WAHCKon 2013 Standard Badge
WAHCKon's official 2013 ticket page says the standard ticket included a WAHCKon 2013 badge, placing the Perth conference in the early Australian hacker-con badge record.
Country dossier
Australia
Worldwide badge coverage for Australia, grouped into seeded badges, event editions, add-ons, operational issues, resources, and evidence sources.
Seeded artifacts
Badges
Ruxcon 2015 HHV Badge
Ruxcon 2015's Hardware Hacking Village badge is preserved here as an Australian STM32 badge with public KiCad/Gerber files, schematic material, firmware examples, SMD assembly instructions, CR2032 power, and SWD/OpenOCD programming notes.
BSides Canberra 2016 Arduino Running-Order Badge
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.
LCA2016 ESPlant
linux.conf.au 2016's Open Hardware / Arduino Miniconf produced ESPlant, an ESP8266 WiFi environmental-sensor board with solar-friendly power, onboard sensors, optional external sensors, Arduino firmware, and public hardware files.
Ruxcon 2016 HHV Badge
Ruxcon 2016's Hardware Hacking Village badge is preserved as an Australian STM32F030K6T6 badge with IR receiver/emitter hardware, eight LEDs, dual CR2032 holders, assembly documentation, and a public firmware archive.
BSides Perth 2017 Wemos Badge
BSides Perth's official 2017 badge blog records a Wemos D1 Mini conference badge with OLED shield, RGB shield, switched AA battery holder, laser-cut and etched acrylic base, Arduino IDE code, and a public GitHub repository.
CrikeyCon 2017 Identity and Speaker Badge
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.
LCA2017 IoTuz ESP32 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.
Ruxcon 2017 HHV 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.
BSides Canberra 2018 BUSSide Badge
The BUSSide was the BSides Canberra 2018 electronic badge, issued to 2,000 delegates and documented through official BUSSide pages, CSides talk notes, GitHub Pages documentation, and a public source repository.
BSides Perth 2018 NodeMCU Badge
Contemporary Australian Cyber Security Magazine coverage documents BSides Perth 2018 attendees receiving a cool, unique handmade conference badge using a NodeMCU ESP8266 WiFi SoC, with a badge-hack prize promoted before the event.
CrikeyCon V 2018 Identity and Speaker Badge
CrikeyCon V is represented by official archive evidence for Friday pre-registration badge collection plus call-for-participation benefits that promised special speaker badges to presenters, trainers, and event or workshop holders.
LCA2018 LoliBot
linux.conf.au 2018's Open Hardware Miniconf used LoliBot, an ESP32 two-wheel robot kit with MicroPython workshop material, public example software, USB serial setup, WiFi/MQTT configuration, sensors, motors, neopixels, and a front kicker servo.
OzSecCon 2018 Speaker Badge
A first-hand MOS & BOO wrap-up documents special speaker badges for OzSecCon 2018 and shows one as a green PCB-form speaker credential, so the record is seeded as a source-backed speaker badge without broader attendee or electronics claims.
BSides Canberra 2019 Nopia 1337 Badge
BSides Canberra 2019 is preserved as a source-backed electronic-badge record because the official ticketing page included an electronic badge, the Hardware Hacking Village page offered badge firmware reflashing and direct discussion with hardware badge makers, and the later official speaker export names the 2019 firmware line as Nopia 1337.
CrikeyCon VI 2019 Identity and Support Badge
CrikeyCon VI is represented by official archive evidence for attendee badge pickup plus badge-mediated event roles: event staff identified by badge, Friendly Bear volunteers visible by name badge, and accepted speakers/trainers/event holders receiving special speaker badges.
BSides Melbourne 2020 Lanyard and Registration Artifact
BSides Melbourne 2020 is represented by official schedule evidence for early conference registrations plus the official sponsor page naming CyberSec People as sponsor of the BSides Melbourne 2020 lanyards.
LCA2020 DingoCar
linux.conf.au 2020's Open Hardware Miniconf in Gold Coast included DingoCar, a small self-driving car hardware kit and machine-learning platform assembled, driven, trained, and tested by participants.
BSides Canberra 2021 SAMD/ESP32 E-paper Badge
BSides Canberra 2021 is source-backed by the official event page, an attendee production note, public firmware repository, schematic mirror, and Mos & Boo badge-hacking writeups documenting a shipped electronic badge with SAMD21, ESP32-PICO-D4, e-paper display, LEDs, capacitive touch, and firmware reflashing workflow.
CrikeyCon VII 2021 Identity and Connect Badge
CrikeyCon VII is represented by official archive, schedule, and event-page evidence for attendee badge pickup plus a CrikeyCon Connect badge that identified people available for informal information-security career conversations.
LCA2021 SwagBadge
linux.conf.au 2021's Open Hardware Miniconf is represented by a source-backed SwagBadge and DagBadge programme: badges were built and mailed to delegates, then covered by official software, hardware, SAO, test-jig, firmware, and show-and-tell sessions.
CrikeyCon 8 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.
LCA2022 SwagBadge and Rockling SAO Kit
linux.conf.au 2022's Open Hardware Miniconf publicly documented hardware kits, an updated LCA2022 SwagBadge, two SAOs, a Rockling FPGA audio processor, Theremin and Party Button SAOs, and a hardware-design session for the OHMC2022 Rockling and Swag Badge.
BSides Canberra 2023 bPod
The 2023 BSides Canberra bPod badge is source-backed by the official BSides archive, schedule material, and public GitLab repository containing KiCad hardware, firmware, updater, and server code.
BSides Melbourne 2023 Identity Badge
BSides Melbourne 2023 is represented by an official attendee-communications record proving badge and lanyard use for identity, access, photo-consent signalling, and personal interaction-protocol stickers.
BSides Adelaide 2024 Wombat Badge
BSides Adelaide 2024's first Wombat badge is preserved through creator-published Hackerware and Hackster sources as a full-colour UV-printed CTF hardware badge with Nuvoton MS51FB9AE controller, CH340G USB serial, RGB LED, six challenge LEDs, CR2032 power, and attendee LED soldering.
BSides Canberra 2024 Orc Blinky Badge
BSides Canberra 2024's public ticketing page promised an electronic badge, and an attendee writeup describes the shipped badge as an orc-shaped soldering badge built around a 555 timer, LEDs, diode, resistor, capacitor, and 9V battery power.
BSides Melbourne 2024 Identity Badge
BSides Melbourne 2024 is represented by the official sponsorship prospectus documenting conference badges with preferred pronouns, photo permissions, and interaction preferences plus a sold lanyard sponsorship item.
CrikeyCon IX 2024 Identity and Accessibility Badge
CrikeyCon IX is represented by official schedule and ticketing evidence for early conference badge pickup plus an accessibility-badge station where TinkerInk helped attendees make custom pins that signalled approach preferences.
BSides Adelaide 2025 Wombat-2 CTF Badge
BSides Adelaide 2025's second Wombat badge is source-backed by Hackerware, Hackster, and attendee challenge analysis: it kept the MS51FB9AE/CR2032 LED badge line but added onboard CTF controls, seven official challenge LEDs, binary flag entry, and an unannounced hardware challenge.
BSides Brisbane 2025 Cool Badge
BSides Brisbane 2025 ticketing documented a cool badge for Standard and VIP attendees, while the sponsorship prospectus offered electronic badge design and build for 500 delegates as a separate supporter item.
CrikeyCon X 2025 Identity Badge
CrikeyCon X is represented as an Australian identity-badge record because the official schedule told attendees they could pick up their badge early before Saturday entry, while the Humanitix and archive pages establish the March 22, 2025 Brisbane event context.
BSides Adelaide 2026 Identity Lanyard Badge
BSides Adelaide 2026 is represented here as a conservative pre-event identity/lanyard badge record: the CFP establishes the July 27-28, 2026 Amora/Hilton Adelaide edition, while the sponsor brief lists printing, lanyards, and badges as supporter-fundable event costs.
BSides Ballarat 2026 Underground Badge
BSides Ballarat 2026's public event page documents an Underground interactive conference badge designed and produced by Firnsy at Ballarat Hackerspace, with ESP32 processing, a screen, controls, badge-to-badge communication, SAO support, and a limited BSides SAO add-on; a public maker writeup also documents a third-party WS2812B Simple Add-On for the badge.
BSides Brisbane 2026 Planned Electronic Badge
BSides Brisbane 2026 is represented here as a planned pre-event electronic badge record: the official prospectus offers an Electronic Badge item for design and build for 500 delegates, while ticketing lists conference badge pickup and a VIP special badge tier.
BSides Canberra 2026 Planned Electronic Badge
BSides Canberra 2026 is represented as a planned/pre-event record because its public Humanitix ticketing page says general and student entry include a t-shirt and electronic badge, while the official CFP says accepted talks or events receive a speaker/event-host badge.
BSides Melbourne 2026 Lanyard Badge
BSides Melbourne 2026 is represented by the official 2026 event page and sponsorship package, which document the May 15-17 Seek HQ event and a lanyard sponsorship item whose lanyards hang participant badges and include the badge for about 600 items.
BSides Perth 2026 Participant Badge
BSides Perth 2026 is represented as a planned participant-badge record because the official event page says the weekend participant ticket includes conference swag: t-shirt, badge, and stickers.
Events
Camp and Event Editions
WAHCKon 2013
The May 4-5, 2013 Perth WAHCKon edition whose official ticket page documents a WAHCKon 2013 badge included with the standard ticket.
Ruxcon 2015
The October 24-25, 2015 Ruxcon edition in Melbourne whose public Hardware Hacking Village badge repository and build guide preserve an STM32 electronic badge with SMD assembly, CR2032 power, SWD programming, I2C errata, and firmware examples.
BSides Canberra 2016
The April 15-16, 2016 BSides Canberra edition whose official event page anchors the Canberra Rex Hotel event context and whose contemporary Register coverage documents a home-made Arduino badge that displayed the conference running order.
linux.conf.au 2016 Open Hardware Miniconf
The February 1-5, 2016 Geelong linux.conf.au edition whose Open Hardware / Arduino Miniconf centered on the ESPlant ESP8266 environmental-sensor board, public hardware repository, assembly context, and attendee MQTT reuse.
Ruxcon 2016
The October 22-23, 2016 Ruxcon edition in Melbourne whose official Hardware Hacking Village schedule and public Darkglade material preserve an STM32F030, IR, LED, CR2032, and firmware-source badge trail.
BSides Perth 2017
The inaugural BSides Perth edition at the University of Western Australia whose official blog and public repository document a Wemos D1 Mini, OLED, RGB shield, AA battery, acrylic-panel badge.
CrikeyCon 2017
The February 25, 2017 Brisbane edition whose official archive documents Friday pre-registration badge collection and whose CFP documents special speaker badges.
linux.conf.au 2017 Open Hardware Miniconf
The January 16-20, 2017 Hobart linux.conf.au edition whose Open Hardware Miniconf centered on the IoTuz ESP32 board, public KiCad hardware, firmware setup, and ESP32 software talks.
Ruxcon 2017
The October 21-22, 2017 Ruxcon edition in Melbourne whose official Hardware Hacking Village schedule documents the Ruxcon 2017 HHV Badge session and whose public Darkglade/GitHub trail preserves ESP8266/NodeMCU badge firmware and flag walkthroughs.
BSides Canberra 2018
The Australian BSides Canberra edition whose public BUSSide and CSides source trail documents an electronic badge issued to 2,000 delegates and later developed into an ESP8266 hardware-interface tool.
BSides Perth 2018
The September 15-16, 2018 BSides Perth edition whose contemporary coverage documents redesigned handmade conference badges using a NodeMCU ESP8266 WiFi SoC and a badge-hack prize.
CrikeyCon V
The February 24, 2018 fifth CrikeyCon edition whose official archive documents Friday pre-registration badge collection and special speaker badges for presenters, trainers, and event/workshop holders.
linux.conf.au 2018 Open Hardware Miniconf
The January 2018 Sydney linux.conf.au edition whose Open Hardware Miniconf had participants building LoliBot ESP32 robot kits and adjacent MicroPython, FPGA, Tomu, and protocol-analysis hardware sessions.
OzSecCon 2018
The 2018 Australian physical-security conference edition whose first-hand MOS & BOO wrap-up documents special OzSecCon speaker badges and shows the artifact as a green PCB-form speaker credential.
BSides Canberra 2019
The Australian BSides Canberra edition whose ticketing page included an electronic badge, whose Hardware Hacking Village page documents badge firmware reflashing, and whose later speaker-export trail identifies the 2019 badge firmware as Nopia 1337.
CrikeyCon VI
The April 6-7, 2019 sixth CrikeyCon edition whose official archive documents pre-registration, Friendly Bear name badges, event-staff badges, and special speaker badges.
BSides Melbourne 2020
The March 13-15, 2020 BSides Melbourne edition whose official schedule documents early and Saturday registration while the official sponsor page documents BSides Melbourne 2020 lanyards.
linux.conf.au 2020 Open Hardware Miniconf
The January 13-17, 2020 Gold Coast linux.conf.au edition whose Open Hardware Miniconf included an assembly workshop, DingoCar machine-learning and perception sessions, and small-scale self-driving car experimentation.
BSides Canberra 2021
The April 9-10, 2021 BSides Canberra edition whose public source trail documents a community-delivered electronic badge with SAMD21, ESP32, e-paper display, LEDs, firmware binaries, and badge-hacking writeups.
CrikeyCon VII
The March 6, 2021 seventh CrikeyCon edition whose official archive, schedule, and events pages document conference badge pickup plus a CrikeyCon Connect badge used to identify mentoring/connect-corner helpers.
linux.conf.au 2021 Open Hardware Miniconf
The January 23-25, 2021 linux.conf.au online edition whose Open Hardware Miniconf centered on the LCA2021 SwagBadge and DagBadge, with hardware, firmware, SAO, testing, and show-and-tell sessions.
CrikeyCon 8
The CrikeyCon 8 edition whose public badge page documents a simple LED badge circuit, coin-cell or SAO-header power, and soldering instructions.
linux.conf.au 2022 Open Hardware Miniconf
The January 14-16, 2022 linux.conf.au online edition whose Open Hardware Miniconf offered hardware kits, an updated SwagBadge, FPGA SAOs, and Rockling-related badge hardware talks.
BSides Canberra 2023
The September 28-30, 2023 BSides Canberra edition whose official archive links the bPod badge repository and whose schedule includes the Introducing the new bPod talk.
BSides Melbourne 2023
The 2023 BSides Melbourne edition whose official attendee communications and schedules document check-in, lanyards, badge interaction-protocol stickers, photo-consent lanyard colors, badge-based afterparty access, CTF, lockpick village, and keyboard soldering workshop context.
