Country dossier

Belgium

Worldwide badge coverage for Belgium, grouped into seeded badges, event editions, add-ons, operational issues, resources, and evidence sources.

5 badge(s) · 5 event(s) · 2 series · 2016-2024

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Seeded artifacts

Badges

2016

Fri3d 2016 Badge

A custom Fri3d Camp badge derived from Arduino Micro-era hardware, designed for roughly 300 attendees as both a beginner-friendly badge and a reusable Arduino development board.

2018

BruCON 0x0A Badge

BruCON's 10th-edition electronic badge, documented as a schedule, venue-map, reminder, alcohol-sensor, and public ESP-IDF/KiCad badge project.

2018

Fri3d 2018 Ph0xx

A fox-shaped ESP32 badge with 5x7 LED eye matrices, touch pads, buzzer, 18650 power, Lego Technic mounting holes, and jewel add-ons.

2022

Fri3d 2022 Badge

A Fri3d badge with ESP32-WROVER, 240x240 color display, IR receiver, accelerometer, buttons, and a documented add-on ecosystem.

2024

Fri3d 2024 Badge

A Fri3d ESP32-S3 badge with LCD, joystick/buttons, SD card, USB-C, LiPo power, MicroPython/Arduino docs, and blaster/communicator add-ons.

Events

Camp and Event Editions

Fri3d Camp 2016

Fri3d Camp · Belgium · 2016 · 1 badge(s)

The first documented Fri3d custom badge year, built as an Arduino-compatible AVR learning and IR interaction platform for attendees.

BruCON 0x0A

BruCON · Belgium · 2018 · 1 badge(s)

The 10th BruCON edition, with an electronic badge documented through the event retrospective and public GitHub repository.

Fri3d Camp 2018

Fri3d Camp · Belgium · 2018 · 1 badge(s)

The Ph0xx ESP32 fox badge year, with LED eyes, add-on jewels, battery power, touch input, and robot/hardware-hack paths.

Fri3d Camp 2022

Fri3d Camp · Belgium · 2022 · 1 badge(s)

An ESP32-WROVER camp badge with display, add-ons, GameOn, Time Blaster, and open hardware/software references.

Fri3d Camp 2024

Fri3d Camp · Belgium · 2024 · 1 badge(s)

A modern ESP32-S3 Fri3d badge with LCD, controls, MicroPython/Arduino docs, blaster and communicator add-ons, and reset/update workflows.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

Fri3d 2024 Badge current/historical

Arduino programming path

fri3d-esp32 Arduino board package

The official Arduino guide provides a custom fri3d-esp32 board package, Fri3d Badge 2024 board target, examples, upload flow, and a path for sketches launched through the default firmware.

Fri3d 2024 Badge current/historical

BadgeLink game add-on

The Flamingo blaster uses an IR LED, two IR receivers, four WS2812 LEDs, a buzzer, trigger, team selector, LANA TNY module, and a 3.5 mm BadgeLink connector to turn the badge into a camp game peripheral.

Fri3d 2016 Badge historical

IR software feature

TV-B-Gone app path

The 2016 badge was explicitly inspired by Mitch Altman's TV-B-Gone and preserved a TV-B-Gone-style app path in the Arduino badge concept.

BruCON 0x0A Badge archived source

backend lifecycle

Server schedule and enrollment backend

The server tree records the PHP/MySQL workflow around badge enrollment, nicknames, alcohol-sensor data, and schedule JSON generated from BruCON's Sched export.

Fri3d 2024 Badge current/historical

communication add-on

Communicator

The communicator add-on is documented as part of the 2024 badge ecosystem.

Fri3d 2022 Badge post-event

community software port

nofrendo NES emulator port

A community Arduino nofrendo port ran NES games on the Fri3D 2022 badge with display output, buzzer audio, ROM loading from SPIFFS, and a documented START-button workaround.

Fri3d 2018 Ph0xx historical

environmental hardware add-on

Air Jewel

The Ph0xx project describes an Air jewel that could interface with a dust particle sensor and GPS, extending the badge into environmental sensing.

BruCON 0x0A Badge historical

event utility software

Schedule, venue map, and reminder apps

The badge is documented as updating the schedule, showing the venue map, and reminding attendees about talks and workshops.

Fri3d 2018 Ph0xx historical

factory/test tooling

Mass-production programming script

The production logs credit a Christophe-designed script that scanned for new USB ports and programmed multiple badges, supporting the 650-board test and assembly flow.

Fri3d 2018 Ph0xx historical

field experiment add-on

Air Jewel weather-balloon flight

The Ph0xx logs record a Fri3d Camp weather-balloon launch carrying a Ph0xx with the Air Jewel to measure air quality; the dust sensor stopped working at very low external temperature.

BruCON 0x0A Badge archived con build

firmware lifecycle

Con firmware release

The repository README links the BruCON0xA release as the firmware version installed on the conference badge, preserving the shipped build rather than only source head.

