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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.

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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.

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Evidence Sources

GitHub / Fergus Noble · retrieved 2026-05-15

fnoble/CC-Bootloader

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

mossmann/cc11xx tc14badge

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

atlas0fd00m/rfcat

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

ToorCon 14 Badge

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