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LayerOne 2018 ESP32 Alexa Badge note

source-depth caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs deeper artifact inventory

The public sources prove the ESP32 audio badge, repository trail, and add-on connector, but this pass did not recover a complete final schematic, BOM, production package, firmware release tag, or attendee challenge archive.

The record keeps hardware and software statements tied to public evidence while avoiding unsupported production-scale and final-firmware claims.

Source note: LayerOne HHV archive, Hackaday event report, CharlieX repository, and mmca add-on log.

LayerOne 2019 Voight-Kampff Badge note

source-depth caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs deeper artifact inventory

The public sources prove the ATtiny2313 main badge, repository source trail, and ESP32CAM/servo add-on context, but this pass did not recover a complete final schematic, BOM, production package, firmware release tag, or challenge solve archive.

The record keeps hardware, software, and add-on statements tied to public evidence while avoiding unsupported production-scale and final-firmware claims.

Source note: LayerOne HHV archive, Hackaday event report, and CharlieX layerOne2019 repository.

LayerOne 2023 PIC HID Badge note

source-depth caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs deeper artifact inventory

The repository preserves firmware, board and schematic files, host tooling, enclosure assets, and an interactive BOM, but this pass does not claim a complete production package, final assembly guide, attendee count, or challenge solve archive.

The record keeps hardware, USB, LED, and firmware statements tied to the recovered public repository while avoiding unsupported production-scale claims.

Source note: charlie-x/LayerOne2023 README, firmware sources, PCB files, OKBB host tool, and repository tree.

LayerOne 2024 POV Spinner Badge note

source-depth caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs deeper artifact inventory

The repository preserves firmware, board and schematic files, documentation images, and workflow notes, but this pass does not claim a complete BOM, production package, attendee count, or final manufacturing audit.

The record keeps hardware and firmware statements tied to the recovered public repository and avoids unsupported production-scale claims.

Source note: charlie-x/LayerOne_2024 repository tree, README, Eagle files, and firmware source.

SAINTCON 2014 Arduino-Compatible Badge note

source-depth caveat · first-hand write-up plus secondary coverage · needs badge-team archive

The recovered public trail proves an Arduino-compatible badge, FTDI programming path, HHV assembly context, hidden challenge behavior, and blinky expansion board, but this pass did not recover an official 2014 archive page, schematic, BOM, PCB source, MCU identification, final firmware repository, production count, or complete build manual.

The record preserves verified badge behavior and named-source context without inventing unrecovered electronics, firmware internals, component values, or manufacturing details.

Source note: Josh Datko write-up, SparkFun repost, Hackaday coverage, and Cisco retrospective context.

SAINTCON 2015 Wi-Fi Show Badge note

source-depth caveat · official archive plus partner technical write-up · needs badge-team archive

The official archive proves the event context and Cisco proves a real Wi-Fi enabled show badge, but this pass did not recover a public schematic, BOM, PCB source, firmware image, badge-team repository, production manual, or final application source.

The record preserves verified behavior and integration claims without inventing components, radio details beyond Wi-Fi, PCB layout, battery design, firmware internals, or backend implementation.

Source note: SAINTCON 2015 archive and Cisco badge write-up.

SAINTCON 2020 Badge and MiniBadge Kit note

source-depth caveat · official event metadata plus first-hand badge package write-up · needs badge-team archive

The official archive and metadata sources prove the virtual event context, and the first-hand DC540 write-up proves a shipped badge package, included MiniBadge, custom-MiniBadge coupon, and HC CTF badge context; this pass did not recover an official 2020 schematic, BOM, firmware archive, production count, or complete badge-team build notes.

The record treats SAINTCON 2020 as a conservative package-level badge entry instead of inventing unrecovered electronics, firmware behavior, or challenge mechanics.

Source note: SAINTCON 2020 archive, InfoconDB event entry, DC540 first-hand write-up, and MiniBadge standard README.

BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge note

source-depth caveat · public repository and official talk source · needs final production archive

The official talk page and repository document the badge design, gameplay, hardware archive, and CircuitPython workflows, but this pass did not recover a final production count, shipped firmware release tag, manufacturing order, or rights-cleared field photo.

The record preserves the real BSidesPDX badge without overstating production logistics or publishing unclear media.

Source note: BSidesPDX speaker page, hardware README, Attribution Game badge guide, Trick-or-Treat README, and repository metadata.

CactusCon 2017 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Scanner Badge note

source-depth caveat · first-hand attendee writeup · needs official badge archive recovery

The recovered source proves a paid badge package and observed Wi-Fi/Bluetooth scanner behavior, but this pass did not recover official badge-team documentation, schematics, BOM, firmware, production count, challenge material, or a source repository.

The catalogue records the real scanner badge while keeping technical claims limited to the public attendee writeup.

Source note: Ratil.life Hacking and Skydiving writeup.

THOTCON 0xB Badge note

source-depth caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs deeper archive recovery

Rob Rehrig's first-hand writeup documents the 0xB badge electronics and production fix, but this pass did not recover a public schematic, Gerber set, BOM, firmware repository, binary archive, or full badge manual.

The catalogue records verified hardware behavior and production context without claiming that the complete design archive is public.

Source note: Rob Rehrig THOTCON 0xB writeup, official THOTCON 0xB schedule, Fourfold work page, and InfoconDB workshop listing.

THOTCON 0xC Badge note

source-depth caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs deeper archive recovery

Rob Rehrig's first-hand writeup documents the 0xC badge theme, laser-tag behavior, enclosure, optics, and production decisions, but this pass did not recover a public schematic, Gerber set, BOM, firmware repository, binary archive, or full badge manual.

The catalogue records verified event, game, mechanical, and optical facts without claiming that the complete design archive is public.

Source note: Rob Rehrig THOTCON 0xC writeup, official THOTCON 0xC schedule, Fourfold work page, and InfoconDB event metadata.

The Diana Initiative 2020 Off-the-Shelf Virtual Badge note

source-depth caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs deeper archive recovery

Public sources preserve the workshop, BOM, wiring chart, Tinkercad model, and Arduino sketches, but this pass did not recover a formal schematic, Gerber set, distribution count, repository license, or official reusable badge photo.

The record limits hardware and software claims to the common-parts build guide and public code previews, with image publication withheld until rights-cleared provenance exists.

Source note: TechGirlMN Maker Village archive, TDI Off the Shelf Hardware Edition, Tinkercad model, Arduino Create examples, and badge.gallery image policy.

JawnCon 0x1 Modem Badge note

source-depth caveat · official write-up with upstream firmware context · needs deeper archive recovery

Public sources document the badge concept, case, production workflow, LED/modem behavior, and upstream RetroWiFiModem lineage, but this pass did not recover JawnCon-specific schematic files, BOM, Gerbers, firmware fork, enclosure CAD, or a reusable licensed badge photo.

The record stays anchored to the official write-up and upstream firmware repository without inventing exact board files, pin maps, or firmware modifications.

Source note: JawnCon official badge write-up, JawnCon event page, Hackaday article, RetroWiFiModem repository, and badge.gallery image policy.

BSides Vancouver 2019 Badge note

source-depth caveat · speaker-bio backed but technically shallow · needs primary badge archive

The recovered public trail names the BSides Vancouver 2019 Badge and maker, but this pass did not recover an official 2019 badge page, schematic, BOM, Gerbers, repository, production count, distribution wording, component list, or board-specification archive.

The record preserves the Canadian PCB-art badge lineage while avoiding unsupported electronics, variant, firmware, dimension, or manufacturing claims.

Source note: Official B|Sides Vancouver site, DEF CON 27 HHV schedule bio, and TwinkleTwinkie Hackaday profile.

PhreakNIC 27 Planned MK.II ESL Badge note

source-depth caveat · single project-owner planning source plus official site · needs post-event source recovery

The current public trail names a planned MK.II badge and desired improvements, while the live PhreakNIC site currently promotes preregistration and challenge coins rather than PN27 badge specifications. No dedicated PN27 repository, schematic, BOM, firmware tree, attendee guide, station code, production note, or final event schedule entry has been recovered.