BSides Adelaide 2024
The inaugural BSides Adelaide edition held May 17-18, 2024, whose Hackerware/Hackster source trail documents the first Wombat CTF hardware badge and soldering-village workflow.
BSides Canberra 2024
The September 26-28, 2024 BSides Canberra edition whose official event page and ticketing source document an electronic badge, with attendee evidence describing a soldered 555-timer orc blinky badge.
BSides Melbourne 2024
The November 15-17, 2024 BSides Melbourne edition whose official sponsorship prospectus documents badges carrying preferred-pronoun, photo-permission, and interaction-preference signals plus a sold lanyard sponsorship item.
CrikeyCon IX
The May 18, 2024 ninth CrikeyCon edition in Brisbane whose official schedule documents early badge pickup and whose ticketing page documents TinkerInk accessibility badge/pin creation for approach-preference signalling.
BSides Adelaide 2025
The May 12-13, 2025 BSides Adelaide edition whose public Hackerware, Hackster, and attendee writeup sources document the second Wombat CTF badge with onboard binary-entry buttons and a secret hardware challenge.
BSides Brisbane 2025
The July 12, 2025 Queensland hacker conference edition whose Humanitix ticketing page documents cool badge inclusion for standard and VIP tickets and whose prospectus offered electronic badge design/build for 500 delegates.
CrikeyCon X
The March 22, 2025 tenth CrikeyCon edition in Brisbane whose official schedule and ticketing trail document conference badge pickup and attendee access context.
BSides Adelaide 2026
The planned July 27-28, 2026 third BSides Adelaide edition whose pretalx CFP anchors the event context and whose sponsor brief documents printing, lanyards, and badges as supporter-fundable attendee-experience costs.
BSides Ballarat 2026
The February 28-March 1, 2026 regional Victorian BSides edition whose public event page documents the Underground interactive ESP32 conference badge, SAO support, and limited BSides SAO add-on.
BSides Brisbane 2026
The planned July 4, 2026 Queensland BSides edition whose public prospectus and ticketing pages document conference badges, a VIP special badge tier, and electronic badge design/build for 500 delegates.
BSides Canberra 2026
The planned September 24-26, 2026 BSides Canberra edition whose public ticketing page documents electronic attendee-badge inclusion and whose official CFP documents a speaker/event-host badge for accepted talks or events.
BSides Melbourne 2026
The May 15-17, 2026 BSides Melbourne edition whose official home page documents training and conference dates at Seek HQ and whose sponsorship package documents a lanyard item that includes participant badges.
BSides Perth 2026
The planned October 10-11, 2026 BSides Perth edition whose official event page lists conference swag including a t-shirt, badge, and stickers for participant tickets.
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
BSides Ballarat 2026 Underground Badge
source-backed
Limited Edition BSides SAO
The event offered an exclusive BSides SAO add-on with ticket purchase, with proceeds supporting Ballarat Hackerspace.
LCA2022 SwagBadge and Rockling SAO Kit
source-backed
FPGA SAO bridge
The LCA2022 Open Hardware Miniconf page described an FPGA SAO usable standalone or plugged into compatible electronic conference badges, including LCA2021 SwagBadge combinations.
LCA2021 SwagBadge
source-backed
Simple Add-On education track
The LCA2021 hardware session and miniconf page covered the Simple Add-On standard, SAO protoboards, Tux SAO, and extension options for badge life.
LCA2022 SwagBadge and Rockling SAO Kit
source-backed
Rockling FPGA audio processor
The official LCA2022 Rockling session documented the Rockling FPGA audio processor as part of the hardware kit and SAO talk track.
LCA2022 SwagBadge and Rockling SAO Kit
source-backed
Theremin and Party Button SAOs
The official LCA2022 SAO session described two shipped SAOs in the hardware kit, including Theremin and Party Button add-ons.
BSides Melbourne 2023 Identity Badge
source-backed
Interaction-protocol badge stickers
The attendee guide told delegates they could choose their own interaction protocols using a badge sticker, making the credential part of the event's interpersonal-boundary signalling.
CrikeyCon IX 2024 Identity and Accessibility Badge
source-backed
TinkerInk accessibility badge press
The Humanitix page says TinkerInk brought a badge press so attendees could make custom pins signalling whether they wanted to be approached or left alone.
CrikeyCon VII 2021 Identity and Connect Badge
source-backed
CrikeyCon Connect badge marker
The CrikeyCon Connect section told attendees to look for the CrikeyCon Connect badge when seeking informal information-security career conversations.
CrikeyCon VI 2019 Identity and Support Badge
source-backed
Friendly Bear name badge
The conduct/support section says Friendly Bear volunteers could be identified by the Friendly Bear text on their name badge.
Ruxcon 2017 HHV Badge
source-backed
EasyFlag UART challenge
The first flag path used UART-visible boot/output behavior and per-badge material documented in the Darkglade EasyFlag writeup.
Ruxcon 2017 HHV Badge
source-backed
HardFlag AES challenge
The hard flag path involved firmware inspection, Lua crypto module behavior, AES routines, and badge-specific challenge material.
BSides Adelaide 2025 Wombat-2 CTF Badge
source-backed
Seven official challenge LEDs
The Wombat-2 CTF presented seven official puzzles; each successful binary flag lit the matching progress LED on the badge.
BSides Adelaide 2024 Wombat Badge
source-backed
USB CTF flag unlocks
The 2024 badge used micro-USB CTF interaction, correct flags, persistent progress, and LED animations to show unlocked challenge state.
BSides Ballarat 2026 Underground Badge
source-backed
Underground mining CTF narrative
The badge challenge centers on encrypted logs, hidden communications, coordinates, and a rogue underground bitcoin-mining operation stealing power from local businesses.
BSides Canberra 2023 bPod
source-backed
Snake and tetris online scoreboard
The firmware and server trees preserve snake and tetris apps, score-token generation, online scoreboard tables, and bPodUpdater/server packaging.
BSides Perth 2018 NodeMCU Badge
source-backed
Best badge hack prize
Pre-event coverage told attendees there would be a prize for the best badge hack, framing the badge as a hackable participant artifact.
BSides Adelaide 2025 Wombat-2 CTF Badge
source-backed
Standalone binary CTF controls
The 2025 badge replaced USB-dependent input with onboard CTF, 1, and 0 tactile buttons for entering ten-bit challenge flags directly on the badge.
BSides Canberra 2016 Arduino Running-Order Badge
source-backed
Conference running-order display
The badge displayed the conference running order, making the 2016 badge a practical attendee schedule surface.
LCA2021 SwagBadge
source-backed
DagBadge build path
The LCA2021 Open Hardware Miniconf page said attendees who missed out on a SwagBadge could order components and make a DagBadge from scratch.
BSides Perth 2026 Participant Badge
planned/pre-event
Participant-funded swag model
The event page says ticket and sponsorship revenue is reinvested into venue, food, swag, and participant experience, giving the badge a documented role in the participant bundle.
BSides Adelaide 2026 Identity Lanyard Badge
source-backed
Third-edition event context
The CFP identifies the July 27-28, 2026 Amora/Hilton Adelaide event as the third BSides Adelaide and anchors CTF, village, hardware, embedded, IoT, and RF topic context without making badge-implementation claims.
OzSecCon 2018 Speaker Badge
source-backed
Physical-security conference context
The same first-hand wrap-up frames OzSecCon as a Melbourne physical-security conference with locksport, tamper-evident bypass, and key-impressioning activity.
BSides Canberra 2021 SAMD/ESP32 E-paper Badge
source-backed
Optional add-on pack peripheral surface
The overview records add-on-pack paths for an Arduino MKRZero header, IR transceiver, audio codec, IMU, external flash, and PSRAM.
BSides Canberra 2023 bPod
source-backed
Hardware-tool app suite
The firmware tree includes apps for schedule, WiFi scan, I2C detect, I2C/SPI sniffing, UART terminal, GPIO, MCP23S17/MCP23017 tooling, LEDs, brightness, QR, text, and diagram viewing.
Ruxcon 2015 HHV Badge
archived
Firmware example archive
The public repository preserves blinky, I2C test, SSD1306 display, low-power display, interrupt display, and threatbutt_IoT firmware example directories.
LCA2021 SwagBadge
source-backed
Aiko MicroPython software stack
The LCA2021 software session documented the Aiko framework on top of MicroPython as a badge customization and service layer.
BSides Canberra 2019 Nopia 1337 Badge
source-backed
Nopia 1337 firmware name
The official 2023 speaker export says Peter Rankin developed BSides Canberra badge firmware including the 2019 Nopia 1337.
BSides Canberra 2021 SAMD/ESP32 E-paper Badge
source-backed
ESP and SAMD firmware restoration workflow
The reflashing guide documents Python dependencies, ESP BOOT / ESP EN flashing mode, SAMD reset programming mode, USB-port behavior, and restoration of the original firmware bundle.
BSides Perth 2017 Wemos Badge
archived
Arduino IDE source archive
The official blog points to a public GitHub repository preserving the Arduino IDE sketch and display-support files for the 2017 badge.
Ruxcon 2017 HHV Badge
archived
NodeMCU Lua firmware trail
Darkglade's writeups and source-release post identify the badge firmware as NodeMCU/Lua on ESP8266 and preserve a public code archive after the event.
Ruxcon 2016 HHV Badge
archived
RuxBadge IR protocol firmware
The public repository preserves badge firmware and a fork of Arduino-IRRemote with the RuxBadge protocol, described as a modified Panasonic protocol with an extended address field and timing tweaks.
Ruxcon 2015 HHV Badge
source-backed
Bus Pirate SWD programming path
The programming writeup documents compiling badge demos and flashing STM32 firmware through OpenOCD with a patched Bus Pirate SWD setup.
LCA2017 IoTuz ESP32 Board
source-backed
ESP-IDF WiFi/MQTT firmware path
The firmware repository and workshop wiki document ESP-IDF setup, WiFi and MQTT configuration, build/flash commands, serial monitoring, and MQTT output checks for IoTuz.
LCA2018 LoliBot
source-backed
MicroPython workshop firmware path
The CCHS software guide covers CH340 serial access, esptool.py flashing, MicroPython firmware installation, ampy/rshell workflows, application install scripts, and REPL interaction.
BSides Canberra 2018 BUSSide Badge
source-backed
NodeMCU Arduino firmware path
The public docs use the Arduino IDE, NodeMCU 1.0 board support, 160MHz setting, and espsoftwareserial library before uploading the BUSSide firmware.
Ruxcon 2016 HHV Badge
source-backed
UART bootloader jumper
The build sheet documents JP1 boot-position behavior, with LOAD for normal flash boot and NORM activating the UART-based bootloader despite reversed board markings.
BSides Canberra 2024 Orc Blinky Badge
source-backed
555-timer orc blinky circuit
The attendee writeup describes the 2024 badge as an orc-shaped electronic badge using a 555 timer, LEDs, diode, resistor, capacitor, and 9V battery power.
LCA2017 IoTuz ESP32 Board
source-backed
ESP32 IoTuz hardware platform
The hardware README frames IoTuz as a custom linux.conf.au 2017 Open Hardware board built around the then-new ESP32 with WiFi, Bluetooth, and dual-core CPU capability.
BSides Canberra 2023 bPod
source-backed
ESP32-S2 colour-screen badge core
The bPod repository and update page document an ESP32-S2 badge with ST7735 colour screen, capacitive touch controls, USB-C, LEDs, SAO connector, flash, and PSRAM-related hardware files.
LCA2016 ESPlant
source-backed
ESP8266 environmental sensor platform
The repository documents ESPlant as an ESP8266 WiFi kit for transmitting environmental data, with Arduino IDE, Espressif SDK, and esp-open-rtos programming paths.
BSides Canberra 2016 Arduino Running-Order Badge
source-backed
Home-made Arduino conference badge
Contemporary coverage says BSides Canberra 2016 delegates received a home-made Arduino badge, but does not identify exact board revision, display model, or production files.
LCA2018 LoliBot
source-backed
Lolin32-Lite ESP32 robot core
Freetronics documents LoliBot as a two-wheel robot kit with a Lolin32-Lite ESP32 brain, WiFi/Bluetooth, onboard 18650 power, USB charging, and skid-steering drive.
BSides Adelaide 2024 Wombat Badge
source-backed
MS51FB9AE CTF badge core
The 2024 Wombat badge combined a custom PCB, MS51FB9AE Nuvoton microcontroller, CH340G USB serial, micro-USB, RGB LED, six challenge LEDs, CR2032 holder, and slide switch.
BSides Perth 2018 NodeMCU Badge
source-backed
NodeMCU ESP8266 handmade badge
Australian Cyber Security Magazine reported that 2018 delegates received a handmade conference badge using a NodeMCU ESP8266 WiFi SoC.
BSides Canberra 2021 SAMD/ESP32 E-paper Badge
source-backed
SAMD21 and ESP32 e-paper badge core
The technical overview identifies an ATSAMD21G18A, ESP32-PICO-D4, LP5024 LED driver, 2.9 inch red/black/white e-paper display, capacitive touch, user LEDs, RGB LEDs, microSD, and user buttons.
BSides Ballarat 2026 Underground Badge
source-backed
Underground ESP32 badge core
The BSides Ballarat page documents an interactive ESP32 badge with screen, controls, badge-to-badge communication, and SAO add-on support.
BSides Perth 2017 Wemos Badge
source-backed
Wemos D1 Mini shield stack
The 2017 badge combined a Wemos D1 Mini with OLED and RGB shields plus a switched AA battery holder on a laser-cut acrylic base.
BSides Adelaide 2025 Wombat-2 CTF Badge
source-backed
Secret hardware challenge
Creator and attendee writeups document a hidden challenge beneath the published CTF path, with PCB inspection and extra LED behavior rewarding hardware probing.
Ruxcon 2015 HHV Badge
source-backed
I2C bodge and switch-footprint errata
The workshop guide documents optional bodge wires for the mislabeled I2C bus and switch-tab trimming to avoid shorted contacts.
CrikeyCon 8 Badge
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.
Ruxcon 2017 HHV Badge
source-backed
3.3V UART badge access
The official HHV page required attendees to bring a 3.3V USB-UART adapter, and the EasyFlag writeup shows UART boot output used to interact with the badge challenge.
BSides Canberra 2023 bPod
archived
KiCad and PCBWay manufacturing archive
The repository preserves KiCad schematic/PCB/project files plus PCBWay render, BOM, placement, Gerber/drill, flashing binary, and flashing instruction artifacts.
