RVAsec 2012 · United States · 2012

RVAsec 2012 Badge

HackRVA MSP430 badge with Nokia LCD and source archive

The RVAsec 2012 badge is documented by HackRVA's public `rvasec-badge-2012` repository, which preserves Eagle board and schematic files, Gerbers, graphics, component datasheets, and release firmware for a badge built around an MSP430-class controller and Nokia 5110 / PCD8544 LCD behavior.

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EventRVAsec 2012

SeriesRVAsec

LocationCommonwealth Ballroom at VCU University Commons, Richmond, Virginia

CountryUnited States

People

Authors & Credits

badge repository publisher

HackRVA

HackRVA publishes the public RVAsec Badge 2012 archive.

Source

event host

RVAsec

InfoconDB preserves the RVAsec 2012 conference context.

Source

release firmware author

Luke Libraro

The release `main.c` source header identifies Luke Libraro as author.

Source

Why It Mattered

It fills the earliest currently recovered RVAsec electronic-badge archive, giving the Richmond lineage a source-backed 2012 start before the later HackRVA badge records.

Hardware

Public hardware files include Eagle board/schematic material, production Gerbers, Nokia 5110 LCD references, two RJ45 connector parts, and an MSP430G2X[0/3]2 schematic symbol. The release firmware header includes `msp430g2402.h`, and the firmware maps LCD reset, D/C, MOSI, SCLK, and backlight pins plus four P2 button inputs.

Software & Apps

Release firmware initializes the Nokia LCD, draws RVAsec and HackRVA graphics, handles four-button text input, recognizes strings such as `hackrva`, `anonymous`, `rvasec`, `babs`, `securabit`, and `31337`, and includes a Konami-style input path that displays `99 LIVES!`.

Lore

The repository README states that it contains the notes, design files, and documentation for the RVAsec security conference badge for 2012. InfoconDB places RVAsec 2012 on June 15-16, 2012 at the Commonwealth Ballroom of the VCU University Commons in Richmond.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

badge software source-backed

Four-button text and code input

The release firmware maps four P2 inputs to up/down/left/right behavior, text entry, logo selection strings, an elite LED state, and a Konami-style `99 LIVES!` path.

Compatibility: RVAsec 2012 Badge

Source

display firmware source-backed

Nokia 5110 / PCD8544 LCD firmware

The release firmware includes PCD8544/Nokia LCD initialization, cursor movement, character printing, contrast, and image drawing paths.

Compatibility: RVAsec 2012 Badge

Source

hardware source source-backed

Eagle and Gerber source package

The repository preserves Eagle board/schematic files, generated Gerbers, LCD and RJ45 component documentation, and graphics assets for the historical badge archive.

Compatibility: RVAsec 2012 Badge

Source

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

missing rights-cleared image note

No 2012 RVAsec badge image is published because the recovered repository exposes graphics and source files but no rights-cleared physical badge photo or full official raster render with reusable license or permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The record remains image-free rather than copying repository graphics or generating a replacement.

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

missing rights-cleared image note

No RVAsec 2012 Badge image is published because the current public source trail has not been paired with a reusable original badge or artifact photo or official upstream raster render with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

The United States record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying source-page media, documentation screenshots, event photos, social media, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Confidence: local project policy
Status: needs licensed original replacement
Timeframe: current catalogue build
Source note: badge.gallery image policy and RVAsec 2012 badge source trail.

repository-license caveat note

GitHub reports no repository license for `HackRVA/rvasec-badge-2012`, so the archive is used as source evidence but its graphics, screenshots, and hardware-source media are not republished as catalogue images.

The record links to the public archive while avoiding reuse claims beyond the visible source evidence.

Confidence: GitHub metadata
Status: open
Timeframe: current catalogue build
Source note: HackRVA/rvasec-badge-2012 GitHub metadata and repository tree recheck on May 21, 2026.

source-depth caveat note

The repository proves a real badge source archive, but this pass did not recover an attendee guide, production recap, exact distribution quantity, final assembled-photo evidence, or an explicit hardware license.

The record keeps component and behavior claims tied to the recovered firmware, Eagle files, Gerbers, and event archive.

Confidence: source-limited
Status: documented
Timeframe: RVAsec 2012
Source note: HackRVA repository README, firmware, Eagle schematic, Gerber tree, and InfoconDB event context.

Resources

HackRVA RVAsec Badge 2012 repository hardware and firmware archive · Public HackRVA repository preserving README context, Eagle board/schematic files, production Gerbers, component documentation, graphics, and release firmware for the RVAsec 2012 badge. RVAsec 2012 InfoconDB entry conference archive · Conference archive source for June 15-16, 2012 dates, Commonwealth Ballroom at VCU University Commons venue, and event context.

Sources

HackRVA / GitHub: RvaSec Badge 2012 Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for the repository's stated 2012 badge scope plus hardware, Gerber, graphics, documentation, and release firmware files. InfoconDB: RVAsec 2012 Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Conference archive source for RVAsec 2012 date and venue context.