Hacker Con Badges

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The first-hand writeup proves the PCB badge concept, count, giveaway, assembly materials, and board-function ideas, but this pass did not recover schematics, Gerbers, BOM, fabrication files, firmware, exact LED circuit, or a design repository.

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

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CactusCon 2014 PCB Badge note

technical-source caveat · first-hand writeup · needs design archive recovery

The catalogue preserves the physical badge lineage while avoiding unsupported component-level or reproducibility claims.

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CactusCon 2014 PCB Badge
Category
technical-source caveat
Severity
note
Confidence
first-hand writeup
Status
needs design archive recovery
Timeframe
current CactusCon historical pass
Source note
Robot Ambassador CactusCon PCB Badges writeup.

Evidence

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first-hand writeup

CactusCon PCB Badges

First-hand Robot Ambassador source for the 300-board CactusCon PCB badge giveaway, Erik Wilson design credit, HeatSync Labs booth, LAN tap, USB 3.0 breakout, Teensy expansion, acrylic, LED, resistor, battery, and lanyard context.

Badge: CactusCon 2014 PCB Badge

Source trail

Evidence Sources

Robot Ambassador / Eric · retrieved 2026-05-15

CactusCon PCB Badges

Primary first-hand source for the CactusCon 2014 PCB badge, 300-board count, Erik Wilson design attribution, HeatSync Labs booth giveaway, LAN tap arms/legs, USB 3.0 breakout head, Teensy expansion space, acrylic, LED, resistor, battery, lanyard, and image-rights boundary.

Badge: CactusCon 2014 PCB Badge