BSides Canberra 2018 BUSSide Badge
source-backed
BUSSide hardware interface mode
The BUSSide was developed to detect I2C, SPI, UART, and JTAG pinouts, dump I2C EEPROMs and SPI flash, and auto-detect UART settings for an interactive console.
BSides Melbourne 2023 Identity Badge
source-backed
Photo-consent lanyard colors
Official attendee communications say black lanyards meant photos were allowed while blue lanyards meant the wearer did not want photos or video taken.
BSides Melbourne 2024 Identity Badge
source-backed
Pronoun, photo, and interaction preference badge fields
The official 2024 prospectus says BSides Melbourne badges carry preferred pronouns, photo permissions, and interaction preferences.
WAHCKon 2013 Standard Badge
source-backed
Standard-ticket badge inclusion
The official WAHCKon 2013 ticket page says the standard ticket included a WAHCKon 2013 badge.
VIP special badge ticket tier
Humanitix ticketing lists standard conference badge inclusion and a limited VIP Edition with a special VIP badge.
CrikeyCon VII 2021 Identity and Connect Badge
source-backed
Doors-open badge pickup
The official schedule told attendees they could walk in at doors-open, grab their badge, and collect coffee from a sponsor.
CrikeyCon IX 2024 Identity and Accessibility Badge
source-backed
Early badge pickup
The official schedule told attendees to pick up their badge during Friday preregistration to make Saturday morning registration easier.
BSides Melbourne 2020 Lanyard and Registration Artifact
source-backed
Early conference registration
The official 2020 schedule lists Friday early conference registrations from 4pm to 6pm and Saturday registrations opening at 8am.
CrikeyCon VII 2021 Identity and Connect Badge
source-backed
Friday pre-registration badge collection
The events page says Friday pre-registration at Events on Oxlade let attendees collect their badge early and meet attendees, speakers, and crew.
CrikeyCon 2017 Identity and Speaker Badge
source-backed
Friday pre-registration badge pickup
The official CrikeyCon 2017 schedule told attendees they could pre-register, collect their badge, and meet delegates before the conference.
CrikeyCon V 2018 Identity and Speaker Badge
source-backed
Friday pre-registration badge pickup
The official CrikeyCon V archive told attendees to collect their badge early at the Friday welcome event while meeting attendees, speakers, and crew.
CrikeyCon VI 2019 Identity and Support Badge
source-backed
Pre-registration badge pickup
The official archive documented pre-registration as a chance to collect the CrikeyCon VI badge early before the conference.
CrikeyCon X 2025 Identity Badge
source-backed
Pre-registration badge pickup
The CrikeyCon X schedule told attendees to pick up badges early at the Friday pre-registration event so they could enter the Saturday conference faster.
OzSecCon 2018 Speaker Badge
source-backed
Speaker credential role
The MOS & BOO wrap-up says their talk made them VIPs and gave them special speaker badges at OzSecCon 2018.
BSides Melbourne 2026 Lanyard Badge
source-backed
Lanyard and badge sponsorship item
The official 2026 sponsorship package says lanyards allow participants to hang badges around their necks and that the lanyard package includes the badge for about 600 items.
BSides Melbourne 2020 Lanyard and Registration Artifact
source-backed
CyberSec People lanyard sponsorship
The official sponsor page names CyberSec People as sponsor of the BSides Melbourne 2020 lanyards.
BSides Melbourne 2024 Identity Badge
source-backed
Sold lanyard sponsorship item
The official 2024 prospectus lists lanyard sponsorship as sold and sponsored in the conference-items sponsorship inventory.
LCA2020 DingoCar
source-backed
Neural-network track training
Participants trained the cars' neural networks by manually driving around the track before testing autonomous driving behavior.
LCA2018 LoliBot
source-backed
WiFi and MQTT configuration path
The software guide documents WiFi credential setup, RGB LED boot status, MQTT host configuration, and serial-console checks for networked LoliBot behavior.
500-delegate electronic badge plan
The 2026 prospectus offers an Electronic Badge item covering electronic badge design and build for 500 delegates.
BSides Brisbane 2025 Cool Badge
source-backed prospectus
Electronic badge design prospectus
The sponsorship pack offered an Electronic Badge item covering electronic badge design and build for 500 delegates.
BSides Adelaide 2026 Identity Lanyard Badge
planned/pre-event
Printing, lanyards, and badges support line
The sponsor brief lists printing, lanyards, and badges among supporter-fundable expenses for the 2026 event.
LCA2017 IoTuz ESP32 Board
source-backed
Arduino driver and full-demo ecosystem
Marc Merlin's writeup and repository document Arduino-environment support for many IoTuz peripherals, demo code, calibration work, and board bring-up fixes.
LCA2016 ESPlant
source-backed
MQTT and LED-strip reuse path
Repository sketches include production-test, serial-sensor, and MQTT sensor firmware; Marc Merlin's writeup adds a participant LED-strip blinky reuse trail.
LCA2016 ESPlant
source-backed
Solar-friendly lithium power stack
ESPlant included a 16340 lithium-cell holder, solar-input-friendly charger interface, and automatic switching between solar input, battery, and USB power.
BSides Canberra 2021 SAMD/ESP32 E-paper Badge
source-backed
Parts-shortage local production story
The attendee report quotes Penten crediting volunteers, global parts-shortage effort, GME and 4Design support, and Sydney manufacture for delivering the badge to the community.
LCA2020 DingoCar
source-backed
Raspberry Pi-controlled car platform
Marc Merlin's first-hand report identifies the 2020 DingoCar as controlled by a Raspberry Pi and shows it as the hardware focus of the Open Hardware Miniconf.
LCA2016 ESPlant
source-backed
Onboard and external sensor bus
The board exposed BME280 and ADXL345 I2C sensors, screw-terminal ADC inputs for soil moisture, DS18B20, PIR, WS2812B LED strip support, and a switchable VSens rail.
BSides Canberra 2024 Orc Blinky Badge
source-backed
Beginner soldering badge workflow
The attendee report says the badge was simple enough for beginners to get going and was soldered during the conference with shared attendee setup help.
BSides Canberra 2026 Planned Electronic Badge
planned/pre-event
Speaker/event-host badge credential
The official CFP says accepted talks or events receive a speaker/event-host badge granting free access to BSides Canberra.
CrikeyCon 2017 Identity and Speaker Badge
source-backed
Special speaker badge
The CrikeyCon 2017 CFP promised accepted presenters, trainers, and event holders a special speaker badge.
CrikeyCon V 2018 Identity and Speaker Badge
source-backed
Special speaker badge
The CrikeyCon V call-for-presentations, training, and events/workshops sections each promised accepted participants a special speaker badge.
CrikeyCon VI 2019 Identity and Support Badge
source-backed
Special speaker badge
The participation-call sections promised accepted speakers, trainers, and event/workshop holders a special speaker badge in addition to the regular attendee badge.
BSides Melbourne 2026 Lanyard Badge
source-backed
Claimed lanyard sponsorship
The current 2026 sponsor page marks lanyards as sponsorship claimed in the conference-items inventory.
LCA2016 ESPlant
source-backed
STM32F042 bridge microcontroller
An onboard STM32F042 acted as USB/serial interface and I2C ADC bridge, with ESP_Kwai library support and STM firmware material in the repository.
BSides Ballarat 2026 Underground Badge
source-backed
WS2812B pass-through SAO
A maker writeup documents a simple BSides Ballarat 2026 SAO board with a six-pin pass-through connector and a WS2812B addressable RGB LED driven from pin 5.
BSides Canberra 2024 Orc Blinky Badge
source-backed
Middle-earth electronic badge ticket promise
Humanitix described the conference badge as an electronic badge worthy of the Fellowship within the event's Middle-earth themed ticketing copy.
BSides Perth 2026 Participant Badge
planned/pre-event
Participant swag badge inclusion
The official BSides Perth 2026 page says the weekend participant ticket includes conference swag made up of a t-shirt, badge, and stickers.
BSides Canberra 2026 Planned Electronic Badge
planned/pre-event
Planned electronic badge ticket inclusion
Humanitix says BSides Canberra 2026 general and student entry include a t-shirt and electronic badge, but no shipped hardware details are public yet.
BSides Brisbane 2025 Cool Badge
source-backed
Standard and VIP cool badge inclusion
The Humanitix ticketing page lists a cool badge with Standard Ticket access and again as part of the VIP Edition inclusions.
LCA2020 DingoCar
source-backed
Official Open Hardware DingoCar sessions
The official schedule lists Open Hardware assembly time plus DingoCar machine-learning and visual-perception sessions in Room 8.
Ruxcon 2015 HHV Badge
source-backed
STM32 SMD assembly workflow
The build PDF walks attendees through fluxing pads, placing the STM32 processor, reflowing LEDs, resistors, capacitors, and installing the CR2032 holder.
Ruxcon 2016 HHV Badge
source-backed
STM32F030 IR badge assembly
The RuxBadge instruction sheet documents two-sided SMD assembly around an STM32F030K6T6, IR receiver/emitter, eight green LEDs, passives, headers, jumper, and dual CR2032 holders.
LCA2018 LoliBot
source-backed
Robot soccer and sensor exercise surface
The tutorial documents neopixels, motor H-bridges, reflection sensor input, exposed headers, and a kicker servo, with exercises for lights, wheels, servo motion, sensor detection, and touch inputs.
Ruxcon 2016 HHV Badge
source-backed
SimpleSolder to RuxBadge learning path
The SimpleSolder guide sent attendees who completed the beginner LED flasher toward the more advanced and useful Ruxcon 2016 Hardware Hacking Village badge.
LCA2017 IoTuz ESP32 Board
source-backed
Open Hardware Miniconf kit assembly
The official Tuesday schedule lists a kit assembly session before the ESP32, IoTuz hardware, ESP-IDF, MicroPython, and IoTuz demo talks.
BSides Canberra 2019 Nopia 1337 Badge
source-backed
Badge firmware reflashing village
The Hardware Hacking Village offered badge firmware reflashing opportunities and discussions with the hardware badge makers.
BSides Adelaide 2024 Wombat Badge
source-backed
Hardware-village LED soldering
Attendees personalized the badge at the conference by soldering their own 1206 SMD challenge LEDs with hardware-village support.
Operational history
Issues & Camp Impact
This pass recovered the HHV badge repository, build PDF, and programming writeup, but not an official Ruxcon badge-distribution page or attendee-count source for the badge run.
The catalogue ties the badge to the Hardware Hacking Village public archive and avoids claiming exact distribution volume or universal attendee issuance.
The post-event HHV wrap says the badge Gerbers were not published because the badge art was commissioned for a limited run.
The catalogue cites the firmware and writeups while avoiding copied board artwork, undocumented image reuse, or claims of complete open hardware release.
The public BUSSide docs say the illustrated v1 board was replaced by a v2 model with the same software but a different physical layout.
The record avoids treating documentation images, pin locations, or layout details as universal across all BUSSide boards.
The strongest surviving public technical sources are post-event challenge writeups that contain flag-recovery detail rather than neutral hardware documentation.
The catalogue uses them to prove badge behavior and firmware surfaces while avoiding full solution reproduction in the main badge summary.
One source is a post-event challenge walkthrough that contains puzzle solutions and hidden-challenge details, not just neutral hardware documentation.
The catalogue uses it to prove badge behavior and puzzle surfaces while avoiding full challenge-solution reproduction in the main badge summary.
Ticketing proves a cool badge and the prospectus proves electronic badge design/build was available as a supporter item, but this pass did not recover final schematics, board files, firmware, BOM, or component-level documentation.
The record does not claim processor, display, radio, CTF, battery, or shipped electronic features beyond the public sources.
The recovered source trail proves the RuxBadge BOM, assembly workflow, STM32F030, IR components, LED array, boot jumper, CR2032 power, firmware, and IR protocol, but this pass did not recover schematic, PCB files, Gerbers, manufacturing count, or a project license.
The record keeps hardware claims to the build PDF and repository README instead of inventing board-layout, distribution-volume, or licensing detail.
The recovered source trail proves an assembled Ruxcon 2017 HHV badge, UART adapter requirement, ESP8266/NodeMCU firmware, and challenge behavior, but this pass did not recover schematic, PCB files, BOM, manufacturing count, or exact board revision.
The record keeps component claims to ESP8266/NodeMCU evidence and avoids unsupported board-layout or production-run detail.
The recovered sources document a home-made Arduino badge and running-order display, but not a schematic, BOM, firmware, exact Arduino board, display part, artwork, or production archive.
The catalogue records the verified electronic-badge behavior while avoiding unsupported claims about circuit design, parts, firmware, or challenge features.
LCA2021 SwagBadge
note
Official LCA2021 pages document SwagBadge/DagBadge hardware, firmware, SAOs, MicroPython/Aiko software, and tested shipped badges, but this pass did not recover a stable schematic, BOM, Gerber, PCB, firmware-source, or license archive.
The entry describes the public conference-badge programme and keeps component-level claims limited to sourced high-level evidence.
Official LCA2022 pages document hardware kits, an updated SwagBadge, FPGA SAOs, Rockling and SAO sessions, and a hardware-design talk, but this pass did not recover a stable schematic, BOM, bitstream, firmware, PCB, or repository license archive.
The entry captures the event-backed kit and badge lineage while avoiding unsupported chip-part, board-revision, firmware, or shipped-behavior claims.
The public ticket source says a badge existed, but does not describe material, shape, print method, maker, production run, or component-level details.
The catalogue keeps the entry to the proved badge-inclusion claim until direct artifact documentation appears.
The public source shows a green PCB-form speaker credential but does not disclose whether it had powered circuitry, firmware, components, schematic, NFC, RF, display, or challenge behavior.
The catalogue records only the proved speaker-badge artifact and visible PCB-form context until direct technical documentation appears.
The recovered official sources do not disclose whether the 2020 lanyard or any associated credential had electronics, special printing, serial numbers, NFC, QR behavior, or any programmable surface.
The catalogue keeps the record to registration and lanyard evidence until direct badge documentation appears.
The recovered official sources do not disclose whether the 2023 credential had electronics, special printing, serial numbers, NFC, QR behavior, or any programmable surface.
The catalogue keeps the record to badge/lanyard identity, access, photo-consent, and interaction-protocol behavior until direct badge documentation appears.
The recovered official sources do not disclose whether the 2024 credential had electronics, special printing, serial numbers, NFC, QR behavior, or any programmable surface.
The catalogue keeps the record to badge/lanyard identity and preference-marker behavior until direct badge documentation appears.
The public sources prove badges and lanyards, but this pass did not recover material, dimensions, printer, serial behavior, NFC, QR workflow, electronics, schematic, firmware, or final artwork details.