Fri3d 2024 Badge current/historical

game add-on

Blaster

Fri3d 2024 documentation includes a blaster add-on for camp play and badge interaction.

Fri3d 2022 Badge historical

game add-on

GameOn

Fri3d 2022's add-on ecosystem includes GameOn-style game hardware tied to badge play.

Fri3d 2022 Badge historical

game/puzzle add-on

Time Blaster

The Time Blaster add-on path captures the badge as a game and camp-activity peripheral.

Fri3d 2018 Ph0xx historical

hardware add-on ecosystem

Jewels

The Ph0xx project documents jewel add-ons as part of the intended hardware play surface.

BruCON 0x0A Badge archived source

hardware manufacturing source

KiCad and Gerber production package

The repository preserves the KiCad project, board files, schematic, generated Gerbers, and position files needed to study or reproduce the badge PCB.

Fri3d 2018 Ph0xx historical

mechanical expansion

LEGO Technic mounting grid

The Ph0xx logs document 4.2 mm holes on an 8 mm grid so the badge could mount into LEGO Technic-compatible builds.

Fri3d 2016 Badge historical

post-camp development path

Arduino reuse mode

After camp, the badge could function as a small Arduino-like development board, keeping the badge useful for learning and experiments beyond the event.

Fri3d 2018 Ph0xx historical

robot hardware add-on

Bot Jewel

The Bot jewel boosted power for four large servos and was documented as the building block for turning Ph0xx into a bipedal robot.

Fri3d 2018 Ph0xx historical

robot/mechanical expansion

Ph0xx robot path

The Ph0xx documentation points toward turning the badge into or mounting it on a robot using its hardware and mounting holes.

Fri3d 2024 Badge current/historical

software upgrade path

BadgeLink and programming stacks

Fri3d 2024 docs expose BadgeLink, MicroPython, Arduino, USB, WiFi, update, and reset workflows as first-class extension paths.

Fri3d 2018 Ph0xx historical

web-to-Arduino animation tool

Easy Animation eye tool

The logs describe a web tool from an Area 3001 member that let attendees define LED-eye animations and generate Arduino code for Ph0xx.

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

Fri3d 2024 Badge note

Arduino partition and reset caveat · primary docs · documented

The Arduino guide says the custom fri3d-esp32 package writes sketches to the MicroPython partition and relies on the default firmware to start that partition; overwriting the default firmware requires the reset guide to return.

Fri3d 2024 has multiple programming paths, but they are not equivalent: users need to understand whether they are using the managed MicroPython partition or replacing the default firmware.

Fri3d 2022 Badge note

community-port input caveat · community repository · documented

The nofrendo port documented working display, buzzer audio, SPIFFS ROM loading, and a START-button workaround, but also noted that more button configuration was still TODO because the badge did not have buttons.

The page separates an impressive post-event software port from a complete game-console experience.

Fri3d 2016 Badge note

documentation completeness · primary writeup and archived repo · historical caveat

The surviving public record is strong enough to seed the badge, but the archived repository and writeup do not provide the same polished end-user documentation depth as later Fri3d badge years.

The dossier should stay conservative until photos, final attendee firmware notes, and any workshop pages are recovered.

Fri3d 2016 Badge note

image provenance upgrade · project writeup image and page license footer · licensed original replacement applied

The Fri3d 2016 visual now uses an optimized WebP derived from Christophe VG's `fri3d-badge.jpeg` project-writeup header image.

The public badge page, image archive, and API point at a source-page image with exact URL, CC BY-SA 4.0 license basis, attribution, and processing notes while avoiding generated, placeholder, social, or uncleared imagery.

Fri3d 2018 Ph0xx note

image provenance upgrade · project image provenance and repository license · licensed original prototype photo applied

The Fri3d 2018 visual now uses an optimized WebP derived from the official repository `media/Fri3dBadge_2018_00_Proto0.jpg` documentary photo of real Ph0xx prototype boards.

The public badge page, image archive, and API point at a source-controlled original photo with source URL, license basis, attribution, and processing notes while avoiding generated, placeholder, social, or uncleared imagery.

Fri3d 2024 Badge note

image provenance upgrade · project image provenance and repository license · licensed original replacement applied

The Fri3d 2024 visual now uses an optimized WebP derived from a transparent cutout derived from the Apache-2.0 `docs/badge2024.jpg` photo in the official Fri3dCamp badge repository.

The public badge page, image archive, and API point at a licensed original-photo derivative with source and attribution preserved.

Fri3d 2022 Badge note

image provenance upgrade · project image provenance and repository license · licensed upstream raster replacement applied

The Fri3d 2022 visual now uses the transparent upstream `media/Badge_02_Front_NoBG.png` asset from the official Fri3dCamp badge hardware repository.

The public badge page, image archive, and API point at a licensed upstream raster asset with source and attribution preserved.

