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Brisbane pre-registration credential with CFP speaker-badge evidence
CrikeyCon 2017 is represented by official archive evidence for Friday pre-registration badge collection plus CFP evidence that accepted presenters, trainers, and event holders received a special speaker badge.
TYMKRS cubic mesh-network puzzle badge
The CypherCon 2.0 Cube was a three-dimensional electronic badge by TYMKRS, assembled from cube-edge PCBs with LEDs, microprocessors, buses, USB, battery charging, mesh-network behavior, text-adventure firmware, and a badge-to-badge programming premise.
nRF52832 BLE OLED wagon-game badge
The DC503 Wagon Party badge is a source-backed party badge documented by the no-visible-license `pdxbadgers/wagonparty` repository, whose README calls the target a badge and whose firmware advertises a `503WAGON` BLE device with OLED game modes.
Rubber identity badge in a badgelife breakout year
A DEF CON 25 official admission badge recorded in DEF CON feedback as a rubber or plastic identity badge, not an electronic puzzle board, paired historically with an unusually large wave of unofficial DEF CON 25 hardware badges and badge-maker coordination.
Special lifetime-access electronic award badge
The DerbyCon 7.0 Legacy Black Badge was a special electronic black-badge award artifact made for DerbyCon 2017, using an Atmel XMEGA core, a large LED-heavy PCB, laser-cut acrylic, custom STL work, and first-hand published build notes.
ESP8266 GulaschPushNotifier badge
An Entropia-produced Gulaschprogrammiernacht 17 badge built around ESP8266, a 128x128 LCD, 18650 power, sensors, WS2813 LEDs, IR, a ROM store, and Hack-the-Badge camp challenges.
ATTiny85 USB HID injector badge
A small H2HC 2017 badge built around an ATTiny85 USB-stick module for USB HID keyboard-injector experiments, Micronucleus bootloader flashing, and Arduino IDE workshop-style payload development.
MediaTek electronic badge with Wi-Fi, BLE, IR, joystick, and LED display
HITCON CMT 2017's official event page documents the HITCON Badge Challenges activity and an electronic badge powered by a MediaTek chipset, with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, game-controller/joystick, infrared, and LED display features. The official ticketing page ties the limited deluxe electronic badge to the Premium Pass, and the events page says additional badges would be released for conference-day purchase.
PIC32 camera badge with OLED and MicroSD
The 2017 Hackaday Superconference badge was an official Mike Harrison camera badge with a PIC32MX170F256D, OV9650 camera module, 128x128 color OLED, MicroSD storage, accelerometer, buttons, bootloader, white LED illuminator, prototyping area, and expansion header.
linux.conf.au Open Hardware Miniconf ESP32 badge board
linux.conf.au 2017's Open Hardware Miniconf centered on IoTuz, an ESP32-based custom board documented by the official schedule, CCHS Melbourne hardware and firmware repositories, workshop setup notes, and attendee driver work.
STM32F4 badge for CAN bus and vehicle-hacking experiments
LayerOne 2017's electronic badge was a CAN-bus-focused STM32F4 conference badge with a TFT display, storage, USB device and host behavior, external CAN headers, audio output, rechargeable battery planning, PC-side CAN tooling, and J2534-adjacent software work.
JavaScript hackable BLE badge
An open-source hackable JavaScript badge for NodeConf EU 2017 in Kilkenny, built by NearForm around Gordon Williams' Espruino/Puck.js lineage with BLE, LCD, NFC, buttons, CR2032 power, attendee-name programming, code examples, and challenge behavior.
nRF51 and STM32 badge with event firmware images
The NorthSec 2017 badge repository documents a dual-MCU electronic badge with nRF51822 BLE/OLED control, STM32F072 USB and touch-button handling, battery management, red/green LEDs, schematic files, website material, and multiple firmware images.
Philippine official electronic badge sponsor-placement record
ROOTCON's official archive places ROOTCON 11 at Taal Vista Hotel in Tagaytay on September 21-22, 2017, and the official partnership kit sells logo placement on the official ROOTCON 11 electronic badge.
HackRVA badge artifact with badge-intro and CTF-room context
The RVAsec 2017 badge record is intentionally conservative: official RVAsec sources place HackRVA badge distribution in the 2017 layout and sponsor trail, and InfoconDB preserves a Badge Intro item, but this pass did not recover final component, firmware, schematic, or complete attendee-guide evidence.
First Recon Village spy-silhouette badge
Recon Village's first Badge Life entry was The Original, a DEF CON 25 electronic badge with the village's spy-silhouette design, die-cut shape, hardwear.io lanyard, and foundation-of-tradition framing.
ESP8266 NodeMCU Hardware Hacking Village challenge badge
Ruxcon 2017's Hardware Hacking Village badge is preserved as an Australian ESP8266/NodeMCU challenge badge with official HHV schedule evidence, public firmware source, and post-event flag walkthroughs.
