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The original making-of post and GPL-3.0 firmware repository are recovered, but this pass still did not recover public schematic, PCB, BOM, manufacturing, case source, production-count, or image-rights material for the 2019 badge.
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hardware-archive caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs schematic, PCB, and BOM recovery
The entry can now describe the badge hardware and firmware from primary sources while avoiding unsupported board-layout, production-run, or image-reuse claims.
- Badge
- BSides Cape Town 2019 Badge
- Category
- hardware-archive caveat
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- source-backed but incomplete
- Status
- needs schematic, PCB, and BOM recovery
- Timeframe
- 2019 badge archive pass
- Source note
- Tony Mamacos making-of post, tonym128 firmware repository, 8bitresearch post, and Hackster project.
firmware source
Public GPL-3.0 GitHub repository preserving the badge firmware, prebuilt ESP32 binary, assets, platform code, demos, games, OTA code, WiFi scanner, Bluetooth material, SDL tooling, and Arduino/ESP32 build instructions.
Badge: BSides Cape Town 2019 Badge
first-hand making-of writeup
Tony Mamacos first-hand post documenting the 2019 badge hardware, ESP32 processor, colour IPS display, touch buttons, 18650 battery, 3D-printed case, firmware architecture, game content, WiFi high-score flow, Bluetooth controller experiment, and post-event lessons.
Badge: BSides Cape Town 2019 Badge
project page
Hackster project noting that the author ran the ESP32 TV-output experiment on a BSides Cape Town 2019 badge and pointing to the original badge software writeup.
Badge: BSides Cape Town 2019 Badge
project page
Third-party writeup identifying the 2019 badge core as ESP32-WROOM-32U and explaining why it was suitable for C# NanoFramework experiments.
Badge: BSides Cape Town 2019 Badge
8bitresearch · retrieved 2026-05-15
Source for 2019 badge existence, ESP32-WROOM-32U core, C# NanoFramework reuse, and contrast with the 2016 ESP8266 badge.
Badge: BSides Cape Town 2019 Badge
GitHub / Tony Mamacos · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary GPL-3.0 firmware archive for the BSides Cape Town 2019 badge, including source files, firmware binary, assets, ESP32/Arduino build notes, TFT_eSPI pin configuration, SDL local-build path, games, demos, and support code.
Badge: BSides Cape Town 2019 Badge
Hackster.io · retrieved 2026-05-15
Secondary project source for later ESP32 experimentation on a BSides Cape Town 2019 badge and original software-writeup pointer.
Badge: BSides Cape Town 2019 Badge
Tony Mamacos / ttech · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary first-hand source for 2019 badge hardware, ESP32 and display details, custom PCB, touch buttons, battery and case, firmware framework, games, WiFi high-score sync, Bluetooth GamePad experiment, debugging screens, and design lessons.
Badge: BSides Cape Town 2019 Badge