CrikeyCon 8 · Australia · 2022

CrikeyCon 8 Badge

Simple LED and SAO-header soldering badge

A CrikeyCon 8 conference badge with a documented simple LED circuit, soldering workflow, three blue 1206 LEDs, current-limiting resistors, optional coin-cell holder, and 2x3 Simple Add-On header power path.

CrikeyCon Australia LED SAO Soldering Coin Cell Oceania

EventCrikeyCon 8

SeriesCrikeyCon

LocationBrisbane

CountryAustralia

People

Authors & Credits

event and badge guide publisher

CrikeyCon

Official source for the CrikeyCon 8 badge build guide and component list.

Source

Why It Mattered

It captures the smaller-community end of Oceania badgelife: a badge can be intentionally simple, teach soldering, support SAO culture, and still belong in the hacker-conference archive.

Hardware

The official badge page documents component selection, 3.3 V coin-cell or SAO-header power, 1206 blue LEDs, 1 ohm resistors, a 2025/2032 coin-cell holder, a 2x3 SAO header, normal or reverse LED mounting, and step-by-step soldering guidance.

Software & Apps

No firmware is claimed for this badge; the public source describes a simple analog LED circuit and mechanical/electrical assembly rather than programmable behavior.

Lore

The build guide explicitly frames component selection around availability and minimizing through-hole parts that could snag clothing, preserving the practical constraints behind small-run community badge design.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

hardware expansion source-backed

SAO header and LED soldering kit

The CrikeyCon 8 badge could be built with coin-cell power, 2x3 SAO-header power, three LEDs, resistors, and optional normal or reverse LED mounting.

Compatibility: CrikeyCon 8 Badge

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Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

missing rights-cleared image note

No local CrikeyCon 8 badge photo has been added because the public guide images have not been cleared for reuse in the catalogue.

The entry intentionally uses no hero image until an original licensed badge photo is sourced.

Confidence: local project policy
Status: needs licensed original replacement
Timeframe: current catalogue build
Source note: badge.gallery image policy and CrikeyCon badge guide.

Resources

CrikeyCon 8 badge instructions build guide · Official badge build page for the simple LED circuit, BOM, SAO header, coin-cell holder, and soldering steps.

Sources

CrikeyCon: CrikeyCon 8 Badge Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary build-guide source for simple LED circuit design, power options, BOM, SAO header, and soldering instructions.