Raspberry Pi Zero W badge with TFT, SNES-style buttons, MiniBadges, and Hacker Challenge registration
The SAINTCON 2017 badge was an electronic conference badge built around a Raspberry Pi Zero W and a custom SAINTCON board with a 2.8-inch TFT display, SNES-style buttons, battery power, MiniBadge expansion, Hacker Challenge registration, and a post-conference RetroPie conversion path.
Dutch camp Badge.Team milestone
A Badge.Team-supported Dutch camp badge with ESP32, e-paper, WiFi, Hatchery apps, WebUSB install paths, production lore, and a lasting role in European badge culture.
ATmega32u4 tesserHack maze badge
The THOTCON 0x8 badge was a Chicago electronic conference badge built around an ATmega32u4, four RGB NeoPixel LEDs, three potentiometers, micro USB, two CR2032 coin-cell holders, and tesserHack stock firmware for an 8x8x8 maze game.
Swiss camp neck-worn PCB badge
A conservative record for the ZeTeCo 2017 camp badge, seeded from the dedicated media.ccc.de badge talk and the archived camp wiki.
Limited electronic badge for r2con speakers and friends
A limited electronic badge made for r2con 2017 speakers and friends in Barcelona, documented by the official badge-manufacturing talk and first-hand reporting that says it showed project-status information such as build state, last commit, and GitHub stars.
Unreleased USB HID prototype board
The 44CON 2016 badge was the unreleased HIDIOT 0.7 board, a USB Human Interface Device Input/Output Toolkit prototype that attendees could build, program through the Arduino IDE as a Digispark-compatible device, and use for HID payload experiments.
Unofficial DEF CON 24 STM32 and RFM69 badgelife badge
The AND!XOR DC24 Bender Badge was an unofficial DEF CON 24 badgelife badge with a Bender-shaped PCB, STM32F103 controller, OLED screen, RGB LEDs, RFM69W 433 MHz radio, USB serial terminal behavior, games, GPIO breakouts, and a public post-event hardware/software archive.
Home-made Arduino badge with conference schedule display
BSides Canberra 2016 is represented by official event context and a contemporary Register report saying delegates received a home-made Arduino badge that displayed the conference running order.
ESP8266 IR faction-game badge
A BSides Cape Town 2016 badge built around ESP8266, 128x64 OLED display, eight UI buttons, rear reset and program buttons, IR transmit and receive, level LEDs, faction RGB LED, USB-charged 600 mAh LiPo, schedule UI, challenges, and an organic faction game.
ATTiny85 capacitive LED PCB badge
The BSidesPDX 2016 badge is a source-backed Portland Security BSides PCB badge record tied to Calagator's event listing, official BSidesPDX 2016 schedule and speaker pages, and the public PDX Badgers ATTiny85 Eagle board, schematic, BOM, and Arduino firmware archive.
PIC badge with IR sync, TV-B-Gone, and password manager
BalCCon's first official badge combined synchronized LED patterns, IR badge-to-badge recognition, a TV-B-Gone mode, and a USB HID password manager.
Initial Commit soldering-kit badge
A hacker-friendly solder-it-yourself badge kit combining a nametag, flashlight, Joule Thief circuit, AA battery, and prototyping area.
Ticket, certificate checksum, and CAcert ID context
A conservative non-electronic Camp++ 2016 record for attendee identity: the official camp pages document ticket registration, no required personal data, end-of-event ticketing-data destruction, certificate checksum verification, bring-your-ticket arrival guidance, and state-issued photo ID only for optional CAcert assurance.
555-timer light-reactive soldering badge kit
CarolinaCon 12 included an easy-to-assemble electronic kit badge in the price of admission, with a 555 timer, LED, photoresistor, resistors, capacitor, AAA battery holder, wire, protoboard space, and Hardware Hacking Village support.
Electronic skull badge with Konami and serial puzzle paths
A Ryan Clarke / 1o57 DEF CON 24 electronic skull badge with a mini processor, buttons, LED eyes, printed codes, hidden-trace/silkscreen text, serial strings, lanyard data, conference-media files, and a badge challenge that used the Konami Code as an early visible hook.
Arduino-compatible AVR camp badge with IR play
A custom Fri3d Camp badge derived from Arduino Micro-era hardware, designed for roughly 300 attendees as both a beginner-friendly badge and a reusable Arduino development board.
PIC badge with LED matrix, IR, and open firmware
A slim open-hardware conference badge designed around a red 8x16 LED matrix, PIC18LF25K50, IR send/receive, USB bootloader, tactile controls, and attendee-written demos.
PIC18 LED-matrix badge with IR and accelerometer
The 2016 Hackaday Superconference badge, also documented as the Supercon II badge, was a Voja Antonic-designed open hardware badge with a red 8x16 LED matrix, PIC18LF25K50/PIC18F25K50-class MCU, integral LIS3 accelerometer, infrared communication, USB bootloader, five tactile controls, and expansion pads.
Wristband, ticket, hackerpassport stamp, and goodie-bag record
A conservative non-electronic HaxoGreen 2016 identity record: the public wiki documents required camp wristbands, infodesk pickup, hackerpassport stamps, tickets, and arrival goodie bags with T-shirts.