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The source trail proves an Open Hardware Miniconf ESPlant kit built and hacked at LCA2016, not a conference-wide admission credential.

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

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kit-artifact classification · primary repository and attendee source · documented

The entry is modeled as a conference hardware kit in the linux.conf.au badgelife lineage rather than an attendee identity badge.

Badge
LCA2016 ESPlant
Category
kit-artifact classification
Severity
note
Confidence
primary repository and attendee source
Status
documented
Timeframe
2016 Open Hardware Miniconf
Source note
CCHS Melbourne ESPlant README and Marc Merlin LCA2016 Arduino Miniconf writeup.

Evidence

Related Resources

attendee firmware source

Marc Merlin ESPlant code fork

Public fork preserving post-event ESPlant experimentation and blinky code linked from the attendee writeup; used for lifecycle context rather than official hardware provenance.

Badge: LCA2016 ESPlant

first-hand attendee writeup

ESPlant Arduino Miniconf writeup

Marc Merlin's LCA2016 writeup documenting ESPlant as the Arduino Miniconf board, ESP8266 plant-monitoring purpose, Melbourne Hardware Hacking team context, pick-and-place assembly talk, LED-strip reuse, and linked blinky code.

Badge: LCA2016 ESPlant

hardware and firmware source

ESPlant hardware and firmware repository

Primary CCHS Melbourne source for the linux.conf.au Open Hardware Project ESPlant kit, ESP8266/STM32F042/BME280/ADXL345 hardware, Arduino setup, firmware sketches, wiki links, credits, and TAPR OHL licensing.

Badge: LCA2016 ESPlant

image source

ESPlant front render

Official repository front render used as the local rights-cleared ESPlant image under the repository LICENSE statement covering photos and documentation as CC BY-SA 3.0.

Badge: LCA2016 ESPlant

session-list reference

LCA2016 video-list corroboration

Secondary video-index source listing ESP8266 ESPlant (Wi-Fi garden sensors) design and operation, Pick and Place Machine, and Open Hardware Assembly Workshop sessions.

Badge: LCA2016 ESPlant

Source trail

Evidence Sources

Cyberhades · retrieved 2026-05-15

Videos de linux.conf.au 2016

Secondary video-list source corroborating a public LCA2016 session titled ESP8266 ESPlant (Wi-Fi garden sensors) design and operation and related Open Hardware Miniconf assembly sessions.

Badge: LCA2016 ESPlant

GitHub / CCHS Melbourne · retrieved 2026-05-15

CCHS-Melbourne/ESPlant

Primary technical source for the ESPlant kit, open-source environmental-data platform, LCA 2016 board video link, hardware features, sensors, external sensor terminals, Arduino setup, sketches, credits, and TAPR Open Hardware License statement.

Badge: LCA2016 ESPlant

GitHub / CCHS Melbourne · retrieved 2026-05-15

Photos/ESPlant.front.png

Image-provenance source for the official ESPlant front render; the repository LICENSE states that photos and other documentation are provided under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0.

Badge: LCA2016 ESPlant

GitHub / Marc Merlin · retrieved 2026-05-15

marcmerlin/ESPlant

Public attendee code fork linked from the ESPlant writeup; used as source evidence for post-event LED-strip experimentation and participant reuse rather than official board design authority.

Badge: LCA2016 ESPlant

Marc Merlin · retrieved 2026-05-15

ESPlant, Arduino Miniconf at Linux.Conf.AU 2016

First-hand attendee source for ESPlant's LCA Open Hardware / Arduino Miniconf distribution, ESP8266 plant-monitoring framing, Melbourne Hardware Hacking team, Jon Oxer's assembly-machine talk, LED-strip hack, and linked blinky code.

Badge: LCA2016 ESPlant

Marc Merlin · retrieved 2026-05-15

Linux.conf.au 2016, Geelong

Event-context source for the Geelong linux.conf.au 2016 setting and post-conference Melbourne Open Hardware Hackers context.

Badge: LCA2016 ESPlant