The record avoids final component, firmware, interaction, and distribution claims until stronger PhreakNIC 27 sources appear.

Source note: Official PN26 Electronic Badge writeup and live PhreakNIC website rechecked on July 7, 2026.

RVAsec 2012 Badge note

source-depth caveat · source-limited · documented

The repository proves a real badge source archive, but this pass did not recover an attendee guide, production recap, exact distribution quantity, final assembled-photo evidence, or an explicit hardware license.

The record keeps component and behavior claims tied to the recovered firmware, Eagle files, Gerbers, and event archive.

Source note: HackRVA repository README, firmware, Eagle schematic, Gerber tree, and InfoconDB event context.

DerbyCon 7.0 Legacy Black Badge note

source-depth caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs source recovery

The Hackster project provides first-hand build notes, materials, and a firmware binary link, but this pass did not recover a dedicated public source repository with complete C source, schematic, Gerbers, PCB production outputs, or a formal hardware license.

The record keeps controller, LED, fabrication, and firmware claims tied to the first-hand project page and avoids unsupported protocol, challenge, and source-release claims.

Source note: Hackster DerbyCon Legacy Black Badge project and linked files.

BSides Canberra 2021 SAMD/ESP32 E-paper Badge note

source-depth caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs source license and complete production archive

The recovered source trail documents the official badge page, schematic, frame STEP file, components, firmware-restoration flow, and production context, but this pass did not recover a complete BOM, board-file archive, readable firmware source release, image license, or explicit project license.

The catalogue records the verified SAMD21/ESP32/e-paper architecture while avoiding unsupported claims about full source release, exact add-on availability, final component values, or image reuse.

Source note: BSides Canberra 2021 badge page, BSidesCbr/2021Badge repository, Mos & Boo overview and reflashing guides, and attendee writeup.

LCA2019 Donkey Car note

source-depth caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs public repository or hardware archive

The public trail documents the Donkey Car kit, Raspberry Pi camera control, TensorFlow training-data workflow, participant assembly, and self-driving attempts, but this pass did not recover a stable schematic, BOM, model archive, firmware repository, kit quantity, or explicit project license.

The record keeps hardware and software claims to official event context and first-hand evidence until deeper project archives are recovered.

Source note: LCA2019 programme/miniconf pages and Marc Merlin 2019 Donkey Car writeup.

LCA2020 DingoCar note

source-depth caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs public repository or hardware archive

The public trail documents DingoCar sessions, Raspberry Pi control, TensorFlow-style training, and self-driving behavior, but this pass did not recover a stable schematic, BOM, model archive, firmware repository, kit quantity, or explicit project license.

The record keeps hardware and software claims to schedule-backed and first-hand evidence until deeper project archives are recovered.

Source note: LCA2020 schedule, Marc Merlin 2020 DingoCar writeup, and prior Open Hardware self-driving car lineage writeup.

AfricaHackOn 2018 Electronic Badge note

source-depth caveat · single official agenda source · needs badge-team archive

The public source trail proves an AfricaHackOn 2018 electronic conference badge and making-of session, but does not expose the badge's component list, firmware, repository, schematics, board files, distribution model, or challenge behavior.

The record is intentionally narrow and should be expanded only if a badge-team writeup, slide deck, code release, or surviving-board documentation is recovered.

Source note: OPCDE Kenya agenda.

Hackaday Supercon 2016 LED Matrix Badge note

source-license caveat · repository audit · documented for source only

The GitHub hacking template is MIT licensed, but that source license does not by itself clear article, manual, README, or project-page badge images for local publication.

Source-code claims can cite the repository, while the badge image remains empty until a separately cleared original photo or official render is selected.

Source note: GitHub license.txt and badge.gallery image policy.

