Issue dossier

Konsool/Tanmatsu is an ongoing open-design handheld platform, not a single event badge with one fixed camp context.

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

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Konsool note

platform classification · primary docs · editorial caveat

badge.gallery models it separately from event editions so add-ons, apps, and firmware can continue evolving without rewriting a historical event page.

Badge
Konsool
Category
platform classification
Severity
note
Confidence
primary docs
Status
editorial caveat
Timeframe
ongoing
Source note
Konsool Badge.Team docs.

Evidence

Related Resources

field report

Hackaday Tanmatsu hands-on

Hands-on report tying Tanmatsu to Badge.Team, the planned WHY2025 badge lineage, hardware details, app-store ambitions, and standalone-project context.

Badge: Konsool

hardware add-on

18650 expansion

Battery extension with two 18650 cells, protection ICs, USB-C charging, switch, and mounting notes.

Badge: Konsool

hardware add-on

Zero expansion board

Early-stage RFID, iButton, and sub-GHz expansion board concept with educational-use disclaimer and contributor notes.

Badge: Konsool

manufacturer update

Tanmatsu progress update

Nicolai Electronics production update covering module redesigns, firmware, apps, documentation, and compliance work.

Badge: Konsool

official manual

Tanmatsu user manual

User manual covering getting started, personality modules, software setup, app development, and firmware updates.

Badge: Konsool

Source trail

Evidence Sources

Badge.Team · retrieved 2026-05-15

18650 extension

Primary source for the external battery extension.

Badge: Konsool

Badge.Team · retrieved 2026-05-15

Camera

Primary source for camera compatibility and unsupported sensor caveats.

Badge: Konsool

Badge.Team · retrieved 2026-05-15

Konsool

Primary documentation hub for Konsool and Tanmatsu positioning.

Badge: Konsool

Badge.Team · retrieved 2026-05-15

LoRa Settings

Primary source for regional radio-configuration caveats.

Badge: Konsool

Badge.Team · retrieved 2026-05-15

SoftwareHub

Primary source for app-store workflow.

Badge: Konsool

Badge.Team · retrieved 2026-05-15

Zero expansion board

Primary source for the RFID/iButton/sub-GHz expansion concept and maturity notes.

Badge: Konsool

Hackaday · retrieved 2026-05-15

A Closer Look At The Tanmatsu

Secondary hands-on source for the WHY2025-origin context, hardware tour, app platform, open-source timing, and pre-order status.

Badge: Konsool

Nicolai Electronics · retrieved 2026-05-15

Personality modules

Primary manual source for Tanmatsu internal hot-swappable personality-module add-ons.

Badge: Konsool

Nicolai Electronics · retrieved 2026-05-15

Tanmatsu

Primary commercial/product source for Tanmatsu as a preassembled Konsool-derived handheld, including hardware summary and availability framing.

Badge: Konsool

Nicolai Electronics · retrieved 2026-05-15

Tanmatsu - March 25 update

Primary production-update source for firmware, app, documentation, module, and compliance status.

Badge: Konsool

Nicolai Electronics · retrieved 2026-05-15

Tanmatsu user manual

Primary manual source for getting started, software setup, apps, firmware, and add-ons.

Badge: Konsool