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The badge-maker writeup says the CactusCon crew planned a software-side writeup and hints at event wireless infrastructure, but this pass did not recover a public firmware repository, complete challenge source, or software architecture note.

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CactusCon 11 Badge note

software-source caveat · badge-maker writeup · needs software archive recovery

The catalogue records verified hardware and firmware-access surfaces while avoiding unsupported claims about the badge's full event game or OTA backend.

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CactusCon 11 Badge
Category
software-source caveat
Severity
note
Confidence
badge-maker writeup
Status
needs software archive recovery
Timeframe
current CactusCon 11 pass
Source note
Badge Pirates CactusCon 11 Badge writeup.

Evidence

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badge-maker writeup

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.

Badge: CactusCon 11 Badge

Source trail

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.

Badge: CactusCon 11 Badge

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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