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Badge Pirates says the badge encountered supply-chain issues, but that PCBWay fabrication plus lab assembly, testing, and initial programming still reached the event.

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production supply-chain caveat · badge-maker writeup · historical

The record preserves production reality without overstating it into a failure or delivery controversy.

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CactusCon 11 Badge
Category
production supply-chain caveat
Severity
note
Confidence
badge-maker writeup
Status
historical
Timeframe
pre-event badge production
Source note
Badge Pirates CactusCon 11 Badge writeup.

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CactusCon 11 Badge writeup

Badge Pirates source for ESP32-S2 WROOM hardware, LEDs, buttons, optional OLED, GPIO, CH340N USB serial, wireless firmware behavior, production notes, and image-rights boundary.

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Evidence Sources

Badge Pirates · retrieved 2026-05-15

CactusCon 11 Badge (2023)

Badge-maker technical source for the ESP32-S2 WROOM controller, Wi-Fi, LED/button/OLED/GPIO surfaces, CH340N serial path, wireless firmware behavior, PCBWay production, and supply-chain caveat.

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CactusCon · retrieved 2026-05-15

CactusCon 11 Overview

Official event source for the Mesa Convention Center edition, dates, in-person/streaming framing, and CactusCon Kids context.

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