Issue dossier

The hardware designer says migrating the PCB workflow from Eagle to KiCad caused painful delays, even though it left the design files in an open format.

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

TROOPERS19 Badge note

tooling and schedule caveat · primary writeup · historical

The badge is a good example of how open-toolchain choices can improve reuse while still affecting event production schedules.

Evidence

Related Resources

add-on context

Context for the badge add-on interface referenced in the TROOPERS19 writeup.

event page

Official TROOPERS19 event page.

hardware add-on

Fuccs Shitty Addon repository linked from the TROOPERS19 badge hardware post.

hardware article

ERNW/Insinuator post by Jeff about the badge hardware, production, and add-on work.

source

Open KiCad schematic, layout, gerbers, and assembly-data repository linked from the hardware post.

Source trail

GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15

Source repository for the Fuccs Shitty Addon.

GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15

Primary design-file repository for the TROOPERS19 badge.

Insinuator · retrieved 2026-05-15

Primary source for hardware specs, design history, add-on context, and production caveats.

TROOPERS · retrieved 2026-05-15

Official event context.