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BSides Newcastle 2024

The October 5, 2024 Security BSides conference in Newcastle as documented by its badge sponsor, Punk Security. Punk Security's own dated event archive says it was badge sponsor and presented the making of that year's conference badge; its later public project archive says the Little Shop of Horrors Plant Badge was given out at BSides Newcastle. No organizer-side 2024 recap, venue confirmation, production count, recipient list, final unit configuration, safety validation, or reusable image rights were recovered in this pass.

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 2024

BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge

An electronic PCB badge documented by its maker and badge sponsor, Punk Security, for BSides Newcastle 2024. Punk Security's own dated event listing identifies its October 5 Newcastle appearance as that year's badge-sponsor engagement and says Simon Gurney presented the making of the conference badge. The public `bsides-newcastle-2024-badge` archive calls the artifact the Little Shop of Horrors Plant Badge, says it was given out at BSides Newcastle, and describes it as a working soil sensor. It preserves EAGLE, EasyEDA, Gerber, firmware, board-image, and schematic material, and names an ATtiny402, button, CR2032 clip, 5050 NeoPixel, and 6.8 kΩ resistor. The reviewed sources do not establish organizer-side 2024 confirmation, venue, production quantity, attendee allocation, individual handoff, final unit-by-unit configuration, measurement performance, safety validation, or reusable image provenance.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge maker-published historical event listing and public source archive

dated event sponsor and maker relationship

Punk Security badge-sponsor and maker-talk association

Punk Security's own historical event listing identifies it as BSides Newcastle's 2024 badge sponsor and says it would present the making of that year's badge; its public repository identifies the Little Shop of Horrors Plant Badge and says it was given out at BSides Newcastle. This establishes a maker-side event association without claiming organizer confirmation or that every attendee received a unit.

Compatibility: BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge context only; not a general Security BSides credential, organizer confirmation, or admission entitlement

BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge maker-documented high-level feature

interactive badge function

Source-described soil-sensing feature

Punk Security's repository calls the Plant Badge a working soil sensor. This preserves the source-described feature at a high level without publishing sensing procedure, calibration, measurement accuracy, environmental limits, safe operating conditions, field result, or a universal user experience.

Compatibility: BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge context only; not a measurement, environmental, safety, or operating guarantee

BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge maker-documented source archive

physical badge design

Little Shop of Horrors plant PCB form and printed-art context

The repository calls the artifact the Little Shop of Horrors Plant Badge, describes full-colour silkscreen, and preserves EAGLE, EasyEDA, Gerber, board-image, and schematic material. This records source-described physical/art context without claiming that every delivered unit used an identical final board, art revision, manufacturing finish, or assembly quality.

Compatibility: BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge source-design context; no generic hardware or art-reuse claim

BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge maker-published after event

source-material archive

Public design and firmware archive

Punk Security's public repository preserves board, schematic, EasyEDA, Gerber, and firmware material. The archive is linked for provenance without presenting it as a licensed derivative-work, manufacturing, sensing, flashing, configuration, or safety guide.

Compatibility: Punk Security source archive only; licence, final release, sensing performance, and all-unit parity remain unresolved

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge note

final hardware, power, sensing, and electrical-safety gap · public repository review · design outline and source files public; production, sensing, and safety result unrecovered

The repository names an ATtiny402, button, CR2032 clip, 5050 NeoPixel, and 6.8 kΩ resistor and preserves board/design material, but the reviewed sources do not establish final component substitutions, battery brand/capacity, polarity/protection behavior, power budget, runtime, electrical limits, sensing-circuit calibration, measurement accuracy, environmental range, manufacturing test plan, assembly quality, certification, compliance, or safe service outcome.

The record preserves a source-backed hardware outline and soil-sensor description without treating public project material as a fabrication, repair, measurement, electrical-safety, or universal final-unit specification.

BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge note

firmware release and operating-procedure boundary · public repository review · firmware sketch published; final deployment/support record unrecovered

The source tree includes a firmware sketch and public development references, but reviewed sources do not establish a tagged final release, signed binary, source-to-unit mapping, build lockfile, deployment inventory, update policy, recovery process, support lifecycle, or safe end-user sensing, operating, or reconfiguration procedure. No flashing, configuration, connection, or assembly directions are reproduced here.

The catalogue links source evidence without presenting it as a supported, reproducible, current, or safe modification or operation workflow.

BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge note

maker-side event provenance, sponsor relationship, allocation, and handoff boundary · Punk Security dated event listing and maker archive · event-associated sponsor badge documented; organizer confirmation and recipient scope unrecovered

Punk Security's timeline dates its BSides Newcastle badge-sponsor appearance to October 5, 2024 and says it would present the making of that year's badge; its later public archive says the Plant Badge was given out at BSides Newcastle. No organizer-side 2024 recap, venue confirmation, production count, ticket-tier eligibility, role allocation, recipient list, pickup/handoff record, replacement policy, or proof that all attendees received the badge was recovered in this pass.

The catalogue records a source-backed event artifact while keeping maker-side provenance distinct from unrecovered organizer evidence and avoiding a universal allocation claim.

BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge note

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

No BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge image is published because the current public source trail has not been paired with a reusable original badge or artifact photo or official upstream raster render with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

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

BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge note

soil-sensing feature, field behavior, and outcome boundary · maker repository description · high-level feature documented; use and field result unrecovered

The maker archive calls the artifact a working soil sensor, but it does not publish a deployed-use record, participant count, environmental conditions, calibration result, measurement comparison, challenge or game rules, data retention, participant outcome, prize policy, ongoing service status, or a safe/reproducible operating procedure. No sensing, connection, configuration, or interaction directions are reproduced here.

The catalogue makes the source-described badge feature discoverable without inferring tested performance, universal participation, a completed challenge, individual outcomes, or a safe operating workflow.

BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge note

source-license, visual-material, and branding scope boundary · GitHub API metadata and repository-tree review · no detected repository license; image rights unresolved

GitHub metadata reports a null detected license for the repository, and no root LICENSE or COPYING file was recovered in the public tree. The public repo contains board and schematic images, but neither it nor the maker event page pairs a selected factual badge photo or official render with an image-specific reuse basis, named attribution, source URL, and processing provenance.

Source files and public project material are cited as evidence, but no local image, artwork, source file, or brand asset is copied or treated as licensed for reuse.

Resources

Plant Badge EasyEDA project PCB design project · Public EasyEDA project file for the source-described Plant Badge. It is linked as design provenance without treating the file as a complete fabrication, sensing, configuration, or safe-assembly procedure. Punk Security BSides Newcastle 2024 badge-sponsor listing dated badge sponsor event listing · Punk Security's historical event timeline dates its BSides Newcastle badge-sponsor appearance to October 5, 2024 in Newcastle and says Simon Gurney would present the making of that year's conference badge. It is maker-side event evidence, not an organizer recap, venue record, recipient ledger, or image-rights grant. Plant Badge EAGLE source archive native PCB source · Public EAGLE source directory for the Plant Badge. It makes design material available without proving final manufacture, component substitutions, sensing performance, safe modification, or complete physical-unit parity. Plant Badge Gerber archive public Gerber archive · Public Gerber archive for the source-described Plant Badge. It supports the public design trail without proving final manufacture, final board revision, component population, electrical behavior, or a safe build result. BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge repository public badge source archive · Punk Security's public repository identifies the Little Shop of Horrors Plant Badge, says it was given out at BSides Newcastle, calls it a working soil sensor, and preserves board, schematic, EasyEDA, Gerber, and firmware material. It is a maker archive, not an organizer-issued allocation, production, safety, or media-rights record. Plant Badge firmware sketch public firmware source · Public Arduino firmware sketch for the source-described Plant Badge. It is linked as source evidence without reproducing sensing, setup, flashing, configuration, modification, or hardware-assembly directions. Plant Badge GitHub repository metadata repository metadata · GitHub API metadata reports a public Punk Security repository created after the 2024 event and a null detected license field. It supports timing and licence-boundary review, not a grant of code, hardware, artwork, media, or brand reuse rights.

Sources

GitHub API: bsides-newcastle-2024-badge repository metadata Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary metadata source for the public repository's post-event creation timing and null detected license field. It is not a copyright grant, organizer endorsement, or proof of final event production. Punk Security: Punk Security BSides Newcastle 2024 listing Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary maker/sponsor timeline identifying Punk Security as BSides Newcastle's October 5, 2024 badge sponsor and announcing a talk on making that year's conference badge. It establishes maker-side date and sponsor context, but not organizer-side confirmation, venue, allocation, or final handoff. Punk Security / GitHub: Plant Badge EAGLE and EasyEDA design material Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary public source for the archived EAGLE directory and companion EasyEDA project linked by the repository. It establishes design-document availability without a final-manufacturing, performance, safety, or all-unit configuration guarantee. Punk Security / GitHub: bsides-newcastle-2024-badge Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary public maker archive for the Little Shop of Horrors Plant Badge, its at-event distribution statement, soil-sensor description, ATtiny402/button/CR2032/5050-NeoPixel/6.8 kΩ parts statement, and board/design/firmware material. It does not establish organizer confirmation, final production run, named recipient ledger, uniform final-unit parity, or selected image licence.