Joe FitzPatrick
The official speaker page names Joe FitzPatrick for The Badge Talk, and the repository LICENSE carries Joe FitzPatrick's 2024 copyright statement.
SourceBSidesPDX 2024 · United States · 2024
BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge
CircuitPython IR trading badge
The BSidesPDX 2024 badge is a source-backed OpenTaxus badge customized for Portland's Security BSides event, documented by the official Badge Talk page and the PDX Badgers public repository with RP2040-class hardware, OLED display, five-way d-pad, infrared trading, NeoPixels, AA or USB-C power, CircuitPython, and event-game code.
EventBSidesPDX 2024
SeriesBSidesPDX
LocationSmith Memorial Student Union, Portland, Oregon
CountryUnited States
People
Authors & Credits
PDX Badgers
GitHub organization publishing the BSidesPDX 2024 badge hardware, software, game, and license archive.
SourceBSidesPDX
Official publisher for the 2024 event pages and Badge Talk description used to anchor the badge to BSidesPDX.
SourceWhy It Mattered
It adds Portland and the Pacific Northwest to the North American Security BSides badge map while connecting a real local event badge to a public hardware/software archive, social clue trading, and a documented BSidesPDX customization path instead of inferred social-media imagery.
Hardware
The hardware README describes a Raspberry Pi RP2040 design derived from the Seeed XIAO 2040, 16 MB SPI flash, a 128x64 OLED over I2C using SH1106 or SSD1309, an IR LED and phototransistor wired to UART, a five-way d-pad, two NeoPixel LEDs, AA battery plus boost converter, USB-C power with regulator, a USB/battery power switch, reset/boot/SWD test points, KiCad design files, footprints, OpenSCAD dock material, and manufacturing-oriented hardware sources.
Software & Apps
The repository preserves CircuitPython badge storage contents, controller scripts for generating game files and flashing badges, Attribution Game documentation, and Trick-or-Treat game material. The badge docs describe contact/handle setup, screen navigation, IR clue and contact trading, cryptographic clue-signature verification, organizer validation after enough evidence is collected, game-controller packets for new rounds, USB serial and Python CLI access, and editing `code.py` after the conference.
Lore
The official BSidesPDX speaker page says Joe FitzPatrick's Badge Talk covered the 2024 BSidesPDX badge design process, gameplay, and hacking. The Trick-or-Treat README says the BSidesPDX work forked from the BSidesSF 2024 Attribution Game code, letting attendees trade digital candy or clue/card information while leaving logos, names, artwork, and photos unpublished here until image rights are explicit.
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
badge interface
source-backed
128x64 OLED and five-way d-pad
The hardware source documents a 128x64 I2C OLED using SH1106 or SSD1309 plus a five-way d-pad for badge navigation.
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badge provisioning
source-backed
Controller genfiles and flash workflow
The Trick-or-Treat README points to controller code for generating game files and flashing badge-specific storage contents.
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badge-to-badge interaction
source-backed
IR transceiver clue/contact trade
The badge docs describe IR exchanges that send clue and contact information, receive someone else's card/contact data, and verify cryptographic signatures on clues.
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event game
source-backed
Trick-or-Treat and Attribution game modes
The repository documents the Attribution Game clue/card workflow plus a Trick-or-Treat variant where attendees trade digital candy and cash it in for real candy.
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firmware workflow
source-backed
CircuitPython USB storage and serial console
The badge guide frames the device as a CircuitPython learning platform after the conference, with USB serial/Python CLI access and editable `code.py` storage contents.
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hardware architecture
source-backed
RP2040/XIAO-derived badge core
The hardware README describes a Raspberry Pi RP2040 badge design derived from the Seeed XIAO 2040 with 16 MB SPI flash.
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manufacturing archive
source-backed
KiCad hardware archive
The repository preserves OpenTaxus KiCad schematic, board, project, footprints, logos, and dock files for hardware review and reproduction.
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power architecture
source-backed
AA battery and USB-C power path
The hardware README documents AA battery power through a boost converter, USB-C power through a regulator, and a switch between USB and battery power.
SourceOperational history
Issues & Camp Impact
license and artwork boundary
note
The repository license states that hardware and software are CC BY-SA 4.0, but names, logos, and artwork are covered by their own more restrictive licenses.
The catalogue cites the source trail and technical claims but does not republish badge artwork, logo material, or repository imagery as a hero image.
