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The first-person project notes that some transparent panels overheated or wrinkled during production while units were worked on at camp. The reviewed sources do not quantify affected units, identify all causes, describe final remediation, publish quality-control results, or establish that every distributed unit had the same condition or configuration.

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

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production-panel and final-unit variation boundary · first-person maker-project observation · limited panel-quality observation published; aggregate outcome unrecovered

The catalogue retains a narrow documented production caveat without presenting it as a defect rate, recall, safety finding, or universal final-unit characteristic.

Badge
BadgESC{21} Badge
Category
production-panel and final-unit variation boundary
Severity
note
Confidence
first-person maker-project observation
Status
limited panel-quality observation published; aggregate outcome unrecovered
Timeframe
2025 badge production
Source note
Jacopo Franco's Fully Transparent Folded Cube Badge Hackaday.io project.

Evidence

Related Resources

designer technical retrospective

BadgESC: Unfolding the Power of FlexPCB

Jacopo Franco's first-person retrospective documents the clear PET flex-PCB concept, fold-to-cube form, ESP32-C3, 42 WS2812B LEDs, audio/sensor development context, custom cell, and production process. It is used for those source-bounded technical claims, not as safety certification, a recipient count, or image-reuse permission.

Badge: BadgESC{21} Badge

first-person maker project

Fully Transparent Folded Cube Badge

Jacopo Franco's Hackaday.io project identifies the ESC{21} badge as clear-PET, LED-loaded conference hardware and records a limited production-quality observation. The project does not establish all-unit parity, an event allocation total, a final support lifecycle, or rights to reuse project media.

Badge: BadgESC{21} Badge

official event registration

End Summer Camp {21} registration

The official 2025 registration identifies End Summer Camp {21} as a September 2-7 nonprofit hacking, free-software, and DIY gathering at ART2 Lounge / Parco della Scultura in Architettura in San Donà di Piave. It establishes event context, not the badge's technical design, allocation, production total, or image rights.

Badge: BadgESC{21} Badge

organizer source archive

End Summer Camp badge-2025 repository

End Summer Camp's public repository explicitly says it contains schematics for the flex-PCB badge distributed at ESC{21}. Its root tree links hardware, firmware, case, and folding material, but it does not provide a recipient ledger, final production report, or blanket reuse permission for repository media.

Badge: BadgESC{21} Badge

public firmware-material directory

BadgESC{21} firmware directory

The organizer repository preserves WLED-related configuration and build material. It does not by itself establish a tagged final firmware release, a source-to-unit mapping, deployment settings, a whole-firmware license, or a supported operating procedure.

Badge: BadgESC{21} Badge

public hardware design archive

BadgESC{21} hardware source tree

The organizer archive preserves native KiCad project material, rendered schematics, Gerbers, BOM, and placement data. These sources document public design material, not a uniform final unit, manufacturing outcome, electrical certification, or safe modification result.

Badge: BadgESC{21} Badge

Source trail

Evidence Sources

End Summer Camp · retrieved 2026-05-15

End Summer Camp {21}

Primary official registration for the September 2-7, 2025 San Donà di Piave camp. It establishes the event's date, place, and nonprofit hacking/free-software/DIY context, not the badge design or delivery details.

Badge: BadgESC{21} Badge

End Summer Camp · retrieved 2026-05-15

badge-2025

Primary organizer-owned source archive. Its README explicitly identifies the repository as schematics for the flex-PCB badge distributed at ESC{21} and credits named contributors; it does not establish a complete final-unit inventory, universal hardware configuration, or media-reuse permission.

Badge: BadgESC{21} Badge

Jacopo Franco · retrieved 2026-05-15

BadgESC: Unfolding the Power of FlexPCB

First-person designer retrospective supporting the named 2025 badge, foldable transparent PET construction, and documented electronics/production context. It is not a safety certification, final allocation ledger, firmware-release manifest, or blanket image licence.

Badge: BadgESC{21} Badge

Jacopo Franco on Hackaday.io · retrieved 2026-05-15

Fully Transparent Folded Cube Badge

First-person maker project that identifies the badge as made for Italian End Summer Camp and records clear-PET hardware, LED context, credits, and a limited production observation. It does not establish a defect rate, all-unit final state, or reusable rights for project media.

Badge: BadgESC{21} Badge