The catalogue keeps the record to the proved participant badge/lanyard claim until direct badge documentation or a rights-cleared original photo appears.
The recovered 2019 sources prove an electronic badge and badge firmware reflashing activity, but not a public component list, schematic, firmware repository, board name, or distribution count.
The entry is now separated from the 2018 BUSSide record and keeps 2019 claims limited to what the official pages prove.
The recovered sources prove electronic badge inclusion and document the shipped 555-timer blinky circuit at a high level, but this pass did not recover an official schematic, BOM, PCB files, component values, or production repository.
The catalogue records the verified orc blinky badge without inventing chip pinouts, LED counts, exact component values, board revisions, or source-code claims.
The public ticketing source proves electronic badge inclusion, but this pass did not recover a 2026 schematic, BOM, PCB file, firmware repository, final component list, production note, or shipped-badge teardown.
The catalogue does not infer microcontrollers, displays, batteries, radios, add-on connectors, games, or firmware behavior until those details are published.
The recovered official sources do not disclose whether the 2017 attendee or speaker badge had electronics, special printing, serial numbers, NFC, QR behavior, or any programmable surface.
The catalogue keeps the record to badge pickup and speaker-credential evidence until direct badge documentation appears.
The recovered official source does not disclose whether the 2018 attendee or speaker badge had electronics, special printing, serial numbers, NFC, QR behavior, or any programmable surface.
The catalogue keeps the record to badge pickup and speaker-credential evidence until direct badge documentation appears.
The recovered official source does not disclose whether the 2019 attendee, staff, Friendly Bear, or speaker badges had electronics, special printing, serial numbers, NFC, QR behavior, or any programmable surface.
The catalogue keeps the record to badge pickup, staff/support identification, and speaker-credential evidence until direct badge documentation appears.
The recovered official sources do not disclose whether the 2021 credential or Connect badge had electronics, special printing, serial numbers, NFC, QR behavior, or any programmable surface.
The catalogue keeps the record to badge pickup and Connect-helper signalling until direct badge documentation appears.
The recovered official sources do not disclose whether the 2024 credential had electronics, special printing, serial numbers, NFC, QR behavior, or any programmable surface.
The catalogue keeps the record to badge pickup and accessibility-pin signalling until direct badge documentation appears.
The recovered official sources do not disclose whether the 2025 credential had electronics, special printing, serial numbers, NFC, QR behavior, or any programmable surface.
The catalogue keeps the record to badge pickup and identity use until direct badge documentation appears.
The recovered sources do not document whether the 2026 badge will be paper, plastic, seed paper, PCB, lanyard-only, QR/NFC-enabled, or otherwise electronically active.
The record is deliberately limited to printing, lanyard, and badge support evidence until official post-event photos, production notes, or technical archives appear.
The recovered sources document electronic badge design/build scope for 500 delegates but not the actual PCB, processor, display, battery, radio, firmware, CTF behavior, schematic, BOM, or repository.
The entry keeps component-level fields empty until official post-event or repository evidence supports them.
The official source proves a badge in the 2026 participant swag bundle, but this pass did not recover public evidence for electronics, PCB files, firmware, badge artwork, dimensions, lanyard details, serial numbering, NFC/QR behavior, or production files.
The catalogue models the artifact as a planned identity/swag badge and avoids upgrading it into an electronic badge.
The official WAHCKon ticket page proves a ticket-included badge but does not document an electronic or programmable badge.
The record is modeled as an identity artifact and avoids unsupported PCB, firmware, RF, display, NFC, or challenge claims.
The recovered source proves special speaker badges, not a conference-wide attendee badge issue.
The record is modeled as a speaker credential and avoids claiming all OzSecCon attendees received this artifact.
The recovered BSides Melbourne 2020 sources prove conference registration and lanyards, but do not prove an electronic badge or a separate printed badge artifact.
The entry is intentionally modeled as a lanyard and registration identity artifact so the Melbourne lineage expands without inventing PCB, firmware, RF, display, CTF, or programmable behavior.
The recovered BSides Melbourne source trail proves a badge and lanyard credential with consent and interaction-protocol signalling, but does not prove an electronic badge.
The entry is intentionally modeled as a conference identity artifact so the Melbourne lineage expands without inventing PCB, firmware, RF, display, CTF, or programmable behavior.
The recovered 2024 prospectus proves a badge/lanyard identity artifact with pronoun, photo-permission, and interaction-preference signalling, but does not prove an electronic badge.
The entry is intentionally modeled as a social-signal identity artifact so the Melbourne lineage expands without inventing PCB, firmware, RF, display, CTF, or programmable behavior.
The 2026 entry is source-backed as a participant badge/lanyard identity artifact, but no post-event artifact detail, final artwork record, field report, or reusable badge photo has been recovered yet.
The catalogue keeps the Melbourne lineage current while avoiding claims about final production, design, electronics, firmware, or attendee field use beyond the public badge/lanyard source trail.
The recovered CrikeyCon 2017 sources prove attendee badge pickup and special speaker badges but do not prove an electronic conference badge.
The entry is intentionally modeled as a conference identity and speaker credential so the CrikeyCon lineage expands without inventing PCB, firmware, RF, CTF, display, or programmable behavior.
The recovered CrikeyCon V source proves attendee badge pickup and special speaker badges but does not prove an electronic conference badge.
The entry is intentionally modeled as a conference identity and speaker credential so the CrikeyCon lineage expands without inventing PCB, firmware, RF, CTF, display, or programmable behavior.
The recovered CrikeyCon VI source proves attendee badge pickup, staff badges, Friendly Bear name badges, and special speaker badges but does not prove an electronic conference badge.
The entry is intentionally modeled as conference identity, support, and speaker credentials so the CrikeyCon lineage expands without inventing PCB, firmware, RF, CTF, display, or programmable behavior.
The recovered CrikeyCon VII sources prove badge pickup and a CrikeyCon Connect badge marker but do not prove an electronic conference badge.
The entry is intentionally modeled as a conference identity and support-signal artifact so the CrikeyCon lineage expands without inventing PCB, firmware, RF, CTF, display, or programmable behavior.
The recovered CrikeyCon IX sources prove badge pickup and custom accessibility badge/pin artifacts but do not prove an electronic conference badge.
The entry is intentionally modeled as a conference identity and accessibility artifact so the CrikeyCon lineage expands without inventing PCB, firmware, RF, CTF, display, or programmable behavior.
The recovered CrikeyCon X sources prove a badge pickup workflow and conference credential but do not prove an electronic badge.
The entry is intentionally modeled as a conference identity artifact so the CrikeyCon lineage expands without inventing PCB, firmware, RF, CTF, or display claims.
The local Ruxcon 2015 visual now uses the build guide's embedded Figure 13 programming-header JPEG from the public Unlicense repository archive.
The Australian entry now has a real upstream assembly photo with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes instead of a generated or placeholder image.
LCA2016 ESPlant
note
The ESPlant visual uses the official `Photos/ESPlant.front.png` repository front render under the repository LICENSE statement covering photos and other documentation as Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0.
The public badge page, image archive, and API now point at a real upstream ESPlant render with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes preserved.
The IoTuz visual uses the official `Case/Printable/front-shot.jpg` repository photo under the repository LICENSE statement covering photos and other documentation as Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0.
The public badge page, image archive, and API now point at a real upstream IoTuz photo with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes preserved.
LCA2018 LoliBot
note
The LoliBot visual uses the official `LoliBot-Render-Top.png` repository top render under the CCHS Melbourne repository README's TAPR Open Hardware License statement.
The public badge page, image archive, and API now point at an exact upstream LoliBot render with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes preserved instead of generated or placeholder imagery.
LCA2016 ESPlant
note
The source trail proves an Open Hardware Miniconf ESPlant kit built and hacked at LCA2016, not a conference-wide admission credential.
The entry is modeled as a conference hardware kit in the linux.conf.au badgelife lineage rather than an attendee identity badge.
LCA2018 LoliBot
note
The source trail proves an Open Hardware Miniconf LoliBot robot kit built and programmed at LCA2018, not a conference-wide admission credential.
The entry is modeled as a conference hardware kit in the linux.conf.au badgelife lineage rather than an attendee identity badge.
LCA2020 DingoCar
note
The source trail proves a DingoCar robotics and machine-learning hardware kit used in the Open Hardware Miniconf, not a conference-wide admission credential.
The entry is modeled as an LCA hardware-kit artifact in the badge lineage while avoiding claims about attendee identity-badge issuance.
Later sponsor-pack material says past BSides Perth electronic badges displayed sponsor messages, schedules, and CTF challenges, but the recovered source does not identify which exact year carried each feature.
The 2018 entry cites this only as broader Perth lineage context and does not treat it as direct 2018 behavior proof.
No local Ruxcon 2016 badge image is published because the recovered PDF images and public pages have not been paired with complete source URL, image license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes for catalogue publication.
The entry stays source-backed and image-free rather than copying PDF photos, event images, screenshots, or generated approximations.
No local Ruxcon 2017 badge image is published because public writeup images and event material have not been paired with complete source URL, image license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes for catalogue publication.
The entry stays source-backed and image-free rather than copying blog photos, event images, screenshots, or generated approximations.
No WAHCKon 2013 badge image is published because no reusable original photo or official raster render with complete license, attribution, and processing provenance has been recovered.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than using generated art or uncleared event imagery.
The MOS & BOO page includes a badge photo, but no reusable image is published here because the catalogue has not recovered explicit reuse rights, attribution requirements, and processing provenance for a local copy.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying a blog photo or using generated badge art.
No BSides Melbourne 2020 lanyard or registration image is published because no reusable original photo with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying conference media, social photos, or generated badge art.
No BSides Melbourne 2023 badge or lanyard image is published because no reusable original photo with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying conference media, social photos, or using generated badge art.
No BSides Melbourne 2024 badge or lanyard image is published because no reusable original photo with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying conference media, sponsor-page imagery, screenshots, or generated badge art.
No BSides Melbourne 2026 badge or lanyard image is published because no original documentary photo, official raster render, license, attribution, and processing note have been paired with the record.
The record stays image-free rather than using sponsor-page imagery, screenshots, placeholders, or generated badge art.
No BSides Canberra 2016 badge image is published because no reusable original photo or official upstream raster render with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying article imagery, event-page assets, screenshots, or generated badge art.
No local BUSSide image is published because the recovered documentation images have not been paired with explicit reuse rights, attribution, and processing notes for catalogue publication.
The 2018 BUSSide record stays source-backed and image-free rather than copying documentation screenshots or board photos without complete provenance.
No local BSides Canberra 2019 badge photo has been added because source image rights and exact board-variant attribution need more archive work.
The badge record publishes without imagery rather than presenting a generated or incorrectly matched board image.
No local BSides Canberra 2021 badge image is published because public badge photos, schematic screenshots, and writeup images have not been paired with explicit reuse rights, attribution, source URL, and processing notes for catalogue publication.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying attendee photos, technical screenshots, social-media images, or generated badge art.
No local BSides Canberra 2023 bPod image is published because the public repository images and event materials have not been paired with a clear reuse license, attribution, source URL, and processing notes for catalogue publication.
The entry stays source-backed and image-free rather than copying repository renders, event screenshots, or attendee photos without complete image provenance.
No BSides Canberra 2024 orc badge image is published because the recovered public images have not been paired with explicit reuse rights, attribution, source URL, and processing notes for catalogue publication.
The record stays source-backed and image-free rather than copying attendee photos, ticketing graphics, or using generated badge art.
No BSides Canberra 2026 badge image is published because no original documentary photo, official raster render, license, attribution, and processing note have been paired with the record.
The pre-event record stays image-free rather than using ticketing graphics, screenshots, placeholders, or generated badge art.
No CrikeyCon 2017 attendee or speaker badge image is published because no reusable original photo with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying event imagery, icon placeholders, social photos, or generated badge art.
No CrikeyCon V attendee or speaker badge image is published because no reusable original photo with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying event imagery, icon placeholders, social photos, or generated badge art.
No CrikeyCon VI attendee, staff, Friendly Bear, or speaker badge image is published because no reusable original photo with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying event imagery, icon placeholders, social photos, or generated badge art.
No CrikeyCon VII badge or Connect-badge image is published because no reusable original photo with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying event imagery, social photos, or generated badge art.
CrikeyCon 8 Badge
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.
No CrikeyCon IX badge or accessibility-pin image is published because no reusable original photo with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying ticketing banners, event graphics, or social photos.
No CrikeyCon X badge image is published because no reusable original credential photo with license, attribution, and processing notes was recovered.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying ticketing banners, event graphics, or social photos.
No local BSides Adelaide 2024 badge image is published because the recovered Hackerware, Hackster, and event-page images have not been paired with explicit reuse rights, attribution, and processing notes for catalogue publication.
The entry stays source-backed and image-free rather than copying project photos, event gallery images, or using generated artwork.
No local BSides Adelaide 2025 badge image is published because public project photos and attendee-writeup images have not been cleared with exact reuse rights, attribution, and processing notes.
The entry remains text-and-source only until a licensed original photo or upstream raster render is selected and documented.
No BSides Adelaide 2026 badge image is published because no original documentary photo or official upstream raster render with complete source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.
The pre-event record remains image-free rather than using logo art, sponsor-brief graphics, placeholders, or generated badge art.
No BSides Brisbane 2025 badge image is published because no final badge photo or upstream raster render with exact reuse rights, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.
The entry remains image-free rather than copying ticketing banners, prospectus graphics, or using generated imagery.
No local BSides Brisbane 2026 badge image is published because no completed badge photo or upstream render with exact reuse rights, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.
The pre-event record remains image-free rather than publishing theme art, sponsor-page media, or generated badge imagery.
No local BSides Perth 2017 badge image is published because the official blog images and repository page have not been paired with explicit image reuse rights, source URL, attribution, and processing notes.
The entry stays source-backed and image-free rather than copying site imagery or using a generated approximation.
No local BSides Perth 2018 badge image is published because public photos and event media have not been cleared with exact reuse rights, attribution, and processing notes.
The 2018 Perth entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying conference or magazine imagery.
No BSides Perth 2026 badge image is published because no original documentary photo, official raster render, license, attribution, and processing notes have been paired with the record.
The pre-event participant-badge record stays image-free rather than using logo art, ticketing images, placeholders, or generated badge art.
No local BSides Ballarat 2026 badge image is published because the event-page images have not been paired with explicit reuse rights, attribution, source URL, and processing notes for catalogue use.
The entry remains image-free rather than copying conference-page imagery or publishing generated badge art.