AND!XOR DC26 Badge note

source-release caveat · primary logs and public-source recheck · needs archive recovery

The retrospective says source code would be posted, but this pass did not recover a stable public repository, firmware archive, schematic, BOM, or Gerber set for the DC26 badge.

The record cites project-owner logs and hands-on technical coverage while avoiding stronger open-source hardware/software claims until a repository or archive mirror is recovered.

Source note: AND!XOR DC26 retrospective, LULZCODE log, ARG log, and current public-source check.

LayerOne 2016 Conference Badge note

source-release gap · project logs but incomplete source recovery · needs artifact-level archive

The all-at-once log says Eagle files and software would be uploaded to GitHub, but this pass did not recover a complete public final repository, release package, board-production archive, or challenge/software bundle for the 2016 badge.

Hardware and software claims remain tied to the public HHV page and Hackaday.io logs instead of treating planned source publication as recovered source.

Source note: LayerOne 2016 All at once log and current source search.

Camp++ 2026 Identity Artifacts note

sparse ticket-page caveat · official page recheck · current source boundary

The current 2026 ticket page only exposes a tickets heading and navigation, so older random-ID, privacy/deletion, and checksum-verification claims are not retained for this edition.

The 2026 dossier is limited to the current home, how-to, ticket-page, and CfP facts instead of assuming the detailed ticketing model from earlier Camp++ editions.

Source note: Camp++ 2026 ticket and how-to pages.

DC503 Wagon Party Badge note

sprite-artwork license boundary · public repository archive · documented

The repository includes generated sprite/image assets and source comments naming image2cpp and ezgif, but this does not establish a reusable badge-photo license, upstream render permission, or attribution record for catalogue publication.

Sprites remain source evidence for firmware behavior only and are not promoted into `Public/images/`.

Source note: sprites.h, images directory, and badge.gallery image policy.

CarolinaCon Online 2 Conference PCB Badge note

store-link boundary · official archived page · documented

The archived page links to a shop product for the swag bag, but the stable evidence retained in this pass is the archived CarolinaCon page text rather than a current mutable storefront listing.

The catalogue can cite the official archived event page for bundle contents without depending on a live store page that may change or disappear.

Source note: CarolinaCon Online 2 official home page.

GreyCTF Summit 2025 GreyBadge note

summit/finals firmware boundary · public release trail and filesystem README · documented

The public repository has both finals and summit firmware assets. The badge record describes the shared GreyMecha/Army badge archive and challenge surfaces without claiming every final attendee image, provisioning step, or private competition backend was public.

Software claims stay limited to the recovered repository, filesystem README, and release assets.

Source note: greybadge25 README, RP2350 filesystem README, and GitHub releases page.

HITBSecConf2024 Bangkok Badge Village Device note

technical archive gap · official source but incomplete · needs deeper archive recovery

The official page identifies the Raspberry Pi Pico core and fault-injection purpose, but this pass did not recover schematic, BOM, PCB files, firmware, exact circuit details, or production quantity.

The dossier records the verified training-device surface while avoiding unsupported implementation claims.

Source note: HITBSecConf2024 Bangkok Badge Village page.

DC503 DEF CON 26 VIP Banglet note

technical-source caveat · public repository archive · needs deeper production archive

The repository exposes Eagle CAD, firmware sketches, and 3D-print files, but this pass did not recover a final BOM, ordered assembly record, firmware release tag, complete user manual, or post-event challenge writeup.

Hardware and software claims remain limited to the public repository files and official talk description.

Source note: pdxbadgers/2018-banglet repository tree, sketches README, firmware, and 3D-print README.

CarolinaCon Online 2 Conference PCB Badge note

technical-source caveat · official source but incomplete · needs artifact archive

The recovered official pages prove a Conference PCB Badge and electronic-badge merch bundle, but do not publish component, firmware, schematic, BOM, battery, image-rights, or challenge-source detail.

The record preserves the artifact while avoiding unsupported claims about hardware design or firmware behavior.

Source note: CarolinaCon Online 2 home, about, and schedule pages.