- Confidence
- repository license
- Status
- documented
- Timeframe
- current source pass
- Source note
- pdxbadgers/badge-2024 LICENSE.
missing rights-cleared image
note
No BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus badge image is published because the current `pdxbadgers/badge-2024` tree exposes hardware/source files, decoder libraries, STEP assets, and license text, but no physical documentary photo or full official upstream raster render with complete source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.
The entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying social photos, event media, repository artwork, screenshots, logos, or generated imagery.
- Confidence
- local project policy
- Status
- needs licensed original replacement
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- badge.gallery image policy, BSidesPDX official pages, pdxbadgers/badge-2024 GitHub API license metadata, repository tree recheck, README, and LICENSE on May 21, 2026.
source-depth caveat
note
The official talk page and repository document the badge design, gameplay, hardware archive, and CircuitPython workflows, but this pass did not recover a final production count, shipped firmware release tag, manufacturing order, or rights-cleared field photo.
The record preserves the real BSidesPDX badge without overstating production logistics or publishing unclear media.
- Confidence
- public repository and official talk source
- Status
- needs final production archive
- Timeframe
- current badge archive pass
- Source note
- BSidesPDX speaker page, hardware README, Attribution Game badge guide, Trick-or-Treat README, and repository metadata.
Resources
Attribution Game badge guide
badge guide · Repository badge guide source for contact setup, navigation, IR trading, cryptographic clue verification, organizer validation, round propagation, and post-conference CircuitPython hacking.
BSidesPDX 2024 Badge Talk
official speaker page · Official speaker-page source naming Joe FitzPatrick and describing the 2024 BSidesPDX badge design, gameplay, hacking, and Q&A scope.
BSidesPDX 2024 schedule
official schedule · Official BSidesPDX schedule source for the October 25-26, 2024 event dates and The Badge Talk placement in the Friday program.
BSidesPDX 2024 venue
official venue page · Official venue source for Smith Memorial Student Union and the Portland, Oregon event context.
OpenTaxus hardware README
hardware source · Repository hardware documentation source for RP2040/XIAO-derived design, 16 MB flash, OLED, IR, d-pad, NeoPixels, AA/USB-C power, test points, KiCad files, and manufacturing archive.
Trick-or-Treat README
game documentation · Repository game documentation source for digital candy trading, controller workflows, badge USB storage contents, and BSidesSF 2024 Attribution Game fork lineage.
badge-2024 LICENSE
license · Repository license source stating CC BY-SA 4.0 for hardware/software while names, logos, and artwork remain under their own more restrictive licenses.
pdxbadgers/badge-2024 repository
source repo · Public PDX Badgers repository preserving the BSidesPDX 2024 badge hardware, software, attribution-game, Trick-or-Treat, and license archive.
Sources
BSidesPDX: Schedule
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary official event source for BSidesPDX 2024 dates and the Friday 13:30 Badge Talk schedule slot.
BSidesPDX: The Badge Talk
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary official speaker-page source naming Joe FitzPatrick and stating that the BSidesPDX badge was based on an open-source badge design customized for BSidesPDX, with design process, gameplay, and badge-hacking discussion.
BSidesPDX: Venue
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary official venue source for the Smith Memorial Student Union, Portland, Oregon event context.
GitHub / PDX Badgers: pdxbadgers/badge-2024
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public repository source for the BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus badge hardware, attribution, Trick-or-Treat, controller, and badge-storage archive.
GitHub / PDX Badgers: OpenTaxus hardware README
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Hardware documentation source for the RP2040/XIAO-derived board, OLED, IR, d-pad, NeoPixels, power, test-point, KiCad, and manufacturing-file claims.
GitHub / PDX Badgers: Attribution Game badge guide
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Badge-operation source for navigation, contact setup, IR clue/contact trades, cryptographic signature checks, organizer validation, round propagation, and CircuitPython post-conference hacking.
GitHub / PDX Badgers: Trick-or-Treat README
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Game and controller source for candy trading, badge USB-storage contents, game-file generation/flashing, and the BSidesSF 2024 Attribution Game fork lineage.
GitHub / PDX Badgers: LICENSE
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · License source for CC BY-SA 4.0 hardware/software terms and the explicit caveat that names, logos, and artwork have separate more restrictive licensing.