IHC 2018 1337 3310 WiFi
An Italian Hacker Camp badge built around recycled Nokia 3310 shells, ESP32 WiFi hardware, an LCD, keypad, accelerometer, compass, buzzer, NeoPixels, and MicroPython.
Country dossier
Italy
Worldwide badge coverage for Italy, grouped into seeded badges, event editions, add-ons, operational issues, resources, and evidence sources.
Seeded artifacts
Badges
RomHack Camp 2022 Badge
A Cyber Saiyan-designed ESP32-C3 badge for RomHack Camp 2022, with seven RGB LEDs, BLE badge discovery, schedule screens, WiFi/AP functions, snake, a 2.4 inch TFT, two rear buttons, and AA battery power.
MuHack Badge
An Italian MuHack badge built around an RP2040, MicroPython, addressable LEDs, NFC, sensors, optional ESP32 connectivity, and a public MuHackademy workshop/talk trail.
Hackaday Europe 2026 Communicator Badge
Hackaday Europe 2026 brought the 2025 Hackaday Supercon Communicator Badge to Lecco: a retro-styled keyboard badge with LoRa mesh experimentation, MicroPython/LVGL app support, and post-event Meshtastic reflash framing.
RomHack Camp 2026 Badge
A current pre-event record for RomHack Camp 2026, whose public event site advertises a unique hardware badge and collectible challenge rather than final shipped hardware details.
Events
Camp and Event Editions
Italian Hacker Camp 2018
The Italian Hacker Camp year with a Nokia-3310-inspired ESP32 badge built into a repurposed phone shell.
RomHack Camp 2022
The first RomHack hacker camp in Rome, where Cyber Saiyan produced the RHC22 electronic badge.
MuHackademy 2k23
The MuHackademy 2k23 public programme included a MuHack Badge talk and workshop record for an RP2040 MicroPython badge.
Hackaday Europe 2026
The May 16-17, 2026 Hackaday Europe edition in Lecco, Italy, whose official sources said Hackaday was bringing the 2025 Supercon Communicator Badge to Europe for LoRa mesh, MicroPython app, and badge-hacking experiments.
RomHack Camp 2026
A future RomHack Camp edition currently advertised with a unique hardware badge, collectible challenge, and on-site CTF context.
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
RomHack Camp 2026 Badge
pre-event
RomHack Camp CTF finals context
The separate RomHack Camp CTF page provides the event-side context for tracking whether badge hardware becomes part of on-site challenge play.
Hackaday Europe 2026 Communicator Badge
source-backed
Lecco LoRa mesh experiment
Hackaday said the Europe run would continue the Supercon custom LoRa mesh experiment in Italy on different frequencies and possibly push transmission parameters.
RomHack Camp 2022 Badge
historical
Schedule and WiFi sync screens
The firmware exposed schedule viewing plus AP and schedule-sync modes so attendees could update and interact with camp data from the badge.
Hackaday Europe 2026 Communicator Badge
historical
Badge Hacking Ceremony
The official schedule data lists a Saturday 22:00 Badge Hacking Ceremony before the Hackaday Europe party.
Hackaday Europe 2026 Communicator Badge
source-backed
MicroPython plug-in app architecture
Hackaday described the user side as MicroPython-programmed with a plug-in architecture for adding apps.
RomHack Camp 2022 Badge
historical
Snake game
The fifth firmware screen provided a playable snake game, giving the badge an explicit entertainment surface beyond schedule and discovery functions.
MuHack Badge
documented
BOSS add-on socket
The official page documents a BOSS socket so the badge can be extended with add-on boards.
MuHack Badge
documented
NFC tag identity surface
The hardware list includes an NFC tag, making identity and near-field interaction part of the badge surface.
Hackaday Europe 2026 Communicator Badge
source-backed
Front-panel customization path
Hackaday's customization article frames the badge as built to be modified with replaceable front-panel mechanical files.
