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The sources describe capacity, retention accessories, outer LEDs, and a separate SmartAO relationship, and the repository exposes a README, BOM CSV, image files, and SVG schematic sheets. They do not identify a final board revision, component map, released Gerbers, assembly/test workflow, controller, SmartAO protocol, firmware, binary, build/flash process, software or hardware license, documentation license, update/recovery path, or support policy. The reviewed root does not visibly expose an explicit LICENSE/COPYING file.
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hardware, SmartAO, firmware, source, and license documentation gap · public product page and repository inspection · partial project material public; implementation and licensing scope incomplete
Readers can trace the available maker material without assuming that the host is fully documented, programmable, open source, reproducible, universally compatible, or licensed for redistribution.
- Badge
- SAO Many SAOs Badge (DEF CON 33)
- Category
- hardware, SmartAO, firmware, source, and license documentation gap
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- public product page and repository inspection
- Status
- partial project material public; implementation and licensing scope incomplete
- Timeframe
- current source pass
- Source note
- Coruscant Ventures product page and vortexcodes DC33-SaO-MANY-SAOs repository.
Evidence
Related Resources
first-party Coruscant Ventures product page
Maker-operated DEF CON 33 product page that names the SAO Many SAOs Badge, shows a $70 sale price from a $100 original price, describes a 25-design display platform, and says the outer LEDs require the separate SmartAO SAO. Its product images do not state a reusable license or explicit permission basis.
Badge: SAO Many SAOs Badge (DEF CON 33)
public maker repository
Public vortexcodes repository containing the technical README, a BOM CSV, image files, and SVG schematic sheets. The reviewed repository root does not visibly expose an explicit LICENSE/COPYING file, so public availability is not treated as a blanket hardware, code, documentation, or image-reuse license.
Badge: SAO Many SAOs Badge (DEF CON 33)
public maker self-submission roster
Public July 2026 response from Coruscant Ventures / vor_t3x1 that marks SaO MANY SAOs as Update to Existing, gives an $80 price and Venmo acquisition note, links vortexcodes, and states 25 SAO slots with a 360 by 360 mm size. It supports later independent maker continuity, not a new revision, final availability, completed sale/delivery, official DEF CON issue, or image-reuse permission.
Badge: SAO Many SAOs Badge (DEF CON 33)
public maker technical documentation
Maker-published README for the DC33 host badge's two pre-installed 18650 batteries, USB/barrel/battery power paths, stated total SAO budget, 25-slot capacity, outer-LED/SmartAO relationship, port notches, tether accessories, and high-level surge-protection claim. It does not provide a complete circuit, build package, final release, safety validation, or media reuse grant.
Badge: SAO Many SAOs Badge (DEF CON 33)
Source trail
Evidence Sources
Coruscant Ventures · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary maker/seller source identifying the SAO Many SAOs Badge as a DEFCON 33 product, its then-displayed $70 sale from $100, 25-design display framing, and SmartAO-dependent outer LEDs. It does not prove exact delivery, current 2026 price, final stock, engineering details, official DEF CON issuance, admission, or image reuse rights.
Badge: SAO Many SAOs Badge (DEF CON 33)
Coruscant Ventures / vor_t3x1 via public DEF CON 34 Badgelife response sheet · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary public maker self-submission that calls SaO MANY SAOs an Update to Existing, lists $80 and a Venmo note, and gives 25 slots plus 360 by 360 mm. It establishes a current independent continuity statement, not a distinct 2026 board, official DEF CON status, sale/delivery result, or image reuse permission.
Badge: SAO Many SAOs Badge (DEF CON 33)
GitHub / vortexcodes · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary public repository source for the maker-published README, BOM CSV, image files, and SVG schematic-sheet presence. No explicit root LICENSE/COPYING file was identified in the reviewed tree, so the repository is not treated as a general hardware, software, documentation, or image-reuse grant.
Badge: SAO Many SAOs Badge (DEF CON 33)
vortexcodes / Coruscant Ventures · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary maker technical documentation for two pre-installed 18650 batteries, USB/barrel/battery power behavior, stated 30 mA and 300 mA SAO-budget conditions, surge-protection claim, up-to-25-SAOs capacity, outer-LED/SmartAO relationship, and physical retention accessories. It does not establish a complete released circuit, final production revision, measured safety behavior, firmware/software release, license, or image reuse right.
Badge: SAO Many SAOs Badge (DEF CON 33)