle header, OLED screen, and lanyard item. BSidesPDX 2017 schedule official schedule · Official BSidesPDX schedule source for the October 20-21, 2017 event dates, BSidesPDX 101 badge context, and Rob Rehrig's Ox-Vox badge-add-on talk slot. BSidesPDX 2017 speakers official speaker page · Official speaker-page source describing Ox-Vox as an add-on for that year's unreleased BSides PDX badge and naming Rob Rehrig. BSidesPDX 2017 venue official venue page · Official venue source for Oregon Convention Center, Lobby F, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, Oregon. bsides2017.brd board file · Eagle board-file source used as evidence of a concrete 2017 hardware design; no board artwork or render is reused as a hero image. bsides2017.sch schematic · Eagle schematic source for the BMD-300, I2C display/front connectors, SWD header, UART connector, jumpers, and CR2032/switch power path. pdxbadgers/pcb-2017 repository hardware source repo · Public PDX Badgers repository preserving the BSidesPDX 2017 Eagle board, schematic, BOM, and library files.

Sources

BSidesPDX: Schedule Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary official event source for BSidesPDX 2017 dates, the Friday BSidesPDX 101 schedule slot that explicitly includes badges, and Rob Rehrig's Saturday Ox-Vox badge-add-on talk placement. BSidesPDX: 2017 Speakers Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary official speaker-page source for Ox-Vox, naming Rob Rehrig and describing the talk as an add-on for that year's unreleased BSides PDX badge. BSidesPDX: Venue Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary official venue source for Oregon Convention Center, Lobby F, and Portland address context. GitHub / PDX Badgers: pdxbadgers/pcb-2017 Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public repository source for the BSidesPDX 2017 Eagle board, schematic, BOM, and library archive. GitHub / PDX Badgers: bom.csv Retrieved 2026-05-15 · BOM source for the BMD-300 module, 32.768 kHz crystal, CR2032 battery holder, switch, navigation switches, right-angle header, OLED screen, and lanyard claims. GitHub / PDX Badgers: bsides2017.sch Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Eagle schematic source for BMD-300, I2C display/front connectors, SWD, UART, jumpers, switches, and battery power path claims.