IHC 2018 1337 3310 WiFi
historical
Recycled Nokia 3310 shell
The badge's mechanical identity comes from turning old Nokia 3310 phone shells into camp badge enclosures while keeping the keypad and handheld form factor.
Hackaday Europe 2026 Communicator Badge
announced
Meshtastic reflash path
The Europe CFP says attendees could reflash the badge after Hackaday Europe and use it as a Meshtastic device.
RomHack Camp 2022 Badge
historical
MOCA 2024 firmware branch and hack contest
Cyber Saiyan reused the RHC22 badge as a MOCA 2024 workshop and contest target, publishing a dedicated firmware branch and inviting owners to bring the badge, a PC, and USB cable.
RomHack Camp 2026 Badge
pre-event
Collectible badge challenge
RomHack Camp 2026 is currently advertised with a unique hardware badge and collectible challenge; final challenge mechanics are not yet public in the source set.
RomHack Camp 2022 Badge
historical
BLE badge radar
The badge advertised itself over BLE with a 1-7 ID and included radar and badge-list screens for discovering nearby badges in camp.
User app examples
The upstream repository preserves user-app examples and firmware docs for writing MicroPython applications on the Communicator Badge platform.
IHC 2018 1337 3310 WiFi
historical
MicroPython phone-shell hacking
The ESP32 badge is documented as MicroPython-capable, making the recycled phone shell a programmable badge platform rather than a static prop.
MuHack Badge
documented optional hardware
Optional ESP32 connectivity
The badge page lists support for an ESP32 board to add wireless capability beyond the RP2040 base badge.
Operational history
Issues & Camp Impact
Hackaday said the Italy experiment would use different frequencies and maybe push transmission parameters compared with Supercon.
The record should not imply identical RF operating conditions, channel plans, or range behavior between Pasadena and Lecco.
Badge hacking depended on attendee-supplied USB and battery power.
The official page recommended a micro USB data cable plus replacement AA batteries or a power bank, so a prepared kit mattered for camp hacking.
MuHack Badge
note
The official badge page marks the MicroPython firmware section as in progress, so this dossier avoids claiming a complete app-store or polished firmware ecosystem.
The record should be revisited if the repository or project page publishes final attendee firmware, recovery, or app documentation.
The public sources describe Europe use, MicroPython apps, LoRa experimentation, and Meshtastic reflash framing, but this pass did not recover a distinct Lecco-specific firmware release archive.
Software claims stay tied to the public Europe articles and upstream Communicator Badge firmware repository rather than a separate Europe firmware tag.
The published image is the MIT-licensed upstream Communicator Badge repository front photo, duplicated under a Hackaday Europe 2026 delivery filename for the reuse record.
The image proves the physical badge platform, not a separate Lecco documentary field photo; any event-floor photo should be added only with its own source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes.
The RomHack Camp 2022 visual now uses the transparent upstream `img/RHC22_badge_front.png` front render from the public MIT-licensed CyberSaiyanIT/rhc22-badge repository.
The public badge page, image archive, and API point at a licensed upstream raster asset with source and attribution preserved.
MuHack Badge
note
No documentary photo or official upstream raster render of the original badge has been cleared for public reuse.
Hardware facts remain source-backed while the catalogue withholds the image until licensed original photos are curated.
No IHC 2018 1337 3310 WiFi 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 Italy record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying source-page media, documentation screenshots, event photos, social media, placeholders, or generated approximations.
No RomHack Camp 2026 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 Italy record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying source-page media, documentation screenshots, event photos, social media, placeholders, or generated approximations.
The LeccoOnline post-event report strengthens the event-context source trail but does not provide a reusable badge image license, attribution basis, and processing provenance for catalogue publication.
The record keeps the already-cleared MIT repository badge photo and does not copy post-event article media as an event-floor replacement.
Final hardware, firmware, photos, author credits, delivery status, and CTF/badge integration details are not public in the current source set.
The compendium can track the announced badge and challenge without inventing components, delivery outcomes, controversy, or authorship before the event ships.
The Lecco record is a European reuse of the 2025 Hackaday Supercon Communicator Badge rather than a newly designed Italy-only board.
