BSidesTLV
Organizer account publishing the 2026 badge hardware, firmware, production packages, and Alice in AI Land challenge ahead of the November 11, 2026 event.
SourceBSidesTLV 2026 · Israel · 2026
BSidesTLV 2026 Alice Controller Badge
Planned Israeli RP2040 hardware CTF badge
A planned BSidesTLV 2026 electronic badge whose organizer repository, published September 22, 2026, documents the full design ahead of the November 11, 2026 Alice in AI Land conference: the Alice Controller v0.4 RP2040 handheld badge, a separate soldering-kit LED chaser, and the online boulder-pushing puzzle challenge the badge is used to play.
EventBSidesTLV 2026
SeriesBSidesTLV
LocationSmolarz Auditorium, Tel Aviv University
CountryIsrael
People
Authors & Credits
BSidesTLV
Official publisher of the 2026 Hardware Village, event, and FAQ sources used for this planned electronic badge record.
SourceWhy It Mattered
It extends the Israeli BSidesTLV badge lineage beyond the 2025 Infinity Glove record with an unusually complete pre-event organizer archive covering hardware, firmware, production files, and challenge, while distribution remains unclaimed until the event happens.
Hardware
The organizer archive documents the BSidesTLV2026 Alice Controller v0.4: RP2040, W25Q128JVS flash, AMS1117-3.3 regulator, USB-C, and a single-side 14-button layout with D-pad, A/B/X/Y, Start/Select, reset, and BootSel, cut to the Caterpillar's mushroom outline, with CERN-OHL-S-2.0 KiCad projects and production packages of BOM, positions, designators, and IPC netlist. A separate TLC555P and CD4017BE through-hole LED-chaser soldering kit with CR2032 power accompanies the badge.
Software & Apps
The MIT-licensed RP2040 firmware presents the badge to a host as a wired DualShock 4 so iOS binds it by USB VID/PID, flashes as UF2, and also runs on a stock Raspberry Pi Pico. The Alice in AI Land challenge is a deterministic 60-ticks-per-second boulder-pushing puzzle whose first two stages are played by hand on the badge and whose later stages require scripted play through the handed-out protocol.
Lore
The current 2026 home page places BSidesTLV 2026 on November 11 at Smolarz Auditorium, Tel Aviv University, under the Alice in AI Land theme, and the Hardware Village page still frames the Badge CTF Challenge around secrets hidden in the badge. With the organizer repository now public, the pre-event boundary moves from unknown hardware to unshipped hardware: fabrication, attendee allocation, and final challenge outcomes remain unclaimed.
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
badge challenge
planned
Electronic badge CTF challenge
The current Hardware Village page says attendees can test their skills by uncovering secrets hidden in the event's electronic badge.
Source
companion kit
planned
Soldering workshop kit
The organizer repository documents a separate through-hole soldering-workshop board: a TLC555P and CD4017BE LED chaser with four LEDs, a 500k trimmer, and CR2032 power, cut to Alice, White Rabbit, and looking-glass artwork.
Source
event session caveat
planned
Hardware Village schedule pending
The current Hardware Village page says session details, workshop bookings, and tool guidance are still being prepared, so no final badge-session schedule is claimed.
SourceOperational history
Issues & Camp Impact
fabrication and handoff gap
note
The September 22, 2026 organizer repository publishes the full Alice Controller design, firmware, production packages, and challenge, but the November 11, 2026 event has not happened yet, so fabrication, attendee handout, and final challenge outcomes remain unproven.
The record keeps the published design archive while avoiding shipped-hardware, allocation, or outcome claims until the event passes.
- Confidence
- organizer archive but future event
- Status
- needs post-event fabrication and distribution evidence
- Timeframe
- 2026 pre-event archive pass
- Source note
- BSidesTLV 2026 Hardware Village page and the bsidestlv-2026-badge organizer repository.
missing rights-cleared image
note
No local BSidesTLV 2026 badge image is published because the current official pages do not pair a specific badge image with explicit reuse rights, attribution, and processing notes for catalogue publication.
The Israeli 2026 record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying page media, screenshots, or generated artwork.
- Confidence
- local project policy
- Status
- needs licensed original replacement
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- badge.gallery image policy and BSidesTLV 2026 source trail.
pre-event badge caveat
note
Current official BSidesTLV pages place the 2026 conference on November 11, 2026, so the event has not happened yet; the September 22, 2026 organizer repository documents the full Alice Controller design, but fabrication, handout, and final challenge outcomes remain future claims.
The record should not claim shipped hardware, final challenge behavior, attendee distribution scope, or post-event outcomes until the event happens, even though the organizer design archive is public.
- Confidence
- official page but future event
- Status
- planned
- Timeframe
- pre-event recheck on 2026-09-26 before the November 11, 2026 event
- Source note
- BSidesTLV 2026 home and Hardware Village pages plus the organizer bsidestlv-2026-badge repository.
Resources
BSidesTLV 2026 Hardware Village
official village page · Current official Hardware Village source documenting a Badge CTF Challenge around secrets hidden in the event's electronic badge, while leaving detailed session material pending.
BSidesTLV 2026 badge repository
official organizer repository · Organizer-published repository with both 2026 KiCad boards, the RP2040 controller firmware, and the online Alice in AI Land challenge served from the repo root.
BSidesTLV 2026 event page
event page · Current official event-home source for the November 11, 2026 Alice in AI Land edition at Smolarz Auditorium, Tel Aviv University.
BSidesTLV FAQ
faq · Official FAQ source for Security BSides lineage, Tel Aviv community framing, volunteer-run non-profit status, and participation context.
Badge repository README
technical documentation · README naming the BSidesTLV2026 Alice Controller v0.4 badge with RP2040, W25Q128JVS, AMS1117-3.3, and USB-C, the DualShock 4 enumeration firmware, the soldering-kit LED chaser, production packages, and the split MIT software and CERN-OHL-S-2.0 hardware licensing.
Controller firmware directory
firmware archive · MIT-licensed RP2040 firmware that presents the badge as a wired DualShock 4 for iOS compatibility, plus slicing and generation tooling for the challenge assets.
Hardware directory
hardware archive · CERN-OHL-S-2.0 KiCad projects for the badge and soldering kit, each with a production directory of BOM, positions, designators, and IPC netlist.
Hardware license
license · CERN-OHL-S-2.0 statement covering both KiCad projects, gerbers, plots, and production packages; repository photos under images/ are not covered by an explicit image license and stay unpublished.
Sources
BSidesTLV: Hardware Village
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary current 2026 badge source for Badge CTF Challenge framing around secrets hidden in the event's electronic badge, with detailed session material still pending.
BSidesTLV: BSidesTLV
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official current event-home source for the planned November 11, 2026 Alice in AI Land edition at Smolarz Auditorium, Tel Aviv University.
BSidesTLV: FAQ
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for Security BSides lineage, volunteer-run non-profit framing, and participation context.
BSidesTLV / GitHub: BSidesTLV 2026 Badge
Retrieved 2026-09-26 · Organizer-published badge archive created September 22, 2026, documenting the Alice Controller RP2040 hardware, soldering kit, DualShock 4 firmware, production packages, and the Alice in AI Land challenge for the November 11, 2026 event.
BSidesTLV / GitHub: BSidesTLV 2026 Badge README
Retrieved 2026-09-26 · README source for the v0.4 board identity, RP2040/W25Q128JVS/AMS1117-3.3/USB-C key parts, the 14-button single-side layout, the deterministic 60-tick scriptable challenge, and the license split.