Issue dossier

The AND!XOR DC27 badge is modeled as an unofficial DEF CON-adjacent badgelife artifact and not as the official Grand Idea Studio DEF CON 27 crystal badge.

A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.

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unofficial badge classification · primary project source · documented

The compendium can show both the official DEF CON 27 badge and the community AND!XOR hardware without merging their lineages.

Badge
AND!XOR DC27 Badge
Category
unofficial badge classification
Severity
note
Confidence
primary project source
Status
documented
Timeframe
DEF CON 27 badgelife
Source note
AND!XOR DC27 project page, Hackaday hands-on review, and DEF CON 27 event context.

Evidence

Related Resources

add-on documentation

AND!XOR DOOM SAO log

Primary add-on source for the ATSAMD21G18A DOOM SAO, SAO v1.69bis logical integration, serial terminal, DOOM Guy interface, bus sniffers, virtual EEPROM identity, and DC27-badge compatibility context.

Badge: AND!XOR DC27 Badge

article

Hackaday AND!XOR DC27 hands-on review

Secondary hands-on source corroborating the badge as a hardware-hacking tool, BMD-340/nRF52840 core, FT2232H dual-channel USB behavior, OLED/LED/light-pipe presentation, USB-C, SWD, JTAG, SPI, I2C, UART, and bit-bang workflows.

Badge: AND!XOR DC27 Badge

challenge walkthrough

AND!XOR DC27 B.E.N.D.E.R. walkthrough

Primary log documenting the B.E.N.D.E.R. v2.0 challenge path, text-adventure framing, buffer-overflow step, firmware/hardware/radio/crypto/social areas, and post-event walkthrough status.

Badge: AND!XOR DC27 Badge

production log

AND!XOR DC27 production log

Primary production source documenting Macrofab triage, serial failures, LED failures, capacitive-touch failures, flashing failures, BMD-340 soldering diagnosis, hot-air rework, and yield caveats.

Badge: AND!XOR DC27 Badge

project page

AND!XOR DC27 Badge project

Project-owner Hackaday.io source for DEF CON 27 context, BMD-340/nRF52840 hardware specs, IS31FL3741 lighting, capacitive touch, FT2232H, SWD/Tag-Connect, SAO 1.69bis, BOTNET, B.E.N.D.E.R., team roster, sponsors, and free-distribution framing.

Badge: AND!XOR DC27 Badge

Source trail

Evidence Sources

Hackaday.io / AND!XOR · retrieved 2026-05-15

AND!XOR DC27 Badge

Primary project-owner source for hardware specs, DEF CON 27 dates/venue context, badge functions, BOTNET serial setup, B.E.N.D.E.R. framing, FT2232H hardware-hacking role, team roster, sponsors, and free-distribution framing.

Badge: AND!XOR DC27 Badge

Hackaday.io / AND!XOR · retrieved 2026-05-15

AND!XOR DOOM SAO

Primary add-on source for SAO 1.69bis integration, ATSAMD21G18A hardware, ST7789 display, USB-C, serial terminal, bus sniffers, virtual EEPROM identity, and DC27 badge interaction context.

Badge: AND!XOR DC27 Badge

Hackaday.io / Hyr0n · retrieved 2026-05-15

B.E.N.D.E.R. Walkthrough

Primary challenge source for the B.E.N.D.E.R. v2.0 walkthrough, embedded text adventure, buffer-overflow example, and multi-area hacking challenge design.

Badge: AND!XOR DC27 Badge

Hackaday.io / Zapp · retrieved 2026-05-15

Production

Primary production source for Macrofab triage, serial, LED, capacitive-touch and flashing failures, BMD-340 soldering diagnosis, and manual rework.

Badge: AND!XOR DC27 Badge