CactusCon 14 · United States · 2026

CactusCon 14 Badge

Badge Pirates ESP32-S3 hardware archive

The CactusCon 14 badge is preserved through Badge Pirates' public CC14 repository, which publishes KiCad design files, schematic PDF, interactive BOM, Gerbers, STEP exports, 3D-printable enclosure parts, and art assets for the 2026 CactusCon conference badge.

CactusCon United States Arizona Mesa Badge Pirates ESP32-S3 WROOM WS2812B TFT Touch USB-C CH340N MicroSD SAO KiCad CERN-OHL-S North America

EventCactusCon 14

SeriesCactusCon

LocationMesa, Arizona

CountryUnited States

Image Provenance

Asset: optimized WebP from official upstream repository board-output raster
Status: licensed official upstream raster render
Source: CAD/CC14.png
License: MIT License for repository software/content plus CERN-OHL-S v2 hardware source license as stated in the repository README
Attribution: Badge Pirates LLC / CactusCon14 repository contributors
Notes: Original 985x907 PNG front board-output raster downloaded from the public BadgePiratesLLC/CactusCon14 repository and preserved in Public/images/source. The repository README identifies the project as CactusCon 14 badge hardware by Badge Pirates, lists CAD/CC14.png's CAD tree as KiCad/manufacturing material, and states software/content under MIT plus hardware under CERN-OHL-S v2; this is an official upstream board-output raster, not generated content, placeholder art, a social-media photo, or a screenshot. The published badge.gallery delivery file is an optimized WebP generated from the rights-cleared local derivative/source with metadata stripped, WebP quality 82, and a maximum side cap of 1600 pixels when the source is larger; upstream source URL, license, and attribution remain unchanged.

People

Authors & Credits

badge design, source archive publisher, and image licensor

Badge Pirates

Repository publisher for the CactusCon 14 badge hardware design, manufacturing outputs, enclosure files, BOM, schematic, art assets, license records, and selected CAD/CC14.png image source.

Source

event publisher

CactusCon

Official publisher for the CactusCon 14 event context used to anchor the Mesa, Arizona edition.

Source

Why It Mattered

It closes a current CactusCon gap with a post-event open-hardware archive instead of inferring badge details from social photos or event graphics, and it records the license split between MIT software/content material and CERN-OHL-S v2 hardware sources.

Hardware

The public repository README describes manufacturing-focused design files for the CactusCon 14 conference badge. The CAD tree includes KiCad board and schematic files, STEP exports, Gerbers and drill files, CC14 front/back raster board outputs, and separate schematic sheets for LEDs, MAX17048 fuel gauge, MicroSD, power, rotary encoders, screens, and USB connections. The inspected board/archive names and KiCad comments identify an ESP32-S3 WROOM core, SPI TFT with touch, two input buttons, USB-C, CH340N serial path, microSD, buzzer, MAX17048 fuel gauge, TP4054-class charging path, dual 14500 battery holders, WS2812B LEDs, and a Badgelife SAO v1.69 expansion footprint.

Software & Apps

The GitHub repository description mentions firmware, but the public tree inspected in this pass primarily exposes manufacturing, hardware, enclosure, BOM, schematic, and art outputs. This record therefore does not claim recovered event-game firmware, challenge source, OTA infrastructure, or badge behavior beyond the hardware/archive evidence currently visible.

Lore

CactusCon's official site preserves the CactusCon 14 event as February 6-7, 2026 in Mesa, Arizona. The Badge Pirates README frames CC14 as a badge build resource archive for PCB fabrication, enclosure printing, KiCad inspection, and manufacturing-output regeneration after the event.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

badge interface source-backed

SPI TFT touch interface and input buttons

The CAD archive and schematic-sheet names preserve screen and control surfaces, including an SPI TFT with touch and input-button hardware context.