The compendium keeps separate United States and Italy event records while preserving the shared hardware and firmware lineage.
Original media and software archive still incomplete.
The entry is sourceable, but image and deeper software details remain intentionally omitted until licensing and archive recovery improve.
Resources
RomHack Camp CTF
CTF page · Official CTF page tying RomHack Camp to on-site finals and training-camp CTF context.
2025 Communicator Badge customization article
article · Upstream source for modifiability, front-panel customization, and mechanical-replacement context.
2025 Communicator Badge reveal
article · Upstream reveal source for Communicator Badge name, LoRa mesh-chat concept, ESP32-S3, keyboard, LCD, SX1262 radio, LiPo charging, LVGL MicroPython, team credits, and after-event hacking intent.
Hackaday Europe 2026 CFP and badge announcement
article · Primary article naming the 2025 Hackaday Supercon Communicator Badge as the badge being brought to Europe and describing LoRa, MicroPython, plug-in apps, Meshtastic, Lecco, and Politecnico Milano context.
Hackaday Europe 2026 final pre-party update
article · Last pre-event source for Lecco pre-party, workshops, and attendee comment guidance to bring a laptop and USB cables for badge hacking.
Hackaday Europe 2026 ticket update
article · Article corroborating May 16-17, 2026 Lecco dates, a fun badge to hack on, and Hackaday Europe's move beyond Berlin.
Hackaday IHC 2018 badge article
article · Hackaday overview of the phone-shell badge, hardware, and design intent.
MOCA 2024 badge activities
community event page · Cyber Saiyan's MOCA 2024 page documents a workshop and firmware-hacking contest for the RomHack Camp 2022 badge.
Hackaday Europe 2026 event page
event page · Official event page for Lecco, Italy dates, Politecnico di Milano campus venue, two-day hardware-hacking framing, and badge-hacking context.
MOCA 2024 firmware branch
firmware branch · Dedicated MOCA 2024 firmware branch for continued RHC22 badge hacking.
2025 Communicator Badge firmware README
firmware docs · Firmware source for MicroPython, LVGL, LoRa network stack, RF channel notes, app lifecycle, and development workflow.
2025 Communicator Badge front photo
image source · MIT-licensed official repository PNG reused as the local rights-cleared badge image for the Hackaday Europe 2026 reuse record.
2025 Communicator Badge repository license
license · MIT license file for repository software, documentation, and image provenance context.
RomHack Camp 2022 badge page
lineage reference · Historical RHC22 badge page used as the previous source-backed RomHack Camp badge anchor.
RomHack Camp 2022 badge page
official badge page · Official badge feature list, package notes, firmware note, and GitHub link.
RomHack Camp
official event page · Official RomHack camp context for the Italian hacker-camp lineage.
RomHack Camp 2026
official event page · Current public event page advertising RomHack Camp 2026 and its unique hardware badge / collectible challenge.
Hackaday Europe 2026 Lecco post-event report
post-event report · Local LeccoOnline post-event report corroborating that Hackaday Europe 2026 ran at the Politecnico di Milano Lecco campus as an international innovation and collaboration weekend.
1337 3310 WiFi project logs
project logs · Project log archive for surviving build notes.
1337 3310 WiFi project
project page · Creator project page for the Italian Hacker Camp 2018 badge.
MuHack Badge official page
project page · Official MuHack page for the badge hardware, goals, MicroPython workflow, BOSS socket, and optional ESP32 support.
MuHack Badge project writeup
project writeup · Project writeup by Daniele Barattieri di San Pietro preserving the badge concept and component overview.
Hackaday Europe 2026 schedule data
schedule source · Official schedule JavaScript source listing the Saturday 22:00 Badge Hacking Ceremony.
2025 Communicator Badge repository
source · Public Hack-a-Day repository for the reused hardware, firmware, user apps, documentation, images, and MIT license file.
MuHack Badge repository
source · Public hardware/firmware repository for the MuHack Badge.