BruCON 0x0A Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No BruCON 0x0A Badge image is published because the current public source trail has not been paired with a reusable original badge or artifact photo or official upstream raster render with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

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

Fri3d 2018 Ph0xx note

power/safety caveat · primary project docs · historical

The 2018 badge used 18650 power, so power handling and charging context should be preserved alongside the fun fox/jewel lore.

Useful context for comparing later camp badge battery and safety decisions.

BruCON 0x0A Badge note

production crunch · event retrospective · historical

Organizers reportedly stayed awake through the night soldering the badges before the event.

This preserves the operational reality behind the badge, not just the attendee-facing utility.

Fri3d 2018 Ph0xx note

production throughput caveat · primary project log · historical

The Ph0xx mass-production log says the team started with prototype machinery, manual solder paste dispensing, and a three-zone reflow oven; quality was good but the process was too slow for the badge quantity.

Fri3d 2018 belongs in the operational history of camp badges: even a strong design still had small-run manufacturing throughput constraints.

Fri3d 2024 Badge note

recovery workflow · primary docs · documented

The 2024 docs explicitly include reset-to-factory and update paths, indicating recovery and firmware management were expected parts of badge ownership.

Good recovery docs reduce the risk that app or firmware experiments permanently strand an attendee's badge.

BruCON 0x0A Badge note

shipped firmware bugs · repository README · historical

The repository README explicitly points to the firmware version that was on the conference badge and notes that it is preserved with its bugs.

The archive should treat the tagged release as historically important even where later source changes may differ from the build attendees actually used.

Fri3d 2022 Badge note

source-depth caveat · mixed sources · needs deeper recovery

The 2022 record is currently seeded from public docs, repositories, and supplier coverage, but detailed per-app lore needs more event-specific source recovery.

The page should be expanded with original workshop/app pages where available.

BruCON 0x0A Badge note

source-depth caveat · event retrospective and repository review · schematic-backed review still useful

The repository review confirms the source tree, firmware release, KiCad/Gerber package, LCD, ADC, Wi-Fi, URL, menu, map, schedule, and server-side workflow, but the page still avoids unsourced chip-level claims that require careful schematic/BOM extraction.

The dossier is now stronger than a first-pass retrospective record while still keeping component lists tied to inspectable files.

Resources

Big Flamingo Gun 9000 add-on docs · Blaster add-on documentation with hardware and firmware instructions. Espressif Fri3d Camp 2022 article · Espressif coverage of the badge and camp context. BruCONbadge2018 server scripts backend source · Server-side enrollment, nickname, alcohol-sensor, and schedule JSON scripts preserved with the badge source. CyberSkool community context · Community link associated with Jean-George from the BruCON retrospective. BruCON 0x0A retrospective event retrospective · Event source for badge purpose, designer credit, soldering lore, and GitHub release. BruCON0xA con firmware release firmware release · Repository README links the tagged firmware version that was installed on the conference badges. BruCON 0x0A KiCad and Gerbers hardware source · KiCad project, schematic/PCB files, and generated Gerbers for the badge hardware. Fri3d 2016 badge header image image source · Christophe VG writeup header image of the Fri3d 2016 badge, used as the licensed upstream source for the local optimized WebP delivery asset under the page's CC BY-SA 4.0 footer. Fri3d 2018 Ph0xx prototype photo image source · Official repository JPEG of real Ph0xx prototype boards embedded by the README; used as the rights-cleared upstream documentary photo for the local WebP delivery asset. Fri3d Camp Badge 2018 repository license license · Project license source stating that hardware designs and related documents are under the CERN Open Hardware License and software-related documents under BSD 3-Clause. Fri3d 2024 docs official docs · Official Fri3d 2024 badge documentation. Fri3d 2024 Arduino guide programming guide · Official Arduino IDE guide covering the custom fri3d-esp32 board package, examples, upload flow, MicroPython partition behavior, and reset implications. Ph0xx project logs project logs · Project logs for the 2018 badge. Fri3d 2022 Hackaday.io project page · Project page for the 2022 badge. Ph0xx Hackaday.io project page · Primary public project page for the Fri3d 2018 Ph0xx badge. Fri3d Badge designer writeup project writeup · Primary public writeup for the 2016 Fri3d badge concept, goals, inspiration, team credits, attendee scale, header image, and CC BY-SA 4.0 page license footer. Fri3d 2022 supplier link list resource index · Espressif article preserving links to software, hardware, GameOn, and Time Blaster resources. Fri3D nofrendo NES emulator port software project · Community Arduino nofrendo port for the Fri3D Camp 2022 badge, documenting display, buzzer audio, SPIFFS ROM loading, and button limitations. BruCONbadge2018 source · Public badge firmware/design repository linked by the event retrospective. Fri3d badge 2024 hardware source · Public hardware repository for the 2024 badge. Fri3dBadge2016 design files source · Archived public repository with design files and badge software/source context. Fri3d Camp Badge 2018 repository source repository · Official Fri3dCamp badge repository preserving the 2018 Ph0xx project, source tree, README-embedded badge photos, media assets, and project license.

Sources