NorthSec 2022 · Canada · 2022

NorthSec 2022 Badge

ESP32 return-to-hallway badge with SAO hardware archive

NorthSec 2022 now has a source-backed badge record from NorthSec's official past-editions page and the public nsec-badge archive: an ESP32 WROOM32 electronic badge with CH340C USB serial, MCP73831 LiPo charging, AP2112 3.3 V regulation, twenty-four WS2811/5050 RGB LEDs, 0805 status LEDs, production Gerbers, BOM files, challenge image assets, and multiple SAO hardware directories.

NorthSec Canada ESP32 WS2811 CH340C LiPo Charger SAO Eagle JLCPCB North America

EventNorthSec 2022

SeriesNorthSec

LocationMarche Bonsecours, Montreal

CountryCanada

People

Authors & Credits

badge source publishers

NorthSec nsec-badge repository contributors

The public repository archive preserves the 2022 badge hardware, production, BOM, SAO, and challenge asset source trail.

Source

event and badge repository publisher

NorthSec

Official publisher of the NorthSec past-editions page and the nsec-badge repository archive containing the 2022 badge hardware tree.

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Why It Mattered

It closes the NorthSec 2022 gap with a conservative archive-backed record for the first in-person NorthSec after the remote years, while keeping image and firmware-behavior claims limited to what the public source tree actually proves.

Hardware

The 2022 repository tree under `hw/2022` preserves Eagle board and schematic files, production ZIPs, layout and schematic PDFs, JLC assembly/BOM exports, a top-level parts list, and separate SAO hardware directories. The V3j production BOM identifies ESP32_WROOM32_SKINNY, CH340C USB serial, AP2112-3.3 regulation, MCP73831 charging, twenty-four WS2811/5050 RGB LEDs, status LEDs, USB connector, tactile switch, and expansion/header material.

Software & Apps

This pass found challenge image assets and badge hardware production files, and rechecked NorthSec's official competition write-up index for 2022 coverage. No public 2022 badge firmware README, final challenge source, badge-specific writeup, or full attendee software guide was recovered, so software claims stay limited to the archived challenge-media and hardware-production tree rather than inferred event behavior.

Lore

NorthSec's past-editions page describes 2022 as the big return to in-person events at Marche Bonsecours, with the conference livestreamed and the CTF remote-first with an in-person option. The later public repository branch preserves the 2022 badge and SAO source directories even though no dedicated nsec22 branch is exposed.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

add-on hardware archived

Multi-SAO hardware archive

The 2022 hardware tree includes multiple SAO directories, including Ubisoft, numbered SAO revisions, BOMs, Gerbers, assembly exports, and board-source material.

Compatibility: NorthSec 2022 Badge SAO ecosystem

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badge display surface source-backed

Twenty-four WS2811/5050 RGB LEDs

The production BOM lists twenty-four WS2811/5050 RGB LED parts plus additional red 0805 status LEDs on the badge hardware.

Compatibility: NorthSec 2022 Badge

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challenge artifact archived

2022 challenge media archive

The public hardware tree preserves a badge challenge directory with bitmap, JPEG, PNG, and PSD assets tied to the 2022 badge archive.

Compatibility: NorthSec 2022 Badge

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hardware architecture source-backed

ESP32 WROOM32 production badge core

The V3j BOM identifies the badge core as ESP32_WROOM32_SKINNY with CH340C USB serial, AP2112 regulation, MCP73831 charging, power switching, and USB connector hardware.

Compatibility: NorthSec 2022 Badge

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Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

firmware-source caveat note

The recovered public tree proves hardware, BOM, production, challenge-media, and SAO assets, and the official competition write-up index preserves 2022 CTF writeups, but this pass did not recover a dedicated 2022 badge firmware README, final event guide, badge-specific writeup, or complete challenge source.

The record documents verified hardware and archive surfaces while avoiding unsupported badge-game or firmware-behavior claims.

Confidence: source-backed but incomplete
Status: documented; monitor newly surfaced 2022 badge archives
Timeframe: current NorthSec pass
Source note: NorthSec 2022 badge hardware tree, challenge directory, and competition write-ups index.

missing rights-cleared image note

No NorthSec 2022 image is published locally because this pass did not verify a specific documentary photo or official raster render with complete source URL, license, attribution, and processing provenance.

The record is source-backed by the hardware archive while staying image-free under the no-generated/no-placeholder image policy.

Confidence: policy decision
Status: open
Timeframe: current catalogue build
Source note: NorthSec 2022 hardware archive, repository license, and badge.gallery image policy.

retrospective archive caveat note

The 2022 badge files are recovered through the public 2024 branch rather than a dedicated nsec22 branch, so this record treats the tree as a retrospective hardware archive and keeps event claims anchored to NorthSec's official past-editions page.

The catalogue can seed the badge without implying that every file was published during the original 2022 event window.

Confidence: repository archive backed
Status: documented
Timeframe: current NorthSec pass
Source note: nsec/nsec-badge 2024 branch `hw/2022` tree and NorthSec past-editions page.

Resources

NorthSec 2022 V3j production BOM bom · Production BOM source for ESP32_WROOM32_SKINNY, CH340C, AP2112, MCP73831, WS2811/5050 LEDs, status LEDs, USB, switch, and connector material. NorthSec 2022 badge hardware tree hardware source · Badge-specific hardware source tree containing Eagle board/schematic files, production exports, challenge assets, and reference material. NorthSec 2022 hardware tree hardware source · Public nsec-badge archive tree preserving 2022 badge, BOM, SAO, challenge, production, and hardware-source material under the 2024 branch. NorthSec 2022 repository license license · Repository MIT license file for source documentation, while no local image is reused without a separate rights-cleared photo or render. NorthSec competition write-ups official writeup index · Official NorthSec write-up index rechecked for 2022; it preserves 2022 CTF writeups but this pass did not find a badge-specific 2022 firmware, event-guide, or conference-badge writeup. NorthSec past editions event lineage · Official NorthSec source documenting 2022 as the return-to-in-person edition at Marche Bonsecours, with livestreamed conference and remote-first CTF with in-person option.

Sources

NorthSec: Past editions Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official event source for NorthSec 2022 as the return-to-in-person edition at Marche Bonsecours. NorthSec: Competition's Write-ups Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official NorthSec write-up index source rechecked for 2022; it lists 2022 competition writeups but did not expose a badge-specific 2022 firmware, event-guide, or conference-badge writeup in this pass. NorthSec / GitHub: NorthSec 2022 hardware archive Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary repository source for the 2022 badge hardware tree, SAO directories, BOM material, challenge assets, and production files. NorthSec / GitHub: NorthSec 2022 badge V3j BOM Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary component source for ESP32, CH340C, AP2112, MCP73831, WS2811/5050 LEDs, status LEDs, and connector material. NorthSec / GitHub: NorthSec 2022 repository license Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Repository MIT license source for code and documentation scope; image reuse remains separately blocked without a selected rights-cleared raster.