LCA2020 DingoCar
note
No DingoCar image is published because the recovered attendee photos and schedule material have not been paired with complete source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes for catalogue publication.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying attendee photos, thumbnails, screenshots, or generated imagery.
LCA2021 SwagBadge
note
No LCA2021 SwagBadge image is published because no reusable original badge photo or official upstream raster render with complete source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.
The record remains image-free rather than copying conference images, speaker photos, newsletter imagery, or generated art.
No LCA2022 SwagBadge, Rockling, or SAO image is published because no rights-cleared original photo or official upstream raster render with complete provenance has been recovered.
The record stays image-free rather than copying event imagery, talk thumbnails, or generated badge art.
The record is based on public pre-event prospectus and ticketing sources and should not be read as proof that the badge has shipped or that its final hardware design is fixed.
The catalogue can track the announced electronic badge line while avoiding shipped-hardware, firmware, challenge, or production claims until post-event evidence appears.
The 2026 entry is seeded before the conference because public ticketing and CFP sources already document badge inclusion, but no shipped-badge evidence exists yet.
The catalogue can track the upcoming Canberra lineage while avoiding claims about final badge hardware, firmware, production, or attendee delivery.
The 2026 Adelaide record is based on pre-event CFP and sponsor-brief evidence for printing, lanyards, and badges, not a completed or distributed badge.
The catalogue can track the planned attendee badge/lanyard surface without claiming finished artwork, production, electronics, challenge behavior, or shipped distribution.
The 2026 Perth record is based on official pre-event participant-ticket copy proving a planned conference-swag badge, not a delivered or technically documented badge.
The catalogue can track the upcoming Perth badge without claiming final manufacturing, distribution, electronics, or challenge behavior.
The recovered source trail documents a NodeMCU ESP8266 handmade badge and badge-hack contest, but this pass did not recover an official 2018 schematic, PCB, BOM, firmware repository, or direct organizer badge writeup.
The record keeps component claims to the published NodeMCU ESP8266 detail and avoids assigning unverified display, battery, schedule, or CTF features.
LCA2018 LoliBot
note
The public trail documents kit features, workshop software, pin assignments, attendee use, repository license context, and an official render, but this pass did not audit exact production-board revision, BOM completeness, manufacturing quantity, or whether every repository image maps to distributed LCA2018 kits.
The dossier records verified hardware/software behavior and image provenance while avoiding unsupported production-run or board-revision claims.
The sponsorship pack describes electronic badge design/build for 500 delegates, but the ticketing page only says cool badge and does not confirm final electronic hardware details.
The catalogue treats the electronic-badge wording as planning/prospectus evidence unless a final organizer post, repository, or attendee technical writeup is recovered.
The bPod repository is public and contains exact hardware, firmware, updater, server, and manufacturing artifacts, but this pass did not find a top-level project license covering reuse of repository images or source material.
The catalogue can cite the repository as evidence while keeping image publication and license-sensitive reuse conservative.
The public Badge-2017 repository preserves source files, but this pass did not recover a top-level license covering code, documentation, or any repository images.
The catalogue can cite the repository as evidence while avoiding image or source reuse beyond attribution and linking.
LCA2016 ESPlant
note
The public repository preserves source files, firmware, photos, wiki links, and features, but this pass did not audit exact production-board revision, BOM state, manufacturing count, or whether every repository image maps to the distributed LCA2016 boards.
The dossier records verified features and source locations while avoiding unsupported production-run or image-provenance claims.
The public trail proves the IoTuz project, board files, firmware, assembly guidance, and workshop use, but this pass has not audited exact production-run revision, BOM state, manufacturing quantity, or whether every repository image and file maps to the distributed boards.
The badge dossier cites public hardware and software archives while avoiding unsupported production-run claims.
The core badge behavior for 2016 comes from a contemporary Register report rather than an official badge-team technical archive.
The entry stays conservative and keeps the official event page as event context while treating the Arduino and running-order claims as secondary-source technical evidence.
The recovered sources document hardware components, soldering, USB CTF interaction, and LED progress behavior, but this pass did not recover a public firmware, schematic, PCB, BOM, or gerber archive.
The dossier records the verified badge behavior while avoiding unsupported pinout, firmware, protocol, or source-release claims.
The recovered sources document components, onboard controls, CTF prompts, LED behavior, and a PCB-blueprint challenge, but this pass did not recover public firmware source, schematic, BOM, or final gerber archive suitable for component-level verification.
The record keeps the hardware and software claims to creator and attendee documentation instead of inferring a full implementation.
The official event page documents the Underground badge's ESP32, screen, controls, badge-to-badge communication, SAO support, and CTF framing, and a maker writeup documents a WS2812B SAO board, but this pass did not recover public firmware, schematic, PCB, BOM, radio protocol, or production files for the main badge.
The record captures the public badge and add-on evidence while avoiding unsupported chip pinout, firmware, radio, protocol, or shipped-behavior claims.
The recovered source trail documents the official badge page, schematic, frame STEP file, components, firmware-restoration flow, and production context, but this pass did not recover a complete BOM, board-file archive, readable firmware source release, image license, or explicit project license.
The catalogue records the verified SAMD21/ESP32/e-paper architecture while avoiding unsupported claims about full source release, exact add-on availability, final component values, or image reuse.
LCA2020 DingoCar
note
The public trail documents DingoCar sessions, Raspberry Pi control, TensorFlow-style training, and self-driving behavior, but this pass did not recover a stable schematic, BOM, model archive, firmware repository, kit quantity, or explicit project license.
The record keeps hardware and software claims to schedule-backed and first-hand evidence until deeper project archives are recovered.
The Ruxcon 2016 HHV repository is public and source-backed, but this pass did not recover an explicit license covering firmware, derived IRRemote code, PDF imagery, or reuse of local badge assets.
The catalogue cites the repository as evidence but does not copy source, images, or derived local assets into the site.
The build guide documents that the indicated I2C bus was not actually connected to an I2C peripheral and that the switch footprint could short contacts unless tabs were clipped.
The record preserves the badge as a real workshop artifact with teachable hardware mistakes rather than hiding production friction.
The RuxBadge build sheet warns of design mistakes, reversed boot-jumper markings, and possible battery-holder contact shorts before battery insertion.
The catalogue records the badge as a real workshop artifact with documented assembly hazards rather than a frictionless production object.
Resources
SAO BSides Ballarat 2026
SAO maker writeup · dmoges writeup documenting a BSides Ballarat 2026 SAO made for the badge ecosystem, including six-pin SAO basics, pass-through connector design, WS2812B addressable RGB LED choice, KiCad schematic/design context, PCBWay production, and first-board testing.
Rockling FPGA Audio processor and SAOs
SAO talk · Official talk page documenting two shipped SAOs in the 2022 hardware kit, including the Rockling FPGA audio processor, Theremin SAO, and Party Button SAO context.
BSides Canberra archive
archive index · Official archive index linking the 2023 Webpage, CSides meetups, and 2023 Badge Repository - bPod.
BSides Melbourne archives
archive index · Official archive page used to keep the 2020 lanyard/registration artifact linked to the BSides Melbourne event lineage.
BSides Melbourne archives
archive index · Official archive page linking the 2023 training, conference, and speaker material and describing BSides Melbourne as a volunteer-run community Security BSides event.
Linux.conf.au 2016 Geelong context
attendee event writeup · Attendee source corroborating the Geelong LCA2016 setting and Melbourne Open Hardware Hackers context after conference close.
Linux.conf.au 2018 Sydney context
attendee event writeup · Attendee event-context source for the January 2018 Sydney linux.conf.au setting and Open Hardware Miniconf highlight.
Marc Merlin ESPlant code fork
attendee firmware source · Public fork preserving post-event ESPlant experimentation and blinky code linked from the attendee writeup; used for lifecycle context rather than official hardware provenance.
BSides Melbourne 2023 attendee communications
attendee guide · Official attendee-communications source documenting registration, lanyard-only check-in, badge/lanyard photo-consent colors, interaction-protocol badge stickers, and BSides badge use for networking-party access.
ESP8266 talk notes mentioning ESPlant
attendee session notes · Simon Lyall's LCA2016 notes cite ESPlant as a solar-powered gardening sensor project built in the Open Hardware Miniconf.
IoTuz Arduino driver writeup
attendee technical writeup · Marc Merlin's technical writeup documenting board bring-up challenges, TFT/touchscreen, APA106-style LEDs, I/O expander, IR receiver, joystick, BME280, accelerometer, rotary encoder, and full-demo driver work.
BSides Adelaide 2025 Hardware Badge Writeup
attendee writeup · Attendee challenge writeup documenting observed 2025 badge controls, LEDs, challenge solutions, PCB blueprint archive, and secret hardware challenge analysis.
BSides Canberra 2021 attendee report
attendee writeup · Attendee report preserving Penten production credit context, parts-shortage delivery note, made-in-Sydney support credits, and field observations that the badge was heavy and clunky.
BSides Canberra 2023 CTF writeup
attendee writeup · Attendee/team writeup documenting the bPod electronic badge, snake and tetris games, badge firmware dumping, online scoreboards, and event CTF context.
BSides Canberra 2024 attendee badge writeup
attendee writeup · Attendee report documenting the orc badge, 555 timer, LEDs, diode, resistor, capacitor, 9V battery use, soldering experience, and beginner-friendly framing.
BSides Perth 2017 badges blog
badge blog · Official BSides Perth blog index summarizing the 2017 badge components: Wemos D1 Mini, OLED shield, RGB shield, switched AA battery holder, acrylic panel, Arduino IDE code, and GitHub repository.
Wombat-2 Badge CTF
badge challenge · Hackerware CTF page preserving the 2025 badge challenge prompts, error-code surfaces, and blueprint link.
BUSSide documentation
badge docs · GitHub Pages documentation for assembly parts, NodeMCU setup, Arduino IDE firmware upload, Linux Python controller, and supported hardware-interface commands.
BSides Adelaide Wombat Badge
badge page · Hackerware badge page describing the full-colour UV-printed CTF badge crafted for BSides Adelaide and linking build/CTF material.
BSides Canberra 2021 badge page
badge page · Official badge page linking the 2021 badge schematic, plastic frame STEP file, public firmware repository, and badge photos without a declared image reuse license.
BUSSide badge home
badge page · Primary BUSSide page identifying the badge as the BSides Canberra 2018 electronic badge and summarizing UART, SPI, I2C, and JTAG interface use.
Wombat-2 badge page
badge page · Hackerware badge page for the second BSides Adelaide conference badge, standalone CTF controls, binary flag entry, LED unlocks, reset path, and mystery code.
The FALKEN Wombat Badge
badge writeup · Project-owner Hackster source for the 2024 badge concept, MS51FB9AE/CH340G hardware, LED layout, CTF behavior, and hardware village soldering.
The FALKEN Wombat Badge 2
badge writeup · Project-owner Hackster writeup for the 2025 badge hardware list, standalone CTF design, tactile buttons, challenge LEDs, hardware village, and hidden challenge.
Building the Ruxcon 2015 Hardware Hacking Badge
build guide · Workshop PDF documenting SMD assembly, STM32 placement, LED/resistor/capacitor steps, CR2032 holder installation, I2C bodge wires, switch-footprint workaround, and programming header.
CrikeyCon 8 badge instructions
build guide · Official badge build page for the simple LED circuit, BOM, SAO header, coin-cell holder, and soldering steps.
Ruxcon 2016 RuxBadge instruction sheet
build guide · Darkglade-hosted build PDF documenting the RuxBadge BOM, STM32F030K6T6, IR receiver/emitter, LEDs, CR2032 holders, SMD assembly, headers, boot jumper, and battery warning.
Wombat badge soldering tutorial
build guide PDF · Soldering PDF documenting pre-soldered components, 1206 SMD LED placement, polarity, CR2032 power, micro-USB warning, and CTF LED progress.
BSides Adelaide 2026 CFP
call for participation · Official pretalx source for the third BSides Adelaide edition, July 27-28, 2026 dates, Amora/Hilton Adelaide venue, and CTF/hardware topic context.
BSides Canberra 2026 CFP
call for presentations · Official CFP source documenting dates, National Convention Centre venue, 3,500-plus delegate framing, and speaker/event-host badge benefits.
Ruxcon 2017 HHV Badge Flag Part 1
challenge writeup · Darkglade writeup documenting UART access, boot output, EasyFlag discovery, per-badge data, and NodeMCU/ESP8266 badge context.
Ruxcon 2017 HHV Badge Flag Part 2
challenge writeup · Darkglade writeup documenting the harder badge flag, crypto/AES behavior, firmware inspection, and Lua/NodeMCU bytecode path.
Eurekative
ctf developer reference · Organization credited on the BSides Ballarat page, alongside volunteers, for developing the conference CTF tied to the Underground badge fiction.
Marc Merlin IoTuz driver repository
driver source · Public Arduino-environment driver and demo repository referenced by the CCHS Melbourne hardware README and Marc Merlin's writeup.
CrikeyCon VII events
event activity page · Official events source documenting pre-registration badge pickup and the CrikeyCon Connect badge helper marker.
BSides Ballarat 2026 CTF and conference badge
event and badge page · Official event page documenting the February 28-March 1, 2026 Central Ballarat event, Underground interactive ESP32 badge, screen, controls, badge-to-badge communication, SAO support, limited BSides SAO, and CTF story.
BSides Melbourne 2020 sponsors
event and lanyard source · Official sponsor page documenting the Victorian Innovation Hub venue and CyberSec People sponsorship of the BSides Melbourne 2020 lanyards.
BSides Melbourne 2024 sponsors page
event and sponsor source · Official sponsor page documenting the 2024 Seek Cremorne venue and sponsor context for the edition.
BSides Melbourne 2026 sponsors page
event and sponsor source · Official sponsor page documenting the 2026 sponsorship inventory, lanyards marked sponsorship claimed, and Seek Cremorne venue context.
BSides Adelaide 2024 archive
event archive · Official previous-event page preserving 2024 BSides Adelaide material and event context.
CrikeyCon 2017 archive
event archive · Official archive page documenting the February 25, 2017 Brisbane edition, Polonia venue, and Friday pre-registration badge collection.
CrikeyCon IX archive
event archive · Official archive page for the ninth CrikeyCon edition at the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane.
CrikeyCon V archive
event archive · Official archive page documenting the February 24, 2018 CrikeyCon V edition, Riverside Receptions venue, pre-registration badge pickup, and event schedule.
CrikeyCon VI archive
event archive · Official archive page documenting the April 6-7, 2019 CrikeyCon VI edition, Riverside Receptions venue, event-staff badges, Friendly Bear name badges, badge pickup, and speaker-badge benefits.
