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The official guide says firmware must be updated before installing the 2026 frontboard; otherwise the new buttons do not work, although the joystick can still be used to update. It also instructs owners to disconnect the battery by its connector rather than its wires and to use isopropyl alcohol to release the battery's glue dots.
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firmware-update and physical-assembly caveat · official assembly guide · documented owner workflow
Spaceagon is a maintainable upgrade path, but it is not a plug-and-forget accessory: a prospective owner needs to account for firmware state, frontboard disassembly, display and battery connectors, and the guide's physical handling steps.
- Badge
- EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge
- Category
- firmware-update and physical-assembly caveat
- Severity
- moderate
- Confidence
- official assembly guide
- Status
- documented owner workflow
- Timeframe
- Spaceagon assembly and update
- Source note
- Spaceagon Assembly (2026) documentation.
official assembly guide
Primary official assembly and update guide for complete or upgrade kits, the 2024 frontboard removal process, the new frontboard/midboard stack, firmware-before-assembly requirement, and Spaceagon Test app.
Badge: EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge
official badge announcement
Primary official announcement for the 2026 Spaceagon name, reusable 2024 base, protected two-board top, new input features, existing-app/hexpansion compatibility, and optional first official keyboard hexpansion.
Badge: EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge
official completed event page
Primary official source confirming the completed July 16-19, 2026 Eastnor, United Kingdom EMF camp.
Badge: EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge
official hexpansion documentation
Primary official documentation for EMF's first official keyboard hexpansion, including full-layout RGB-backlit keys, automatic driver installation, and named contributor roles.
Badge: EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge
official software and input reference
Primary official reference for the 2026 frontboard's A-F buttons, joystick, twelve touch sensors, two proximity sensors, compass access, event mapping, and frontboard identification.
Badge: EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge
official ticket-holder badge listing
Primary official listing for the complete Spaceagon kit, 2024 upgrade kit, optional keyboard hexpansion, contents, prices, on-site-only pickup policy, and post-event sold-out snapshot.
Badge: EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge
public base-platform software repository
Public EMF software repository linked by the current Tildagon documentation for the MicroPython-facing tildagonos API. It is retained as base-platform source context, not treated as a separately tagged complete 2026 Spaceagon hardware or firmware release.
Badge: EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge
Electromagnetic Field · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary official source for complete-kit and upgrade-kit contents, optional keyboard offer, on-site pickup-only ordering, observed prices, and post-event sold-out listing status. It does not establish completed collection by any individual or universal attendee allocation.
Badge: EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge
Electromagnetic Field · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary official source for the completed July 16-19, 2026 Eastnor, United Kingdom camp context.
Badge: EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge
Electromagnetic Field Blog · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary official source for the Spaceagon revision, reuse of the 2024 main board, battery, screen, and existing hexpansions, protected two-board top, input additions, maintained compatibility, and optional official keyboard.
Badge: EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge
GitHub / emfcamp · retrieved 2026-05-15
Public base-platform repository linked by the official current documentation for the MicroPython-facing tildagonos API. This pass did not treat its moving main branch as a separately versioned or complete 2026 Spaceagon release.
Badge: EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge
Tildagon Badge Documentation · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary official source for the optional official keyboard hexpansion, RGB-backlit full-layout keys, automatic driver installation, and davedarko, kliment, Morag, and sodoku contribution notes.
Badge: EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge
Tildagon Badge Documentation · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary official source for the complete versus upgrade kit paths, firmware update prerequisite, frontboard/midboard/nubbin/FPC assembly, battery and display handling, and Spaceagon Test app code.
Badge: EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge
Tildagon Badge Documentation · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary official source for six A-F buttons, five-way joystick, twelve-sensor touch ring, two side proximity sensors, compass access, compatible button event mapping, and frontboard detection.
Badge: EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge