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The retrospective says source code would be posted, but this pass did not recover a stable public repository, firmware archive, schematic, BOM, or Gerber set for the DC26 badge.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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source-release caveat · primary logs and public-source recheck · needs archive recovery
The record cites project-owner logs and hands-on technical coverage while avoiding stronger open-source hardware/software claims until a repository or archive mirror is recovered.
- Badge
- AND!XOR DC26 Badge
- Category
- source-release caveat
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- primary logs and public-source recheck
- Status
- needs archive recovery
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- AND!XOR DC26 retrospective, LULZCODE log, ARG log, and current public-source check.
ARG documentation
Primary log documenting the command-line challenge, ESP-IDF console direction, UART/USB serial focus, village-themed hacking areas, and social challenge framing.
Badge: AND!XOR DC26 Badge
article
Secondary hands-on review corroborating ESP32-WROVER, WiFi/Bluetooth, mesh/botnet framing, GreenPAK button handling, IS31FL3736 LEDs, CP2102N USB, serial adventure behavior, and pre-event badge delivery.
Badge: AND!XOR DC26 Badge
image source
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons documentary photo by Sephiroth storm used as the source for the AND!XOR DC26 badge crop.
Badge: AND!XOR DC26 Badge
project log
Primary retrospective source for design goals, ESP32-WROVER selection, 220x176 display, SD-card and SPI tradeoffs, IS31FL3736 lighting, CP2102N serial, two-AA power, SAO work, B.E.N.D.E.R. results, and production lessons.
Badge: AND!XOR DC26 Badge
project page
Project-owner Hackaday.io source for Wild West of IoT framing, DEF CON 26 date/location context, ESP32-WROVER component listing, team roster, and open hackable badge/dev-board purpose.
Badge: AND!XOR DC26 Badge
scripting documentation
Primary log documenting LULZCODE as a LOLCODE-derived badge scripting layer for microcontroller peripheral control and explaining why the badge used ESP32-WROVER external SPI RAM.
Badge: AND!XOR DC26 Badge
Hackaday · retrieved 2026-05-15
Secondary hands-on source for ESP32-WROVER WiFi/Bluetooth, wireless botnet framing, board size/power changes, GreenPAK button handling, IS31FL3736 lighting, CP2102N USB, and serial adventure behavior.
Badge: AND!XOR DC26 Badge
Hackaday.io / AND!XOR · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary project-owner source for Wild West of IoT framing, DEF CON 26 dates/location, ESP32-WROVER component listing, team roster, and open hackable badge/dev-board positioning.
Badge: AND!XOR DC26 Badge
Hackaday.io / Hyr0n · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary software/gameplay source for the command-line ARG, ESP-IDF console direction, serial-console pivot from the DC25 wireless terminal, challenge areas, and social learning goals.
Badge: AND!XOR DC26 Badge
Hackaday.io / Hyr0n · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary scripting source for the LOLCODE-derived LULZCODE language, microcontroller peripheral-control purpose, memory pressure, and ESP32-WROVER external RAM rationale.
Badge: AND!XOR DC26 Badge
Hackaday.io / Zapp · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary retrospective source for ESP32-WROVER migration, display and SD-card details, IS31FL3736 LED architecture, CP2102N USB serial, power decisions, add-ons, B.E.N.D.E.R. challenge results, and production lessons.
Badge: AND!XOR DC26 Badge
Wikimedia Commons · retrieved 2026-05-15
CC BY-SA 4.0 documentary source image by Sephiroth storm showing the visible AND!XOR DC26 badge among multiple hacker-conference badges; used for image provenance and artifact visibility, not component-level hardware specification.
Badge: AND!XOR DC26 Badge