CrikeyCon VII archive
event archive · Official archive page documenting the March 6, 2021 CrikeyCon VII edition and COVID-era attendee context.
CrikeyCon X archive
event archive · Official archive page for the tenth CrikeyCon edition, Royal International Convention Centre venue, sponsors, and March 22, 2025 date.
BSides Adelaide FAQ
event context · Official FAQ source describing BSides Adelaide as a hands-on community cybersecurity conference and identifying the 2024 edition as the first BSides Adelaide.
WAHCKon 2013 InfoconDB
event index · InfoconDB event page corroborating May 4-5, 2013 dates, Building 32 at Edith Cowan University, Perth location, and presentation schedule context.
Ruxcon 2015 InfoconDB record
event metadata · InfoconDB source corroborating Ruxcon 2015 dates, venue, Melbourne location, and official con-page link.
LCA2021 SwagBadge shipping news
event news · Official linux.conf.au news post documenting the Open Hardware team, built SwagBadges, delegate shipping, named badge team, Australia-ticket availability, and event dates.
LCA2022 ticket sales and hardware kits
event news · Official linux.conf.au news post documenting online event dates, Open Hardware Miniconf kits, limited stocks, and conference website purchase flow.
BSides Adelaide 2025 about page
event page · Official 2025 event source for the May 12-13, 2025 Hilton Adelaide edition, villages, CTF context, and continuity from 2024.
BSides Brisbane 2026 home
event page · Official event page for the July 4, 2026 Time Travel edition at QUT Gardens Point Campus - Z Block.
BSides Canberra 2016 event page
event page · Official event source for the April 15-16, 2016 BSides Canberra edition, Canberra Rex Hotel venue, and Australian Security BSides context.
BSides Canberra 2019 Hardware Hacking Village
event page · Hardware village page documenting badge firmware reflashing opportunities and discussions with badge makers.
BSides Canberra 2019 tickets
event page · Official ticket page listing an electronic badge among general admission inclusions.
BSides Canberra 2021 event page
event page · Official event page documenting the April 9-10, 2021 Canberra / hybrid edition and event context.
BSides Canberra 2023 event page
event page · Official event page for the September 28-30, 2023 edition at the National Convention Centre.
BSides Canberra 2024 event page
event page · Official event page documenting September 26-28, 2024 dates, National Convention Centre venue, registration hours, ticket requirement, and BSides Canberra technical-community framing.
BSides Canberra 2026 event page
event page · Official current event page for BSides Canberra IX with CFP, tickets, venue, sponsors, and archive links.
BSides Melbourne 2026 event page
event page · Official current event page documenting May 15, 2026 training, May 16-17, 2026 conference dates, and Seek HQ at 60 Cremorne Street / 60-88 Cremorne St, Cremorne as the event location.
BSides Perth 2017 conference page
event page · Official current archive page for the inaugural BSides Perth conference at UWA Business School.
BSides Perth 2018 event page
event page · Official 2018 event page for the Western Australian BSides edition.
BSides Perth 2026 event page
event page · Official event page documenting October 10-11, 2026 dates, UWA Business School venue, participant ticket framing, and conference swag including t-shirt, badge, and stickers.
Ruxcon 2015 official event page
event page · Official Ruxcon source for the October 24-25, 2015 Melbourne event, CQ Function Centre venue, and Australian security-conference context.
Ruxcon 2016 official event page
event page · Official Ruxcon source for the October 22-23, 2016 CQ Function Centre, Melbourne event and Australian security-conference context.
Ruxcon 2017 official event page
event page · Official Ruxcon source for the 2017 Melbourne security-conference context and Aus-Pacific framing.
WAHCKon 2013 home
event page · Official WAHCKon 2013 page documenting ticket-sale status and the Perth hacker-conference event surface.
BSides Perth 2018 podcast-series report
event report · Australian Cyber Security Magazine report documenting more than 300 delegates and a handmade conference badge using a NodeMCU ESP8266 WiFi SoC.
BSides Perth 2018 pre-event badge coverage
event report · Australian Cyber Security Magazine source for the September 15-16, 2018 UWA Business School event, redesigned badges, and badge-hack prize.
The rise and rise of Australia's community hacking conferences
event report · Contemporary Register report documenting that BSides Canberra 2016 delegates received a home-made Arduino badge displaying the conference running order.
Ruxcon 2016 events page
event schedule · Official events schedule placing the Hardware Hacking Village in the October 22 programme.
Ruxcon 2017 events page
event schedule · Official events schedule documenting the October 21-22, 2017 programme and Hardware Hacking Village activity context.
BSidesCbr/2021Badge
firmware repository · Public GitHub repository linked from community reflashing documentation and used as the firmware bundle source trail for the 2021 badge.
BSides Perth Badge-2017 repository
firmware source · Public repository preserving the 2017 badge Arduino sketch and SSD1306 display library files referenced by the official blog.
BUSSide repository
firmware source · Public repository linked from the BUSSide docs for firmware and controller source.
IoTuz ESP32 firmware repository
firmware source · Primary firmware repository for the Linux Conf 2017 IoTuz board, documenting ESP-IDF, WiFi/MQTT configuration, build/flash commands, submodules, and Apache-2.0 licensing.
darkglade/ruxconhhv2016 repository
firmware source · Public repository preserving the Ruxcon 2016 HHV badge firmware and Arduino-IRRemote fork with the RuxBadge protocol.
darkglade/ruxconhhv2017 repository
firmware source · Public repository preserving the Ruxcon 2017 HHV badge firmware source referenced by the source-release post.
ESPlant Arduino Miniconf writeup
first-hand attendee writeup · Marc Merlin's LCA2016 writeup documenting ESPlant as the Arduino Miniconf board, ESP8266 plant-monitoring purpose, Melbourne Hardware Hacking team context, pick-and-place assembly talk, LED-strip reuse, and linked blinky code.
LCA2018 attendee hardware writeup
first-hand attendee writeup · Marc Merlin's attendee writeup corroborating an ESP32 MicroPython programmed robot at the LCA2018 Open Hardware Miniconf alongside FPGA, Tomu, and protocol-analysis sessions.
LCA2020 DingoCar attendee writeup
first-hand attendee writeup · Marc Merlin's Open Hardware Miniconf report documenting Raspberry Pi control, DingoCar assembly, software presentation, neural-network training, track driving, and self-driving outcome.
OzSecCon 2018 conference wrap-up
first-hand event report · First-hand MOS & BOO source documenting the Melbourne physical-security conference context, special speaker-badge evidence, and the visible green PCB-form speaker credential.
ESPlant hardware and firmware repository
hardware and firmware source · Primary CCHS Melbourne source for the linux.conf.au Open Hardware Project ESPlant kit, ESP8266/STM32F042/BME280/ADXL345 hardware, Arduino setup, firmware sketches, wiki links, credits, and TAPR OHL licensing.
RuxconBadge2015 repository
hardware and firmware source · Public repository preserving the HHV Ruxcon 2015 badge hardware tree, Gerbers, schematic material, firmware examples, build PDF, and Unlicense text.
bPod repository
hardware and firmware source · Public GitLab repository preserving bPod KiCad files, PCBWay manufacturing exports, firmware, updater packaging, and scoreboard server code.
CCHS Melbourne LoliBot repository
hardware and software source · Public repository for the LoliBot project used as the LCA2018 Open Hardware MiniConference software and example-code source trail.
LoliBot robot kit reference
hardware reference · Freetronics retired-product page documenting the LoliBot robot kit, Lolin32-Lite ESP32 brain, 2-wheel skid steering, 18650 holder, USB charging, WiFi/Bluetooth, 9-DOF IMU, and front kicker servo.
IoTuz ESP32 hardware repository
hardware source · Primary CCHS Melbourne repository for the linux.conf.au 2017 Open Hardware Project, preserving board context, KiCad hardware, assembly instructions, feature list, credits, artwork note, and TAPR OHL licensing.
Swagbadge 101: Hardware and SAOs
hardware talk · Official talk page documenting badge hardware goals, onboard microcontroller work, Simple Add-On extension paths, protoboards, Tux SAO, and SAO extensions.
Hardware design of the OHMC2022 Rockling and Swag Badge
hardware-design talk · Official talk page documenting Robert Powers as the hardware-design presenter for the OHMC2022 Rockling and Swag Badge design session.
CrikeyCon VI badge-role evidence
identity and support badge source · Official archive source whose conduct, support, pre-registration, and participation-call sections document attendee, staff, Friendly Bear, and speaker badge roles.
ESPlant front render
image source · Official repository front render used as the local rights-cleared ESPlant image under the repository LICENSE statement covering photos and documentation as CC BY-SA 3.0.
IoTuz front photo
image source · Official repository photo used as the local rights-cleared IoTuz image under the hardware repository LICENSE statement covering photos and documentation as CC BY-SA 3.0.
LoliBot top render
image source · Official repository top render used as the local rights-cleared LoliBot image under the README's TAPR Open Hardware License statement.
BSides Perth 2021 sponsor-pack retrospective
lineage reference · Sponsor-pack transcript corroborating the BSides Perth pattern of hackable smart badges and past electronic badges with schedule, sponsor-message, and CTF-challenge behavior, kept as lineage context rather than direct 2018 component proof.
LCA2019 self-driving car predecessor
lineage writeup · First-hand predecessor writeup used only for lineage context: Marc describes the 2019 Open Hardware Miniconf car as an onboard-camera, Raspberry Pi, TensorFlow-based self-driving project.
Ballarat Hackerspace
maker-space reference · Local hackerspace credited by the event page as the production context for Firnsy's badge work and beneficiary of limited SAO proceeds.
BSides Badge 2021 frame STEP
mechanical source · Official plastic frame STEP file linked from the BSides Canberra 2021 badge page.
LCA2021 Open Hardware Miniconf
miniconf page · Official miniconf page documenting SwagBadge ticket inclusion, DagBadge build path, hardware/firmware/app sessions, SAO explanation, and attendee show-and-tell.
LCA2022 Open Hardware Miniconf
miniconf page · Official miniconf page documenting the updated LCA2022 SwagBadge, FPGA SAO, 2021/2022 compatibility, workshop plans, hardware/firmware sessions, and open FPGA tooling context.
Ruxcon 2016 Hardware Hacking Village
official village page · Official HHV source for village hours, hosts Prof Morgan and Tim Noise, and the NodeMCU/ESP8266 tutorial context.
Ruxcon 2017 Hardware Hacking Village
official village page · Official HHV source naming the Ruxcon 2017 HHV Badge session and listing assembled badge plus 3.3V USB-UART adapter requirements.
CrikeyCon 2017 CFP
participation call · Official call for presentations, training, and events documenting special speaker badges as accepted-participant benefits.
CrikeyCon V speaker and event calls
participation call · Official archive source whose call-for-presentations, training, and events/workshops sections document special speaker badges as accepted-participant benefits.
Ruxcon 2015 Badge programming writeup
programming guide · Tim Noise writeup documenting ARM toolchain setup, OpenOCD/Bus Pirate SWD workflow, firmware example builds, flashing, and OLED/I2C example context.
BSides Melbourne 2024 sponsorship prospectus
prospectus · Official prospectus documenting November 15-17, 2024 dates, Seek HQ location, approximate 500-person audience, preference-marker badges, and sold lanyard sponsorship.
BSides Melbourne 2026 sponsorship package
prospectus · Official sponsorship package documenting May 15-17, 2026 dates, Seek HQ location, about 600 participants, the lanyard sponsorship item, and the statement that lanyards hang participant badges and include the badge.
BSides Brisbane 2025 prospectus
prospectus PDF · Sponsorship PDF documenting an Electronic Badge item described as electronic badge design and build for 500 delegates.
BSides Brisbane 2026 prospectus
prospectus PDF · Official prospectus documenting the Electronic Badge item as electronic badge design and build for 500 delegates.
BSides Canberra 2023 schedule
schedule · Official exported schedule page linking the 2023 sessions, speakers, and schedule JSON; the speaker export includes Introducing the new bPod.
BSides Melbourne 2020 schedule
schedule · Official schedule documenting Friday early conference registrations, Saturday registrations, CTF activity, and Sunday conference flow.
BSides Melbourne 2023 Sunday schedule
schedule · Official Sunday schedule for the 2023 conference, registration desk, CTF, lockpick village, ChillCon, and community spaces.
BSides Melbourne 2023 schedule
schedule · Official Saturday schedule for the 2023 conference, registration desk, CTF, lockpick village, and community spaces.
CrikeyCon IX schedule
schedule · Official schedule source documenting Friday preregistration and early badge pickup before Saturday entry.
CrikeyCon VII schedule
schedule · Official schedule source documenting doors-open badge pickup and CrikeyCon VII event flow.
CrikeyCon X schedule
schedule · Official schedule source documenting the pre-registration badge pickup workflow and Saturday entry context.
LCA2021 schedule
schedule · Official schedule page listing the SwagBadge software, hardware/SAO, and test-jig/wrap-up sessions in the Open Hardware Miniconf.
LCA2022 schedule
schedule · Official schedule page listing the Intro to SwagBadge 2022, Rockling FPGA audio processor and SAO, and Rockling/Swag Badge hardware-design sessions.
linux.conf.au 2017 schedule
schedule · Official schedule page documenting the January 16-20, 2017 Hobart event and Tuesday Open Hardware Miniconf sessions for kit assembly, ESP32 hardware/software, IoTuz hardware design, ESP-IDF, MicroPython, IoTuz examples, and lightning talks.
linux.conf.au 2020 schedule
schedule · Official schedule source for the Gold Coast LCA2020 context, Open Hardware assembly workshop, DingoCar machine-learning platform session, and visual-perception session.
BSides Badge 2021 schematic
schematic PDF · Official schematic PDF linked from the BSides Canberra 2021 badge page and used for component-level cross-checking.
Python on Microcontrollers LCA2021 SwagBadge note
secondary hardware note · Contemporary secondary note identifying the LCA2021 SwagBadge as an ESP32 electronic badge with dual OLED displays and MicroPython readiness.
LCA2016 video-list corroboration
session-list reference · Secondary video-index source listing ESP8266 ESPlant (Wi-Fi garden sensors) design and operation, Pick and Place Machine, and Open Hardware Assembly Workshop sessions.
Intro to SwagBadge 2022
software and kit talk · Official talk page for the SwagBadge 2022 hardware-kit tour and software session by Andy Gelme, Jonathan Oxer, and Nicola Nye.
Swagbadge 101: Software and the Aiko framework
software talk · Official talk page documenting the MicroPython and Aiko framework session for customizing the SwagBadge after opening the packet.
