Issue dossier
The TechFrontiers write-up directly attributes the PACMAN Ghost badge build and CTF design to David Melendez Cano and Gabriela G., while community reversals independently document several component and firmware details. Neither source set supplies an official RootedCON design repository, complete schematic/PCB/BOM/Gerber archive, production ledger, final revision map, battery/charger documentation, backend/protocol source, release, or license.
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project-builder confirmation and official-archive gap · direct project-builder post plus community sources · direct build/CTF confirmation; official archive unrecovered
The catalogue now records direct builder attribution and event architecture without portraying a personal project post or community reverse-engineering tree as an official RootedCON source release, complete production specification, firmware security audit, or reusable-image permission.
- Badge
- RootedCON 2026 Pacman Badge
- Category
- project-builder confirmation and official-archive gap
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- direct project-builder post plus community sources
- Status
- direct build/CTF confirmation; official archive unrecovered
- Timeframe
- 2026 badge archive pass
- Source note
- David Melendez Cano / TechFrontiers RootedCON badge write-up; RootedCON 2026 community reversing, custom-firmware, and repurpose repositories.
community firmware repository
Community replacement firmware for the RootedCON 2026 ESP32 badge, documenting WiFi scanner, evil-twin detection, deauth, and crypto utilities on the same hardware.
Badge: RootedCON 2026 Pacman Badge
community repurpose repository
Community repository repurposing the RootedCON 2026 CTF badge as a wireless controller for a fighting robot over ESP32, TFT, and d-pad.
Badge: RootedCON 2026 Pacman Badge
community reversing repository
Community repository reversing the RootedCON 2026 Pacman Badge firmware, including arcade mode, Marauder integration, and the native quiz-server CTF protocol, published under GPL-3.0.
Badge: RootedCON 2026 Pacman Badge
first-hand project-builder write-up
David Melendez Cano's public TechFrontiers write-up describes building the PACMAN Ghost attendee boards, their color variants, ESP32-WROOM-32, LiPo/UVLO/USB-debug surface, ESP-NOW CTF architecture, and signed question/answer model. It is direct builder evidence, not an official RootedCON source release or a reusable-image grant.
Badge: RootedCON 2026 Pacman Badge
official event page
Official RootedCON source for the March 5-7, 2026 sixteenth edition at Kinepolis, Madrid.
Badge: RootedCON 2026 Pacman Badge
David Melendez Cano / TechFrontiers · retrieved 2026-05-15
A direct April 6, 2026 project-builder account of the RootedCON PACMAN Ghost boards, attendee color choices, ESP32-WROOM-32, power/debug architecture, ESP-NOW game interaction, per-badge identity/key material, and signed CTF-question/answer design. It does not provide an official RootedCON archive, complete production data, image-reuse permission, or a safe operating guide.
Badge: RootedCON 2026 Pacman Badge
GitHub / DonJulve · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary community source for the ESP32-D0WD-V3, ST7735 1.77-inch 128x160 display, D-pad, and native quiz-server CTF protocol reconstruction, published under GPL-3.0.
Badge: RootedCON 2026 Pacman Badge
GitHub / aherreros-dev · retrieved 2026-05-15
Community source corroborating the ESP32 DevKit hardware and documenting the WiFi auditing custom firmware replacement surface.
Badge: RootedCON 2026 Pacman Badge
GitHub / double-thinker · retrieved 2026-05-15
Community source corroborating the ESP32, TFT, and d-pad hardware by repurposing the badge as a wireless robot controller.
Badge: RootedCON 2026 Pacman Badge
RootedCON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary official source for the March 5-7, 2026 sixteenth edition, Kinepolis Madrid venue, and Spanish cybersecurity-conference context.
Badge: RootedCON 2026 Pacman Badge