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Great Scott Gadgets warns that replacement firmware must be linked properly for CC Bootloader and tells users to use RfCatDonsCCBootloader rather than the non-bootloader RfCatDons image.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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firmware-linkage caveat · primary source · documented
The record preserves an operational caveat that matters for surviving badges and avoids presenting reflashing as a risk-free generic CC1111 workflow.
- Badge
- ToorCon 14 RfCat Badge
- Category
- firmware-linkage caveat
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- primary source
- Status
- documented
- Timeframe
- ToorCon 14 firmware upgrades
- Source note
- Great Scott Gadgets ToorCon 14 badge page, RfCat repository, and CC Bootloader reference.
assembly guide
Assembly PDF in the public hardware repository for the ToorCon 14 badge.
Badge: ToorCon 14 RfCat Badge
bootloader source
Public CC Bootloader repository linked from the badge page as the bootloader path for badge firmware replacement.
Badge: ToorCon 14 RfCat Badge
event metadata
InfoconDB source for ToorCon San Diego 14 dates, San Diego Westin Emerald Plaza venue, San Diego location, and schedule context.
Badge: ToorCon 14 RfCat Badge
firmware/tooling source
Public RfCat repository used for the badge firmware and interactive Python RF shell workflow.
Badge: ToorCon 14 RfCat Badge
hardware source
Public cc11xx repository tree preserving ToorCon 14 KiCad board and schematic files plus assembly, part-list, and schematic PDFs.
Badge: ToorCon 14 RfCat Badge
project page
Great Scott Gadgets project source for the sub-1 GHz wireless-transceiver badge, RfCat firmware, CC Bootloader, USB control, GoodFET connector, sponsors, and credits.
Badge: ToorCon 14 RfCat Badge
schematic
Schematic PDF in the public hardware repository for the ToorCon 14 badge.
Badge: ToorCon 14 RfCat Badge
GitHub / Fergus Noble · retrieved 2026-05-15
Bootloader source repository linked by Great Scott Gadgets as the firmware-upgrade path for ToorCon 14 badge users.
Badge: ToorCon 14 RfCat Badge
GitHub / Michael Ossmann · retrieved 2026-05-15
Hardware-source repository preserving ToorCon 14 KiCad board/schematic files, assembly PDF, part list, schematic PDF, and GPL COPYING file.
Badge: ToorCon 14 RfCat Badge
GitHub / atlas · retrieved 2026-05-15
RfCat source repository and BSD license source for the interactive Python RF control stack referenced by the badge page.
Badge: ToorCon 14 RfCat Badge
Great Scott Gadgets · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary project source for the sub-1 GHz wireless transceiver badge, IM-Me radio-circuit lineage, RfCat firmware, CC Bootloader, USB control, GoodFET connector, and sponsorship/credit trail.
Badge: ToorCon 14 RfCat Badge
InfoconDB · retrieved 2026-05-15
Event metadata source for October 19-21, 2012 dates, San Diego Westin Emerald Plaza venue, and ToorCon San Diego 14 schedule context.
Badge: ToorCon 14 RfCat Badge