2016/2017 Ruxcon HHV code release
source release note · Post-event source-release note documenting that the 2016 and 2017 Ruxcon HHV code was published on GitHub.
2016/2017 Ruxcon HHV code release
source release note · Post-event source-release note documenting that the 2016 and 2017 Ruxcon HHV badge code was published on GitHub.
BSides Canberra 2023 speaker export
speaker export · Official speaker-export source whose Peter Rankin bio says he developed badge firmware including the 2019 Nopia 1337 and was developing the 2023 badge.
BSides Adelaide 2026 sponsor brief
sponsor brief PDF · Official sponsor brief documenting 2026 scaling context and direct-support costs including printing, lanyards, and badges.
BSides Brisbane 2026 sponsors page
sponsor page · Official sponsor page listing Electronic Badge and Lanyards as an additional supporter item for the 2026 edition.
BSides Brisbane 2026 sponsorship page
sponsorship page · Official sponsorship page linking the current prospectus and documenting badge/lanyard branding as an attendee-badge sponsorship surface.
BUSSide hardware interfacing talk
talk record · CSides record describing BUSSide distribution to 2,000 delegates and its I2C, SPI, UART, JTAG, EEPROM, flash, and auto-UART behavior.
BSides CBR 2021 reflashing guide
technical guide · Community guide documenting badge firmware recovery, Python dependencies, ESP boot/enable handling, SAMD reset/programming mode, and original firmware restoration.
BSides CBR 2021 badge hacking overview
technical writeup · Mos & Boo overview documenting all-attendee badge distribution, public firmware bundle, schematic mirror, SAMD21, ESP32-PICO-D4, LP5024, e-paper display, LEDs, add-on-pack peripherals, and caveats.
Swagbadge test jig and software
test and wrap-up talk · Official talk page documenting component testing, completed badge testing, failure recovery, quirks, and future SwagBadge/DagBadge plans.
BSides Brisbane 2025 Humanitix ticketing
ticket page · Ticketing source for July 12, 2025, QUT Gardens Point Z Block venue, Standard Ticket cool badge inclusion, VIP cool badge inclusion, founders pin, and in-person swag collection caveat.
BSides Brisbane 2026 Humanitix ticketing
ticket page · Ticketing source listing standard conference badge inclusion and a limited VIP special badge tier, with in-person swag pickup requirements.
BSides Canberra 2024 Humanitix ticketing
ticket page · Ticketing source documenting the Middle-earth themed event, CTF context, and explicit electronic badge inclusion.
BSides Canberra 2026 Humanitix ticketing
ticket page · Ticketing source documenting September 24-26, 2026 timing and explicit general/student electronic badge inclusion.
BSides Perth 2026 Humanitix ticketing
ticket page · Ticketing source corroborating the October 10-11, 2026 UWA Business School event and BSides Perth host context.
CrikeyCon IX ticketing
ticket page · Humanitix source for May 18, 2024 event details, Royal ICC venue, and the TinkerInk accessibility badge/pin station.
CrikeyCon X ticketing
ticket page · Humanitix source for the March 22, 2025 event time, Royal ICC venue, Brisbane location, and community-led CrikeyCon X framing.
WAHCKon 2013 tickets
ticket page · Official ticket page documenting that the standard ticket included a WAHCKon 2013 badge.
Ruxcon 2017 Hardware Hacking Village wrap
village writeup · Darkglade post-event wrap documenting badge-kit demand, the Ruxcon 2017 HHV page, non-public Gerber rationale, and source-material follow-up context.
IoTuz software setup wiki
workshop guide · Workshop setup instructions documenting ESP-IDF, CP2102 USB serial drivers, firmware checkout, menuconfig, flashing, serial monitor, MQTT output checks, Arduino IDE path, and Arduino test-code context.
LoliBot software guide
workshop guide · Workshop setup guide documenting LCA2018 OHMC context, Wemos Lolin32 Lite, CH340 USB serial setup, esptool.py, MicroPython firmware flashing, application install scripts, WiFi configuration, and MQTT configuration.
Ruxcon 2016 SimpleSolder instruction sheet
workshop guide · Beginner soldering guide that explicitly points attendees toward the more advanced Ruxcon 2016 Hardware Hacking Village badge.
MicroPython on the OHMC LoliBot
workshop tutorial · MicroPython tutorial linking LoliBot to the Open Hardware MiniConf, identifying ESP32 MicroPython use, and documenting pin assignments, neopixels, reflection sensor, motor H-bridges, kicker servo, and exercises.
Sources
Adafruit Daily / Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter: The LCA2021 #swagbadge Project
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Secondary contemporary source for ESP32, dual OLED display, MicroPython readiness, limited electronic-badge production, and distribution to conference attendees.
Australian Cyber Security Magazine: @BSidesPer 2018 Podcast series #BSidesPerth
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Contemporary event report source for more than 300 delegates and the handmade NodeMCU ESP8266 WiFi SoC conference badge.
Australian Cyber Security Magazine: BSides Perth 2018 Draws Close
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Contemporary pre-event source for September 15-16, 2018 dates, UWA Business School venue, redesigned badges, and badge-hack prize context.
BSides Adelaide: About 2025
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary event source for the May 12-13, 2025 Hilton Adelaide edition, villages, and CTF context.
BSides Adelaide: BSides Adelaide 2026 - Sponsor Brief
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary badge/lanyard evidence for the planned 2026 identity artifact: the sponsor brief lists printing, lanyards, and badges among direct activity funding needs.
BSides Adelaide: FAQs
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary event-context source for the hands-on BSides Adelaide format and statement that 2024 was the first BSides Adelaide edition.
BSides Adelaide / pretalx: BSides Adelaide 2026 Calls for Talks and Villages
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary event-context source for July 27-28, 2026 dates, Amora/Hilton Adelaide location, third-edition framing, and CTF/hardware topic scope.
BSides Ballarat: BSides Ballarat 2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for the February 28-March 1, 2026 date range, Emerging Technologies Hub venue, Underground interactive ESP32 badge, badge-to-badge communication, screen, controls, SAO support, limited BSides SAO, Firnsy/Ballarat Hackerspace credit, and Eurekative/volunteer CTF credit.
BSides Brisbane: 2025 BNE Prospectus
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Prospectus source for the Electronic Badge sponsorship item described as electronic badge design and build for 500 delegates.
BSides Brisbane: 2026 BNE Prospectus
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary prospectus source for electronic badge design/build for 500 delegates.
BSides Brisbane: BSides Brisbane 2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary event source for the 2026 Time Travel theme, July 4 date, QUT Gardens Point venue, CTF, IoT, and hardware-hacking context.
BSides Brisbane: Sponsors
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary sponsor-page source for the Electronic Badge and Lanyards supporter slot.
BSides Canberra: BSides Canberra - 2021 Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary badge-page source for official schematic, plastic frame STEP, firmware repository, and image-rights boundary.
BSides Canberra: BSides Canberra 2016
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary event-context source for the April 15-16, 2016 dates, Canberra Rex Hotel venue, and BSides Canberra 2016 framing.
BSides Canberra: BSides Canberra 2019 Hardware Hacking Village
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Event source for badge reflashing and hardware-badge maker interaction.
BSides Canberra: BSides Canberra 2019 Ticket Sales
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary ticketing source for electronic badge inclusion.
BSides Canberra: BSides Canberra 2021
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary event source for April 9-10, 2021 date, Canberra / hybrid context, and event framing.
BSides Canberra: BSides Canberra 2023
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary event source for the September 28-30, 2023 National Convention Centre edition.
BSides Canberra: BSides Canberra 2023 Schedule
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary schedule source for the exported 2023 schedule and the Introducing the new bPod speaker material.
BSides Canberra: BSides Canberra 2023 Speakers
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official later source for the 2019 Nopia 1337 firmware name and Peter Rankin firmware-development credit.
BSides Canberra: BSides Canberra 2024
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary event source for September 26-28, 2024 dates, National Convention Centre venue, registration hours, ticket requirement, and technical-community framing.
BSides Canberra: BSides Canberra Archive
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary archive source linking the 2023 Badge Repository - bPod.
BSides Canberra: BSides Canberra IX
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary current event source for 2026 CFP, tickets, venue, sponsor, and archive navigation context.
BSides Canberra / pretalx: BSides Canberra 2026 Call-for-Presentations & Call-for-Events
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official CFP source for National Convention Centre venue, conference scale, and accepted speaker/event-host badge access benefit.
BSides Melbourne: #BSidesMelb2023 here we come!
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary attendee-communications source for badge/lanyard photo-consent colors, interaction-protocol badge stickers, registration/lanyard flow, and BSides badge access to the networking party.
BSides Melbourne: 2020 Conference Schedule
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary schedule source for Friday early conference registrations, Saturday registration opening, CTF activity, and event dates.
BSides Melbourne: BSides Melbourne 2024 Sponsors
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary sponsor-page source for 2024 event venue and sponsor context.
BSides Melbourne: BSides Melbourne 2024 Sponsorship Prospectus
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for 2024 event dates, venue, approximate audience, badges with preferred pronouns/photo permissions/interaction preferences, and sold lanyard sponsorship.
BSides Melbourne: BSides Melbourne 2026 Home
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary current event source for 2026 training and conference dates, Seek HQ location, and volunteer-run Security BSides context.
BSides Melbourne: BSides Melbourne 2026 Sponsors
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary sponsor-page source marking lanyards as sponsorship claimed and confirming the 2026 Seek Cremorne venue context.
BSides Melbourne: BSides Melbourne 2026 Sponsorship Package
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary badge evidence: the lanyard item says lanyards allow participants to hang their badges around their necks and that the package includes the badge, with about 600 items to cover.
BSides Melbourne: BSides Melbourne Archives
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official archive source for the 2023 conference links and BSides Melbourne community-event context.
BSides Melbourne: Thank you to our 2020 Sponsors, Partners and Friends
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary sponsor source for the 2020 venue context and BSides Melbourne 2020 lanyard sponsorship evidence.
BSides Perth: 2017 Badges
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary official blog-summary source for the inaugural BSides Perth badge component stack, acrylic badge base, Arduino IDE code, and GitHub repository link.
BSides Perth: BSides Perth 2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Current official source corroborating BSides Perth's 2017 establishment and UWA Business School lineage.
BSides Perth: BSides Perth 2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary current event source for October 10-11, 2026 dates, UWA Business School venue, participant ticket framing, and conference swag including t-shirt, badge, and stickers.
BSides Perth / ReadKong transcript: BSides Perth 2021 Sponsor Pack
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Retrospective source for the broader BSides Perth hackable smart badge lineage; used only as context for past electronic badge behavior, not as standalone proof of 2018 component details.
BSidesCbr GitHub Pages: The BUSSide
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary documentation source for NodeMCU v2 parts, v1/v2 layout caveat, Arduino IDE programming, Python controller, command surface, UART/JTAG/SPI/I2C behavior, and Linux controller requirement.
Ballarat Hackerspace: Ballarat Hackerspace
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Credited maker-space reference for the local hackerspace tied to badge production and SAO support context.
CCHS Melbourne IoTuz wiki: Software Instructions
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary workshop documentation for ESP-IDF setup, CP2102 serial, firmware checkout, flashing, serial monitoring, MQTT verification, and Arduino test-code context.
CSides / BSides Canberra: Hardware Interfacing with the BUSSide
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Talk record source for BUSSide distribution to 2,000 delegates and hardware-interface functions.
CrikeyCon: Call for Presentations, Training and Events are now OPEN
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary CFP source documenting special speaker badges for accepted presentations, training, and events.
CrikeyCon: CrikeyCon
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary archive source for CrikeyCon V 2018 event context, pre-registration badge pickup, Riverside Receptions venue, and special speaker-badge benefits in participation calls.
CrikeyCon: CrikeyCon
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary archive source for CrikeyCon VI 2019 event context, pre-registration badge pickup, event-staff badge identification, Friendly Bear name badges, and special speaker-badge benefits.
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.
CrikeyCon: CrikeyCon IX
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary archive source for the 2024 ninth-edition CrikeyCon event context.
CrikeyCon: CrikeyCon VII
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary archive source for the seventh CrikeyCon edition, March 6, 2021 date, and COVID-era attendee instructions.
CrikeyCon: CrikeyCon X
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary archive source for the tenth CrikeyCon edition, March 22, 2025 date, Royal International Convention Centre venue, and Brisbane context.
CrikeyCon: Crikeycon 2017
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary archive source for February 25, 2017 event context, Polonia venue, schedule, and Friday pre-registration badge collection.
CrikeyCon: Events
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary events source for Friday badge collection and the CrikeyCon Connect badge used to identify informal career-conversation helpers.
CrikeyCon: Schedule
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary schedule source for Friday preregistration and early badge pickup.
CrikeyCon: Schedule
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary schedule source for the pre-registration instruction to pick up badges early before Saturday entry.
CrikeyCon: Schedule 2021
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary schedule source for doors-open badge pickup and conference flow.
Cyberhades: Videos de linux.conf.au 2016
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Secondary video-list source corroborating a public LCA2016 session titled ESP8266 ESPlant (Wi-Fi garden sensors) design and operation and related Open Hardware Miniconf assembly sessions.
Darkglade: 2016/2017 Ruxcon HHV Code is finally on GitHub
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Source-release post linking the public Ruxcon 2016 HHV code repository.
Darkglade: 2016/2017 Ruxcon HHV Code is finally on GitHub
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Source-release post linking the public Ruxcon 2017 HHV badge repository and preserving post-event firmware availability context.
Darkglade: Ruxcon 2017 HHV Badge Flag - Part 1 - The Easy Way
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · First-hand challenge writeup source for UART/boot-output behavior, EasyFlag path, per-badge data, and NodeMCU/ESP8266 badge context.
Darkglade: Ruxcon 2017 HHV Badge Flag - Part 2 - The Hard Way
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · First-hand challenge writeup source for crypto-module/AES behavior, Lua bytecode inspection, and harder flag path.
Darkglade: Ruxcon 2017 Hardware Hacking Village Wrap
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Post-event source for badge-kit demand, public-material follow-up, and the explicit note that badge Gerbers were not published because of the commissioned limited-run artwork.
Darkglade: Ruxcon Hardware Hacking Village 2016 RuxBadge instruction sheet
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary build-guide source for the STM32F030K6T6, TSSP58038 IR receiver, 940 nm IR emitter, green LEDs, CR2032 holders, boot jumper, and assembly warning details.
Darkglade: Ruxcon Hardware Hacking Village 2016 SimpleSolder instruction sheet
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Workshop source establishing the RuxBadge as the more advanced HHV badge after the beginner SimpleSolder LED flasher.
