BSidesPDX
The October 25-26, 2024 Portland Security BSides edition whose official schedule and speaker page document The Badge Talk, where Joe FitzPatrick presented the customized BSidesPDX badge design, gameplay, and hacking context.
Smith Memorial Student Union, Portland, Oregon · United States · 2024
The BSidesPDX 2024 badge is a source-backed OpenTaxus badge customized for Portland's Security BSides event, documented by the official Badge Talk page and the PDX Badgers public repository with RP2040-class hardware, OLED display, five-way d-pad, infrared trading, NeoPixels, AA or USB-C power, CircuitPython, and event-game code.
Lifecycle
The hardware source documents a 128x64 I2C OLED using SH1106 or SSD1309 plus a five-way d-pad for badge navigation.
The Trick-or-Treat README points to controller code for generating game files and flashing badge-specific storage contents.
The badge docs describe IR exchanges that send clue and contact information, receive someone else's card/contact data, and verify cryptographic signatures on clues.
The repository documents the Attribution Game clue/card workflow plus a Trick-or-Treat variant where attendees trade digital candy and cash it in for real candy.
The badge guide frames the device as a CircuitPython learning platform after the conference, with USB serial/Python CLI access and editable `code.py` storage contents.
The hardware README describes a Raspberry Pi RP2040 badge design derived from the Seeed XIAO 2040 with 16 MB SPI flash.
The repository preserves OpenTaxus KiCad schematic, board, project, footprints, logos, and dock files for hardware review and reproduction.
The hardware README documents AA battery power through a boost converter, USB-C power through a regulator, and a switch between USB and battery power.
Operational history
The catalogue cites the source trail and technical claims but does not republish badge artwork, logo material, or repository imagery as a hero image.
The entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying social photos, event media, repository artwork, screenshots, logos, or generated imagery.
The record preserves the real BSidesPDX badge without overstating production logistics or publishing unclear media.