BSidesSF 2024 Hardware Challenge Village Badge note

technical-source caveat · official source plus attendee report but incomplete archive · needs badge-team archive

The official schedule proves a specially designed HCV badge and badge CTF contest, and a Veritas attendee report documents the screen, joystick, USB-C/battery power, and clue-exchange behavior, but no source recovered here publishes component identifiers, schematics, firmware, PCB files, production notes, or challenge source.

The catalogue can describe observed user-facing badge behavior while leaving schematic, firmware, and manufacturing details for a later badge-team archive.

Source note: BSidesSF 2024 Hardware Challenge Village schedule description and Veritas attendee report.

BSidesSF 2025 Hardware Challenge Village Badge note

technical-source caveat · official source but incomplete · needs badge-team archive

The official schedule proves a badge designed specifically for the Hardware Challenge Village CTF, but does not publish component identifiers, schematics, firmware, PCB files, production notes, challenge source, or scoreboard archive.

The catalogue records the verified village badge and leaves hardware/software archaeology for a later source recovery pass.

Source note: BSidesSF 2025 Hardware Challenge Village schedule description.

BSidesPDX 2015 Badger Badge note

technical-source caveat · public source archive · needs final production archive

The public PCB and firmware archives document the design files and ESP8266 badge behavior, but this pass did not recover BOM notes, assembly instructions, final flashed release tag, manufacturing order, workshop handout count, or post-event challenge results.

Hardware and firmware claims remain limited to the public repository files and official schedule wording.

Source note: pdxbadgers/pcb-2015, pdxbadgers/fw-2015 README, badger.ino, and BSidesPDX 2015 schedule.

BSidesPDX 2016 ATTiny85 Badge note

technical-source caveat · public hardware and firmware archive · needs final production archive

The public repository exposes Eagle board, schematic, BOM, and an Arduino sketch, but this pass did not recover final Gerbers, assembly instructions, production photos, challenge docs, release tags, or a post-event firmware history.

Hardware and firmware claims remain limited to the public repository files plus event-context wording.

Source note: pdxbadgers/pcb-2016 BoM.csv, badge.sch, badge.brd, and badge.ino.

BSidesPDX 2017 BMD-300 Badge note

technical-source caveat · public hardware archive · needs firmware and production archive

The public repository exposes Eagle board, schematic, BOM, and library files, but this pass did not recover final firmware, challenge docs, production photos, Gerber release, or a talk transcript explaining intended badge behavior.

Hardware and software claims remain limited to the public repository files and official schedule/speaker wording.

Source note: pdxbadgers/pcb-2017, BSidesPDX 2017 schedule, and BSidesPDX 2017 speakers page.

BSidesPDX 2018 ATTiny861 Badge note

technical-source caveat · public source archive · needs final production archive

The public repository exposes KiCad, BOM, LED mapping, and test firmware files, but this pass did not recover final firmware release notes, challenge docs, production photos, or a full talk transcript explaining intended gameplay.

Hardware and firmware claims remain limited to the public repository files and official schedule/speaker wording.

Source note: pdxbadgers/badge-2018, BSidesPDX 2018 schedule, and BSidesPDX 2018 speakers page.

BSidesPDX 2019 Multnomah Badge note

technical-source caveat · public source archive · needs final production archive

The public repository exposes KiCad, BOM, and simple firmware files, but this pass did not recover assembly instructions, final firmware release notes, challenge docs, production photos, or talk notes explaining intended gameplay.

Hardware and firmware claims remain limited to the public repository files and official schedule wording.

Source note: pdxbadgers/badge-2019 and BSidesPDX 2019 schedule.

BSidesPDX 2020 Presenter LED Mask note

technical-source caveat · public firmware and README archive · needs final production archive

The public repository exposes README wiring notes and one Arduino sketch, but this pass did not recover fabrication notes, final quantity, presenter handout list, production photos, source license, or post-event maintenance history.

Hardware and software claims remain limited to the public repository files and official all-digital event context.

Source note: pdxbadgers/2020-mask README and 2020-mask.ino.