Eurekative: Eurekative
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Credited CTF developer reference for the Underground badge story and challenge context.
Freetronics: LoliBot Robot Kit
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary hardware reference for the retired LoliBot robot kit, ESP32/Lolin32-Lite platform, power features, IMU, WiFi/Bluetooth, two-wheel steering, and robot-soccer kicker servo.
GitHub: BSidesCbr/BUSSide
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public source repository linked from the official BUSSide documentation.
GitHub: darkglade/ruxconhhv2016
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public repository source for badge firmware, cleartext implementation source, and Arduino-IRRemote fork containing the RuxBadge protocol.
GitHub: darkglade/ruxconhhv2017
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public firmware repository for the Ruxcon 2017 HHV badge source referenced by the Darkglade release post.
GitHub: peterfillmore/RuxconBadge2015
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary public archive for HHV Ruxcon 2015 badge hardware files, Gerbers, schematic material, firmware examples, build PDF, and Unlicense licensing context.
GitHub / BSides Perth: BsidesPerth/Badge-2017
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary public code archive for the 2017 badge Arduino sketch and display library files.
GitHub / BSidesCbr: BSidesCbr/2021Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public repository source for the 2021 badge firmware bundle trail cited by the community reflashing guide.
GitHub / CCHS Melbourne: CCHS-Melbourne/ESPlant
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary technical source for the ESPlant kit, open-source environmental-data platform, LCA 2016 board video link, hardware features, sensors, external sensor terminals, Arduino setup, sketches, credits, and TAPR Open Hardware License statement.
GitHub / CCHS Melbourne: CCHS-Melbourne/LoliBot
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public project repository for the LoliBot hardware/software source trail cited by Freetronics and the MicroPython workshop material.
GitHub / CCHS Melbourne: CCHS-Melbourne/iotuz-esp32-firmware
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary firmware source for Linux Conf 2017 IoTuz firmware, ESP-IDF build/flash workflow, WiFi/MQTT setup, hardware repository cross-link, and Apache-2.0 licensing.
GitHub / CCHS Melbourne: CCHS-Melbourne/iotuz-esp32-hardware
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary hardware source for the IoTuz project, ESP32 platform framing, repository hardware files, feature list, Open Hardware Team credits, artwork/license note, TAPR OHL distribution terms, and project purpose.
GitHub / CCHS Melbourne: Case/Printable/front-shot.jpg
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Image-provenance source for the official repository front photo of the physical cased IoTuz board; the repository LICENSE states that photos and other documentation are provided under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0.
GitHub / CCHS Melbourne: LoliBot - Software Guide
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary software guide for LCA2018 Open Hardware MiniConference participant setup, CH340 serial access, MicroPython firmware flashing, ampy/rshell workflows, application install scripts, WiFi, MQTT, and RGB LED boot status.
GitHub / CCHS Melbourne: LoliBot-Render-Top.png
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Image-provenance source for the official repository top render of the LoliBot robot kit; the repository README states the project is licensed under the TAPR Open Hardware License.
GitHub / CCHS Melbourne: Photos/ESPlant.front.png
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Image-provenance source for the official ESPlant front render; the repository LICENSE states that photos and other documentation are provided under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0.
GitHub / Marc Merlin: marcmerlin/ESPlant
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public attendee code fork linked from the ESPlant writeup; used as source evidence for post-event LED-strip experimentation and participant reuse rather than official board design authority.
GitHub / Marc Merlin: marcmerlin/IoTuz
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public driver repository referenced by both the hardware README and writeup; used as source evidence for the Arduino-environment driver path rather than as image provenance.
GitLab / Peter Rankin: pjranki/bpod
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary repository source for bPod hardware files, firmware, updater, scoreboard server, schedule data, manufacturing exports, and ESP32-S2/ST7735/touch/SAO evidence.
Hackerware: BSides Adelaide Wombat-2 CTF Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary badge page source for the second conference badge, standalone CTF controls, binary input, LED unlocks, reset behavior, and mystery code.
Hackerware: The BSides Adelaide Wombat Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary badge page source for the full-colour UV-printed CTF badge made for BSides Adelaide and linked soldering/CTF material.
Hackerware: Wombat-2 BadgeCTF
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary challenge source preserving the 2025 badge puzzle prompts, error codes, and blueprint link.
Hackerwares: The BSides Adelaide Wombat Badge Soldering Tutorial
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary build-guide source for pre-soldered components, 1206 SMD LED soldering, LED polarity, CR2032 use, and micro-USB power warning.
Hackster.io / Abhinav SP: The FALKEN Wombat Badge 2 | BSides Adelaide
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Project-owner source for the 2025 badge hardware list, tactile-button CTF design, artwork variants, Hardware Village, seven official challenges, and hidden hardware challenge.
Hackster.io / Abhinav SP: The FALKEN Wombat Badge | BSides Adelaide
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Project-owner source for the 2024 Wombat badge hardware components, cyborg-art concept, CTF LEDs, micro-USB interaction, flag persistence, and soldering village.
Humanitix / BSides Brisbane: BSides Brisbane 2025
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Ticketing source for Standard and VIP cool badge inclusion, July 12, 2025 QUT Gardens Point event context, collectable founders pin, and in-person swag collection caveat.
Humanitix / BSides Brisbane: BSides Brisbane 2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Ticketing source for standard conference badge inclusion, VIP special badge inclusion, and in-person collection caveat.
Humanitix / BSides Canberra: BSides Canberra 2024
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Ticketing source for event date, venue, CTF context, and electronic-badge inclusion.
Humanitix / BSides Canberra: BSides Canberra 2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Ticketing source for September 24-26, 2026 timing and the general/student ticket promise of a t-shirt and electronic badge.
Humanitix / BSides Perth: BSides Perth 2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Ticketing source for October 10-11, 2026 event timing, venue, and host identity; used as event-context corroboration rather than the badge inclusion source.
Humanitix / Droppy & The Sleuth: CrikeyCon IX
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Ticketing source for event date, Royal ICC location, host identity, and accessibility badge/pin creation by TinkerInk.
Humanitix / Droppy & The Sleuth: CrikeyCon X
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Ticketing source for event date, time, venue address, host identity, and community-led conference description.
InfoSect / BUSSide: The BUSSide Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source identifying BUSSide as the BSides Canberra 2018 electronic badge and summarizing UART, SPI, I2C, and JTAG hardware-interface scope.
InfoconDB: Ruxcon 2015
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Event metadata source for October 24-25, 2015 dates and venue corroboration.
InfoconDB: WAHCKon 2013
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Secondary event index source for dates, venue, location, and talk-schedule context.
MOS & BOO: BSides CBR 2021 - Re-Flashing the Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Technical guide source for firmware restoration workflow, Python flashing toolchain, ESP boot/enable handling, SAMD reset/programming mode, and USB-port caveats.
MOS & BOO: BSides CBR 2021 Badge Hacking - Overview
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Technical writeup source for all-attendee badge distribution, SAMD21, ESP32-PICO-D4, LP5024, e-paper, RGB LEDs, capacitive touch, add-on-pack peripherals, schematic pointer, and author caveats.
MOS & BOO: OzSecCon 2018 Conference Wrap-Up
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · First-hand badge evidence for OzSecCon 2018 special speaker badges, the green PCB-form speaker credential image context, and the Melbourne physical-security conference setting.
Marc Merlin: ESPlant, Arduino Miniconf at Linux.Conf.AU 2016
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · First-hand attendee source for ESPlant's LCA Open Hardware / Arduino Miniconf distribution, ESP8266 plant-monitoring framing, Melbourne Hardware Hacking team, Jon Oxer's assembly-machine talk, LED-strip hack, and linked blinky code.
Marc Merlin: IoTuz Driver for our ESP32 board built at Open Hardware Miniconf
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · First-hand technical writeup corroborating attendee board use, late hardware patching, ESP32 bring-up difficulty, peripheral driver scope, demos, and public driver repository.
Marc Merlin: Linux.Conf.au 2018 in Sydney
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Event-context source for the Sydney LCA2018 setting and Open Hardware Miniconf highlight.
Marc Merlin: Linux.conf.au 2016, Geelong
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Event-context source for the Geelong linux.conf.au 2016 setting and post-conference Melbourne Open Hardware Hackers context.
Marc Merlin: Linux.conf.au Open Hardware Miniconf 2020: Dingo Car with Tensorflow Video Analysis v2
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · First-hand attendee source for DingoCar as the 2020 Open Hardware Miniconf artifact, Raspberry Pi-controlled car behavior, manual neural-network training, and autonomous-driving demonstration.
Marc Merlin: Lolibot, FPGA Primer, MicroPython for ESP8266/ESP32 and Protocol Analysis
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · First-hand attendee source corroborating LCA2018 Open Hardware Miniconf LoliBot activity and adjacent hardware sessions.
Nick Moore / mpy-tut: MicroPython on the OHMC LoliBot
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary workshop tutorial evidence tying LoliBot to the Open Hardware MiniConf and documenting ESP32 MicroPython setup, pin assignments, neopixels, motors, reflection sensor, and kicker-servo exercises.
Ruxcon: Ruxcon 2016 Events
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official schedule source for the Hardware Hacking Village event placement.
Ruxcon: Ruxcon 2016 Hardware Hacking Village
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official HHV source for host names, village scope, attendee hardware expectations, and the ESP8266/NodeMCU tutorial context.
Ruxcon: Ruxcon 2017 Events
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official schedule source for the October 21-22, 2017 programme and Hardware Hacking Village placement.
Ruxcon: Ruxcon 2017 Hardware Hacking Village
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for the Ruxcon 2017 HHV Badge session and required assembled badge plus 3.3V USB-UART adapter.
Ruxcon: Ruxcon Security Conference
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for Ruxcon 2015 dates, Melbourne/CQ Function Centre location, and hacker/security-conference framing.
Ruxcon: Ruxcon Security Conference
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for Ruxcon 2016 dates, CQ Function Centre venue, Melbourne location, and security-conference framing.
Ruxcon: Ruxcon Security Conference
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for Ruxcon 2017 security-conference and Melbourne/Aus-Pacific context.
RuxconBadge2015 repository: Building the Ruxcon 2015 Hardware Hacking Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary build-guide source for STM32 assembly, passives, CR2032 holder, programming header, I2C bodge, switch-footprint workaround, and blinky programming workflow.
Shea Security / Sijing Zheng: Winners of BSides Canberra 2023 CTF
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Secondary attendee writeup source for bPod game, scoreboard, firmware-dump, and CTF impact context.
Simon Lyall: Linux.conf.au 2016 - Friday - Session 2
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Attendee session notes for Angus Gratton's ESP8266 talk, corroborating ESPlant as a solar-powered gardening sensor project built in the Open Hardware Miniconf.
The Register / Darren Pauli: The rise and rise of Australia's community hacking conferences
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Contemporary source for delegate home-made Arduino badge issuance and the running-order display behavior.
WAHCKon: WAHCKon 2013
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary event source for the WAHCKon 2013 public site and ticket-sale context.
WAHCKon: WAHCKon 2013 Tickets
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary badge evidence: the standard ticket description explicitly included a WAHCKon 2013 badge.
blog_wingz / kawing-ho: Bsides Canberra 2021
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Attendee source for Penten delivery credit, global parts-shortage context, GME and 4Design support, made-in-Sydney note, and field usability observations.
blog_wingz / kawing-ho: Bsides Canberra 2024
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Attendee writeup source for the shipped orc badge description, 555-timer blinky circuit, LEDs, diode, resistor, capacitor, 9V battery use, and soldering context.
dat noise, zomg / Tim Noise: Ruxcon 2015 Badge: Part II - Programming
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Programming source for OpenOCD, Bus Pirate SWD, firmware example compilation, flash/verify/reset workflow, and OLED/I2C example mention.
dmoges: SAO BSides Ballarat 2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · First-hand maker source for a BSides Ballarat 2026 Simple Add-On built for the badge ecosystem, covering the six-pin SAO interface, WS2812B LED design, pass-through connector, KiCad and PCBWay workflow, Firnsy design review, and prototype-board completion.
linux.conf.au 2017: Conference Schedule
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for event dates, Hobart/Wrest Point context, Open Hardware room placement, kit assembly, and the ESP32/IoTuz talk sequence on Tuesday, January 17, 2017.
linux.conf.au 2020: Conference Schedule
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source proving the January 2020 Gold Coast event, Open Hardware room, assembly workshop, DingoCar: A machine learning platform session by John Spencer, and DingoCar visual-perception session by Andy Gelme.
linux.conf.au 2021: Keynote Announcement - Cory Doctorow
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for SwagBadge build/shipping to delegates, remaining Australia-ticket SwagBadge availability, named SwagBadge team, and LCA2021 event date context.
linux.conf.au 2021: Open Hardware Miniconf
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for SwagBadge/DagBadge framing, badge hardware/firmware/application sessions, SAO education, DagBadge build path, and show-and-tell context.
linux.conf.au 2021: Swagbadge 101: Hardware and SAOs
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for onboard-microcontroller, Simple Add-On, protoboard, Tux SAO, and hardware-extension evidence.
linux.conf.au 2021: Swagbadge 101: Software and the Aiko framework
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for MicroPython, Aiko framework, badge startup/customization workflow, and software session presenters.
linux.conf.au 2021: Swagbadge test jig and software
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for testing hundreds of badges, completed-badge software testing, recovery, quirks, and SwagBadge/DagBadge future context.
linux.conf.au 2022: Hardware design of the OHMC2022 Rockling & Swag Badge and OHMC close
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for the Rockling/Swag Badge hardware-design session, Robert Powers credit, FPGA design framing, and KiCad context.
linux.conf.au 2022: Intro to SwagBadge 2022, the SAOs and the software
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for the 2022 hardware-kit and software-tour session and presenter credits.
linux.conf.au 2022: Open Hardware Miniconf
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for updated LCA2022 SwagBadge availability, FPGA SAO, 2021/2022 compatibility, hardware/firmware/app workshop plans, and open-FPGA learning framing.
linux.conf.au 2022: The Rockling FPGA Audio processor and Theremin SAO and Party Button SAO
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for the two shipped SAOs, Rockling FPGA audio processor, Theremin SAO, and Party Button SAO context.
linux.conf.au 2022: Ticket Sales now open!
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for online LCA2022 dates, Open Hardware Miniconf hardware kits, limited stocks, and conference purchase path.
semaja2: BSides Adelaide 2025 Hardware Badge Writeup
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Attendee writeup source for observed controls, LEDs, challenge entry model, PCB blueprint analysis, and secret hardware challenge behavior.