Fri3d Vzw
The Arduino guide identifies Fri3d Vzw as the publisher of the custom fri3d-esp32 boards package.
SourceFri3d Camp 2024 · Belgium · 2024
Fri3d 2024 Badge
ESP32-S3 badge with blaster and communicator add-ons
A Fri3d ESP32-S3 badge with LCD, joystick/buttons, SD card, USB-C, LiPo power, MicroPython/Arduino docs, and blaster/communicator add-ons.
EventFri3d Camp 2024
SeriesFri3d Camp
LocationBelgium
CountryBelgium
Image Provenance
- Asset
- optimized WebP from transparent cutout
- Status
- licensed original photo
- Source
- docs/badge2024.jpg
- License
- Apache License 2.0
- Attribution
- Fri3dCamp/badge_2024 repository contributors
- Notes
- Original 400x300 repository documentation photo downloaded from the official Fri3dCamp/badge_2024 repository, border flood-fill masked from the dark background, trimmed, and preserved as a transparent source cutout before WebP delivery conversion. The upstream repository is Apache-2.0 licensed; this is a documentary docs photo rather than a studio packshot, and the original green LED glow near the lower-right edge is retained where it is part of the photographed badge scene. 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
Why It Mattered
Fri3d 2024 is a well-documented modern camp badge with first-party docs that explicitly cover applications, add-ons, firmware reset, and multiple programming stacks.
Hardware
Fri3d documentation and repositories describe ESP32-S3, 2 inch 320x240 IPS LCD, joystick, buttons, SD card, USB-C, LiPo support, and add-on connectors.
Software & Apps
Docs include getting started, applications, add-ons, MicroPython, Arduino, BadgeLink, USB, WiFi, and reset-to-factory paths.
Lore
Blaster and communicator add-ons make the badge part of camp play, while reset and update docs make it recoverable for workshop use.
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
Arduino programming path
current/historical
fri3d-esp32 Arduino board package
The official Arduino guide provides a custom fri3d-esp32 board package, Fri3d Badge 2024 board target, examples, upload flow, and a path for sketches launched through the default firmware.
Source
BadgeLink game add-on
current/historical
Big Flamingo Gun 9000
The Flamingo blaster uses an IR LED, two IR receivers, four WS2812 LEDs, a buzzer, trigger, team selector, LANA TNY module, and a 3.5 mm BadgeLink connector to turn the badge into a camp game peripheral.
Source
communication add-on
current/historical
Communicator
The communicator add-on is documented as part of the 2024 badge ecosystem.
Source
game add-on
current/historical
Blaster
Fri3d 2024 documentation includes a blaster add-on for camp play and badge interaction.
Source
software upgrade path
current/historical
BadgeLink and programming stacks
Fri3d 2024 docs expose BadgeLink, MicroPython, Arduino, USB, WiFi, update, and reset workflows as first-class extension paths.
SourceOperational history
Issues & Camp Impact
Arduino partition and reset caveat
note
The Arduino guide says the custom fri3d-esp32 package writes sketches to the MicroPython partition and relies on the default firmware to start that partition; overwriting the default firmware requires the reset guide to return.
Fri3d 2024 has multiple programming paths, but they are not equivalent: users need to understand whether they are using the managed MicroPython partition or replacing the default firmware.
- Confidence
- primary docs
- Status
- documented
- Timeframe
- during and after event
- Source note
- Fri3d 2024 Arduino IDE Guide.
image provenance upgrade
note
The Fri3d 2024 visual now uses an optimized WebP derived from a transparent cutout derived from the Apache-2.0 `docs/badge2024.jpg` photo in the official Fri3dCamp badge repository.
The public badge page, image archive, and API point at a licensed original-photo derivative with source and attribution preserved.
- Confidence
- project image provenance and repository license
- Status
- licensed original replacement applied
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- Project image provenance and Fri3dCamp/badge_2024 repository.
recovery workflow
note
The 2024 docs explicitly include reset-to-factory and update paths, indicating recovery and firmware management were expected parts of badge ownership.
Good recovery docs reduce the risk that app or firmware experiments permanently strand an attendee's badge.
- Confidence
- primary docs
- Status
- documented
- Timeframe
- during and after event
- Source note
- Fri3d 2024 badge documentation.
Resources
Big Flamingo Gun 9000
add-on docs · Blaster add-on documentation with hardware and firmware instructions.
Fri3d 2024 Arduino guide
programming guide · Official Arduino IDE guide covering the custom fri3d-esp32 board package, examples, upload flow, MicroPython partition behavior, and reset implications.
Fri3d 2024 docs
official docs · Official Fri3d 2024 badge documentation.
Fri3d badge 2024 hardware
source · Public hardware repository for the 2024 badge.
Sources
Fri3d Camp: Fri3d Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary documentation for Fri3d 2024 apps, add-ons, programming, reset, and update workflow.
Fri3d Camp: Arduino IDE Guide
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Source for the custom fri3d-esp32 board package, Arduino examples, upload flow, partition behavior, and reset caveat.
GitHub: Fri3d badge 2024
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Source repository for 2024 badge hardware.