Series
Utah cybersecurity-conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed 2014 Arduino-compatible badge, 2015 Wi-Fi show badge, 2016 ESP8266 LED, 2017 Raspberry Pi Zero W, 2018 ESP32/MicroPython, 2019 Enigma, 2020 shipped virtual-edition badge package, 2021/2022/2023 MiniBadge collection, and 2024 MiniBadge trading records, with minibadge, hardware, firmware, and challenge-source trails kept explicit.
Utah cybersecurity-conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed 2014 Arduino-compatible badge, 2015 Wi-Fi show badge, 2016 ESP8266 LED, 2017 Raspberry Pi Zero W, 2018 ESP32/MicroPython, 2019 Enigma, 2020 shipped virtual-edition badge package, 2021/2022/2023 MiniBadge collection, and 2024 MiniBadge trading records, with minibadge, hardware, firmware, and challenge-source trails kept explicit.
Badges
Arduino-clone badge with FTDI header, blinky expansion board, and hidden challenges
The SAINTCON 2014 badge was an Arduino-compatible conference badge designed for attendee soldering and badge hacking, with FTDI programming, LED blinky behavior, a companion blinky expansion board, and hidden Hacker Challenge secrets documented in first-hand and Hackaday coverage.
Cisco CMX-linked attendee badge with LCD, buttons, schedule, and challenge score
The SAINTCON 2015 badge was a purpose-built Wi-Fi enabled attendee show badge described by Cisco as a conference-scale experiment: roughly 550 participants carried LCD-and-button badges that used Wi-Fi location data for zone awareness, schedule lookup, and live Hacker Challenge score display.
D1 Mini ESP8266 badge kit with MAX7219 LED display and Hackers Challenge registration
The SAINTCON 2016 badge was an electronic kit badge built around a D1 Mini ESP8266 development board, MAX7219 LED driver, and two 4-digit LED modules, with public assembly, flashing, and Hackers Challenge registration documentation.
Raspberry Pi Zero W badge with TFT, SNES-style buttons, MiniBadges, and Hacker Challenge registration
The SAINTCON 2017 badge was an electronic conference badge built around a Raspberry Pi Zero W and a custom SAINTCON board with a 2.8-inch TFT display, SNES-style buttons, battery power, MiniBadge expansion, Hacker Challenge registration, and a post-conference RetroPie conversion path.
ESP32 MicroPython badge with 8x32 LED matrix and twelve minibadge spots
The SAINTCON 2018 ESP32 Badge was an electronic conference badge built around a LOLIN D32 / ESP32 module running MicroPython, an 8x32 LED matrix, three buttons, a rechargeable battery, Wi-Fi configuration behavior, Hacker Challenge score display, and twelve minibadge spots.
STM32 and iCE40 Enigma-machine badge with linked-ring challenge
The SAINTCON 2019 Enigma Badge was a two-board electronic conference badge shaped as a segment of an Enigma rotor, combining a curved RGB LED matrix, lampboard LEDs, 26 buttons, plugboard wiring, minibadge-holder support, and badge-to-badge connectors for a cooperative ring challenge.
Virtual-edition shipped badge package with MiniBadge and Hackers Challenge context
SAINTCON 2020 is represented here by its virtual-edition shipped badge package. The official archive identifies 2020 as a virtual SAINTCON year, InfoconDB supplies the October 27-30 dates, and first-hand DC540 coverage documents a physical badge package with the badge itself, an included MiniBadge, a coupon for a custom MiniBadge, and Hackers Challenge CTF badge context.
Official and unofficial MiniBadges documented by the archived 2021 SAINTCON page
SAINTCON 2021 is represented here by its archived MiniBadge collection page, which documents in-person registration/status MiniBadges, community and challenge MiniBadges, soldering and puzzle badges, sponsor or booth-distributed badges, and a separate unofficial badge section.
Official, sponsor, community, and personal MiniBadge assembly-guide set
The SAINTCON 2022 MiniBadge Assembly Guide preserves a broad MiniBadge ecosystem: official community and status badges, sponsor badges, personal/trading badges, acquisition notes, rarity/difficulty labels, and assembly instructions for through-hole, SMD, RFID, motorized, and programmed badge variants.
Community, event, contest, and personal MiniBadges documented by the 2023 data export
SAINTCON 2023 is represented here by its public MiniBadge ecosystem: the official 2023 FAQ documents MiniBadge popularity and attendee trading, while the community MiniBadge Wiki export preserves year-specific personal, event, community, and contest badge records.
Official and submitted MiniBadges documented by the 2024 trading build-guide trail
SAINTCON's 2024 MiniBadge Trading page documents an official trading area and a public build-guide link covering submitted MiniBadges that attendees designed and brought to the conference, including official MiniBadges.