Issue dossier
The maker calls INSPECTRON 34 an unofficial community add-on and says about 20 of a 30-board run sold at DEF CON 34. No reviewed DEF CON organizer, registration, or BadgeLife source says DEF CON designed, issued, sponsored, sold, or distributed it; that it was included with registration; that it grants admission; or that any named attendee received one.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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independent DEF CON association, allocation, and credential boundary · maker README, engineering notes, and post-conference handoff · maker documents completed independent DC34 sales; official relationship and allocation unrecovered
The record retains a source-backed completed independent event association without representing the add-on as an official Human badge, a conference credential, a ticket benefit, or an audited distribution run.
- Badge
- INSPECTRON 34 SAO (DEF CON 34)
- Category
- independent DEF CON association, allocation, and credential boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- maker README, engineering notes, and post-conference handoff
- Status
- maker documents completed independent DC34 sales; official relationship and allocation unrecovered
- Timeframe
- DEF CON 34 and post-conference update
- Source note
- INSPECTRON 34 README, engineering notes, and post-conference handoff.
maker-published engineering documentation
Primary source for the DC34-targeted 3.0 V and right-port context, I2C descriptor surface, production changes, accepted IOVDD exception, and TFT-footprint correction. It documents a maker design, not every unit's behavior or a safe modification procedure.
Badge: INSPECTRON 34 SAO (DEF CON 34)
maker-published hardware and firmware archive
Public independent-project repository for INSPECTRON 34. It documents the add-on's technical, production, and post-conference firmware trail, but does not establish DEF CON organizer issuance, ticket inclusion, universal host compatibility, or image reuse.
Badge: INSPECTRON 34 SAO (DEF CON 34)
maker-published production and firmware history
Primary post-conference source for the 30-board run, maker-reported sales/disposition, V4 event firmware context, and V5 release. It is not an independent sales audit, recipient ledger, or final-unit inventory.
Badge: INSPECTRON 34 SAO (DEF CON 34)
maker-published project documentation
Primary project overview for the retro-TV add-on form, RP2040/flash/TFT/CircuitPython surface, USB GIF loading, SAO/USB-C power claims, and independent/unofficial status. It is not a final production ledger, complete safety evaluation, or reusable-image grant.
Badge: INSPECTRON 34 SAO (DEF CON 34)
public CircuitPython firmware source
Public firmware tree for the maker-described application and test surface. It is linked as provenance rather than a supported update or recovery instruction, security review, or guarantee of the firmware installed on any particular unit.
Badge: INSPECTRON 34 SAO (DEF CON 34)
public KiCad hardware source
Public hardware tree containing the KiCad project and production material. Its presence does not establish a complete BOM, exact event-unit revision, safe fabrication/modification procedure, electrical compliance, or a cleared raster image.
Badge: INSPECTRON 34 SAO (DEF CON 34)
repository license
The repository's MIT license covers code and original design files, while expressly excluding its third-party GIF content, the DEF CON name, and DC34 logo artwork. It therefore does not supply a rights-cleared gallery image.
Badge: INSPECTRON 34 SAO (DEF CON 34)
d4rkwyng / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary technical source for the post-conference status, JLCPCB quickturn, hand-assembly, maker-reported sales, hardware revisions, DC34 power/interface assumptions, and software layout. It does not replace independent manufacture, safety, compatibility, or recipient evidence.
Badge: INSPECTRON 34 SAO (DEF CON 34)
d4rkwyng / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary maker-published timeline for the 30-board run, about-20 sales statement, fleet disposition, V4 event firmware, and August 11 V5 update. These are source-attributed maker statements, not a third-party allocation or quality audit.
Badge: INSPECTRON 34 SAO (DEF CON 34)
d4rkwyng / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary public project archive identifying INSPECTRON 34 as a DEF CON 34 retro-TV Simple Add-On. It establishes a maker-published independent project, not DEF CON authorization, admission use, ticket inclusion, an official BadgeLife role, or image rights.
Badge: INSPECTRON 34 SAO (DEF CON 34)
d4rkwyng / MINDTRICKS.IO · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary source-license statement: MIT for repository code and original design files, with explicit exclusions for third-party GIFs, DEF CON name, and DC34 logo artwork. It does not grant image reuse for an asset containing excluded material.
Badge: INSPECTRON 34 SAO (DEF CON 34)
d4rkwyng / MINDTRICKS.IO · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary maker documentation for the stated RP2040, 16 MB flash, ST7789V display, CircuitPython, USB-drive GIF, SAO, USB-C, and unofficial-community-add-on surfaces. It does not establish complete production parity, electrical safety, support, or reusable project media.
Badge: INSPECTRON 34 SAO (DEF CON 34)