RHC22 badge firmware
source repo · Public CyberSaiyanIT firmware repository with README, build/upload instructions, images, and code.
MuHackademy 2k23 badge talk
talk page · MuHackademy programme entry for the public MuHack Badge talk.
Sources
Cyber Saiyan: Cyber Saiyan
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public community identity for the team credited on the official badge page and repository.
Cyber Saiyan: MOCA 2024
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for the MOCA 2024 RHC22 badge workshop, best-firmware-hack contest, and bring-your-badge instructions.
CyberSaiyanIT GitHub: RHC22 Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary firmware and README source for hardware, shipped firmware, toolchain, filesystem upload, and firmware upload instructions.
CyberSaiyanIT GitHub: moca2024 firmware branch
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Source branch for MOCA 2024 badge firmware continuation.
GitHub: Hack-a-Day/2025-Communicator_Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public source repository for reused Communicator Badge hardware, firmware, documentation, image assets, app examples, and license file.
GitHub / MrMoDDoM: MuHack-Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary public repository for design files and source history.
Hack-a-Day / GitHub: 2025 Communicator Badge firmware README
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary firmware source for MicroPython/LVGL architecture, LoRa network-stack behavior, RF channel rules, app APIs, and development workflows.
Hack-a-Day / GitHub: 2025_badge_front_supercon_logo.png
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · MIT-licensed repository photo source for the physical front-side Communicator Badge image reused for the Hackaday Europe 2026 record.
Hackaday: 2026 Hackaday Europe Call For Participation: We Want You!
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for bringing the 2025 Hackaday Supercon Communicator Badge to Europe, LoRa mesh, different Italy frequencies, MicroPython plug-in apps, and Meshtastic reflash framing.
Hackaday: 2026 Hackaday Europe: Pre-party, More Workshops, And Everything Else
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Source for final pre-event logistics and public attendee guidance about laptop/USB cable needs for badge play and hacking.
Hackaday: Announcing the 2025 Hackaday Superconference Communicator Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Upstream reveal source for LoRa mesh chat, ESP32-S3, memory, LCD, custom keyboard, SX1262 radio, LiPo charging, LVGL MicroPython, sponsor and contributor context, and post-event reuse goals.
Hackaday: Hackaday Europe Tickets On Sale Now, CFP Extended
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Source for first Lecco event context, May 16-17 dates, and public badge-hacking continuity.
Hackaday: IHC Badge: It's Not (Quite) A Nokia
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Secondary coverage preserving hardware overview and IHC 2018 context.
Hackaday.io: 1337 3310 WiFi
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary creator project page for badge concept, hardware, shell reuse, and MicroPython context.
Hackaday.io: Hackaday Europe 2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for Lecco, Italy event location, May 16-17, 2026 dates, Politecnico di Milano venue, and badge-hacking framing.
Hackaday.io: Hackaday Europe 2026 schedule data
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary schedule source for the Badge Hacking Ceremony entry.
Hackaday.io: Mastro Gippo
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Author profile used to anchor the public creator credit.
LeccoOnline: Hackaday Europe 2026, al Politecnico un weekend di innovazione, tecnologia e collaborazione internazionale
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Post-event local source for the Lecco campus event having taken place; treated as event-context evidence and not as badge-image provenance.
MrMoDDoM: MuHack Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Author writeup for the badge concept, hardware list, and educational framing.
MuHack: MuHack Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for the badge's RP2040, 14 RGB LEDs, BMM150, BHI160B, NFC tag, optional ESP32, MicroPython, and BOSS socket claims.
MuHackademy 2k23 CFP: MuHack Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public talk/programme source linking the badge to MuHackademy 2k23.
RomHack: RomHack Camp 2022 - The Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for badge package, Cyber Saiyan authorship, hardware feature list, BLE behavior, schedule screens, WiFi functions, and snake game.
RomHack: RomHack Camp 2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary current source for the announced RomHack Camp 2026 badge/challenge claim.
RomHack: RomHack Camp CTF
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary current source for the on-site CTF finals and challenge context.