NorthSec

NorthSec 2024

The Montreal NorthSec 2024 edition whose public badge repository documents an ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 badge with NeoPixel LEDs, buttons, pairing connectors, four SAO connectors, USB-C or AAA battery power, and PlatformIO firmware targets.

Bonsecours Market, Montreal · Canada · 2024

NorthSec 2024 Badge

The NorthSec 2024 badge repository documents an ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8R8 electronic badge loosely based on ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1, with sixteen NeoPixel RGB LEDs, six buttons, two pairing connectors, four SAO v1.69bis connectors, USB-C or 3xAAA power, hardware files, and PlatformIO/ESP-IDF firmware targets.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

NorthSec 2024 Badge archived

firmware lifecycle

Conference, CTF, and add-on firmware targets

The repository documents PlatformIO/ESP-IDF environments for conference, CTF, and addon firmware plus USB serial monitoring and DTR reset behavior.

Compatibility: NorthSec 2024 Badge

NorthSec 2024 Badge source-backed

hardware architecture

ESP32-S3 four-SAO badge core

The README documents ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8R8, sixteen NeoPixels, six buttons, two pairing connectors, and four SAO v1.69bis connectors.

Compatibility: NorthSec 2024 Badge

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

NorthSec 2024 Badge note

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

The NorthSec 2024 image uses the official nsec-badge repository's `hw/2024/cell.gif` badge animation under the repository MIT license.

The public badge page, image archive, and API point at a real official repository raster with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes preserved.

NorthSec 2024 Badge note

public-source scope caveat · source-backed but compact · documented

The repository documents hardware and firmware targets, but this pass does not enumerate every CTF firmware behavior, add-on program, or produced attendee-board variant.

The catalogue records verified badge surfaces and leaves deeper event-specific artifact inventory for future work.

Resources

NorthSec past editions event lineage · Official NorthSec source documenting the 2024 Marché Bonsecours edition and on-site CTF scale. NorthSec 2024 hardware tree hardware source · Repository hardware tree for the 2024 badge. NorthSec 2024 badge animation image source · MIT-licensed official repository GIF used as the local rights-cleared source raster; the public WebP is a static first-frame delivery derivative. NorthSec 2024 badge README source · Primary repository README for ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8R8, NeoPixels, buttons, pairing connectors, four SAO connectors, USB-C/AAA power, PlatformIO, ESP-IDF, and credits.

Sources

NorthSec: Past editions Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official lineage source for NorthSec 2024 Marché Bonsecours and CTF scale context. NorthSec / GitHub: NorthSec 2024 badge README Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary technical source for ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8R8 hardware, LEDs, buttons, pairing connectors, four SAO connectors, power, PlatformIO/ESP-IDF firmware, and named credits. NorthSec / GitHub: hw/2024/cell.gif Retrieved 2026-05-15 · MIT-licensed official repository source GIF for the NorthSec 2024 badge image; the local WebP uses the first frame as an optimized static delivery image.