Issue dossier

The Hardware tree visibly includes drawings, spacer, front PCB, back PCB, and test-jig directories, but this pass did not reconcile schematic, BOM, Gerber, fabrication, enclosure, test-jig, or revision files against the live store's product configuration. The sources do not identify final board revision, quantities, assembly operator, test coverage, serialisation, materials, or unit-to-unit variance.

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

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hardware-source and production-revision boundary · published directory structure only · source-tree scope not reconciled with manufactured units

The directory structure is recorded as a useful maker trail without treating it as a complete released hardware package or confirmation that all sales share one documented revision.

Badge
Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)
Category
hardware-source and production-revision boundary
Severity
note
Confidence
published directory structure only
Status
source-tree scope not reconciled with manufactured units
Timeframe
current source pass
Source note
Pips801/Helgatchi Hardware tree and DC801 Helgatchi Badge product page.

Evidence

Related Resources

official maker product listing

DC801 Helgatchi Badge

Primary DC801 listing for the live $120 Helgatchi badge, its maker-described BLE/Wi-Fi detection behavior, XIAO ESP32-S3, 8 MB flash, 400 mAh LiPo, LCD, LEDs, vibration motor, 2.4 GHz antenna path, dimensions, software-stack names, and July seller pickup/shipping terms. Listing images do not state a reusable license or explicit permission basis.

Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)

public Badgelife self-submission roster

DEFCON 34 Badgelife Form (Responses)

Public DEF CON 34 Badgelife response sheet that lists a new Helgatchi badge from DC801 + 801 Labs, a DEF CON context, an approximate $120-to-$150 acquisition statement, and high-level BLE/Wi-Fi scanner details. It is a submitter-provided roster entry, not an official DEF CON issue, final distribution record, or image-reuse permission.

Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)

public firmware and UI source tree

Helgatchi Software tree

Public Pips801 repository tree containing Helgatchi-Firmware, UI, and an older PlatformIO build-and-flash README. It is public source evidence, not a final production release, signed-update guarantee, complete support manual, security audit, or explicit license grant.

Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)

public hardware-source tree

Helgatchi Hardware tree

Public Pips801 repository tree with distinct drawings, spacer, front-PCB, back-PCB, and test-jig directories. Directory presence is an engineering-trail source, not proof that every file is final, licensed for reuse, fabricated, shipped, electrically complete, or representative of every unit.

Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)

public maker repository

Pips801/Helgatchi

Public repository for the Helgatchi project. Its README documents the handheld BLE/Wi-Fi hunter framing, configurable matching fields, component claims, and a public Hardware/Software structure. No explicit root license or GitHub license metadata was identified in the current review.

Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)

Source trail

Evidence Sources

DC801 Store · retrieved 2026-05-15

DC801 Helgatchi Badge

Primary maker/seller source for the live $120 listing, the portable BLE-beacon and Wi-Fi-AP scanner/hunter description, configurable alert fields, XIAO ESP32-S3/8 MB/LiPo/LCD/LED/vibration/antenna/dimension claims, named PlatformIO/Arduino/LVGL/NimBLE/FastLED stack, and seller pickup/shipping wording. It does not establish final inventory, recipient delivery, independent test results, certification, legal suitability, privacy practice, official DEF CON status, or image reuse rights.

Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)

GitHub / Pips801 · retrieved 2026-05-15

Helgatchi Hardware tree

Primary repository-directory source for the published drawings, spacer, front PCB, back PCB, and test-jig engineering trail. It does not by itself identify a final board revision, BOM, schematic, Gerbers, tested power/RF behavior, manufacture, delivery, or license grant.

Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)

GitHub / Pips801 · retrieved 2026-05-15

Helgatchi Software tree

Primary repository-directory source for Helgatchi-Firmware and UI material plus an older ESP32-S3/PlatformIO build-and-flash outline. It does not establish a final firmware release, reproducible environment, signed update, recovery outcome, security assessment, user-data policy, support promise, or license grant.

Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)

GitHub / Pips801 · retrieved 2026-05-15

Pips801/Helgatchi

Primary public project source for the Helgatchi BLE/Wi-Fi hunter framing, matching-field table, configuration surface, controller/display/battery/antenna/dimension claims, and linked Hardware and Software trees. The reviewed root had no explicit license file or GitHub license metadata, and repository presence does not establish a final manufactured revision, security review, certification, or image reuse rights.

Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)

public DEF CON 34 Badgelife response sheet · retrieved 2026-05-15

DEFCON 34 Badgelife Form (Responses)

Published submitter-provided roster entry for DC801 + 801 Labs' new Helgatchi badge, DEF CON 34 association, high-level BLE/Wi-Fi scanner/hunter feature wording, and approximate price context. It corroborates a public intended BadgeLife association, not DEF CON organizer issuance, admission, a completed event handoff, technical validation, or image reuse rights.

Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)