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The source names ATmega328P, PCF8523T, displays, regulators, a 9 V path, buttons, seven SAO connectors, and an ISP port, but does not establish a final schematic/BOM revision, board stack-up, display wiring/current, power-source compatibility, regulator dissipation/thermal behavior, battery/connector quality, voltage/current budgets, SAO version/pinout/limits, ESD/short/reverse protection, assembly/inspection/test protocol, measured behavior, compliance, enclosure, or a safe-use result.
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hardware, 9 V power, SAO, assembly, and electrical-safety specification boundary · public README, BOM, and native board tree · design sources published; final engineering validation unrecovered
The record links a real design trail without presenting it as a complete electrical specification, a validated battery/adapter recommendation, a universal SAO compatibility claim, a safe assembly guide, or a manufactured quality record.
- Badge
- DC-34 Countdown to Singularity Badge
- Category
- hardware, 9 V power, SAO, assembly, and electrical-safety specification boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- public README, BOM, and native board tree
- Status
- design sources published; final engineering validation unrecovered
- Timeframe
- 2026 pre-event source pass
- Source note
- DC-34 Countdown to Singularity README, BOM, and public KiCad board tree.
Evidence
Related Resources
public firmware source tree
Public Arduino firmware directory referenced by the README. It supports a source-availability record, not a tagged/released final firmware image, evaluated build, source-to-badge mapping, recovery process, security review, support guarantee, or license grant.
Badge: DC-34 Countdown to Singularity Badge
public hardware design tree
Public native KiCad board directory supporting a real hardware-design trail. It is recorded as a source project, not proof of a final manufacture-ready revision, component procurement, assembly outcome, electrical characterization, compliance, or physical DEF CON unit.
Badge: DC-34 Countdown to Singularity Badge
public independent DEF CON badge-project repository
Public GitHub repository whose README calls it KiCad 6 design files for a DC-34 Countdown-To-Singularity DEF CON badge. The root exposes board, firmware, board-art, library, and BOM areas. It establishes a source-backed planned independent project, not an official DEF CON issue, production run, seller, price, allocation, delivery, final-unit state, or image-reuse grant.
Badge: DC-34 Countdown to Singularity Badge
public project and BOM documentation
Primary public source for the project title, seven-segment/real-time-clock/button interaction description, KiCad and Arduino tree references, AVRs/SAO/power/display BOM surface, and bootloader/programming context. It does not establish final component selection, manufacture, safety, completed distribution, or a reusable-image right.
Badge: DC-34 Countdown to Singularity Badge
Source trail
Evidence Sources
GitHub / eggsactly · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary public source confirming a separate firmware directory for the named project. It does not establish a tagged release, final binary, reproducible build, toolchain/dependency lock, deployed event revision, update/recovery path, security review, support, or explicit license.
Badge: DC-34 Countdown to Singularity Badge
GitHub / eggsactly · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary public source confirming native project board files for the named badge design. It does not establish a reviewed schematic/BOM release, fabrication result, component substitutions, complete power/SAO specification, safety/compliance evidence, or final-unit parity.
Badge: DC-34 Countdown to Singularity Badge
GitHub / eggsactly · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary source for the eight-display/real-time-clock/button purpose, native KiCad/Arduino project layout, board-viewing and firmware context, bootloader statement, and published component-BOM claims. It does not establish a final build, production result, exact event firmware, safe programming/assembly result, or repository license.
Badge: DC-34 Countdown to Singularity Badge
GitHub / eggsactly · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary public repository for a project explicitly described as a DC-34 DEF CON badge. It establishes a named current independent source project, not official DEF CON authorization, a physical run, finished hardware, event allocation, admission role, or reusable-image permission.
Badge: DC-34 Countdown to Singularity Badge