Hackaday Belgrade

Hackaday Belgrade 2016

Hackaday's first European conference, with an open-hardware PIC badge built around a red 8x16 LED matrix, IR communication, bootloader hacking, and demoscene energy.

Belgrade · Serbia · 2016

Hackaday Belgrade 2016 Badge

A slim open-hardware conference badge designed around a red 8x16 LED matrix, PIC18LF25K50, IR send/receive, USB bootloader, tactile controls, and attendee-written demos.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

Hackaday Belgrade 2016 Badge historical

software/hardware expansion

Demoscene and accelerometer hacks

The badge records preserve Tetris, moving messages, accelerometer readouts, and a planned demoscene contest as first-class badge activity.

Compatibility: Hackaday Belgrade 2016 Badge

Hackaday Belgrade 2016 Badge historical

software/radio interaction

Infrared terminal and badge-to-badge messaging

The 2016 badge documented 9600 baud optical serial communication and IR terminal messaging between badges and from a universal remote.

Compatibility: Hackaday Belgrade 2016 Badge

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

Hackaday Belgrade 2016 Badge note

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

No Hackaday Belgrade 2016 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 Serbia record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying source-page media, documentation screenshots, event photos, social media, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Hackaday Belgrade 2016 Badge note

toolchain barrier · primary project docs · documented caveat

The 2016 project recommended a free MPLAB/XC8 workflow and emphasized that the bootloader removed the need for an external programmer, but building firmware still required embedded-toolchain comfort.

The badge was open and hackable, but the entry path was more firmware-oriented than later MicroPython or app-store badge lines.

Resources

It's Alive! Badge for Hackaday Belgrade article · Hackaday announcement and event context for the first European Hackaday conference badge. Hackaday Belgrade badge project project page · Primary project page with hardware specs, firmware links, bootloader notes, IR behavior, and development history. Belgrade badge MPLABX firmware source · Public firmware repository linked from the project record.

Sources

GitHub: hackaday-belgrade-badge-MPLABX Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public firmware/source repository for the 2016 badge. Hackaday: It's Alive! Badge for Hackaday Belgrade Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Conference announcement and badge overview. Hackaday.io: Badge for Hackaday Belgrade Conference Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for hardware specs, bootloader, firmware, IR terminal behavior, demo intent, and credits.