Evidence index
Primary docs, public wikis, repositories, talks, press writeups, and first-hand notes used to support badge pages.
Primary maker storefront source for the DEF CON 33 Wi-Fi-badge label, USD 120 price, sold-out-since-August 6, 2025 state, Geiger-counter framing, three dial-selected modes, lanyard/battery statement, and direct links to source/documentation/design material. It does not establish official DEF CON issuance, event delivery, an electrical specification, radio authorization, or image reuse rights.
Primary organizer source for the completed April 17, 2026 Shewmaker Center event and its CTF, ASMb1337, and hardware-hacking activity. It does not mention the VIP Assembled Badge ticket category.
Primary organizer social announcement for the April 17 event, two tracks, CTF, Solder Village, and Badge/Hardware Hacking activities. It does not establish a relationship between those activities and a particular badge tier or device.
Organizer-linked primary registration endpoint. In its current completed-event state it identifies HackNWA as the organizer and ticket sales as ended, but it does not preserve the historical ticket-class names, prices, purchase records, or fulfillment information.
Project-owner source for 2018 electronic hardware badge production, games, puzzles, and audio behavior.
Badge-team overview source for the ongoing RVAsec electronic-badge lineage and limited-badge availability.
Badge-team overview source supporting the continuing electronic-badge lineage and general attendee badge behaviour.
Badge-team overview source for the limited electronic badge lineage.
Project-owner source for the 2019 badge games, base-station plan, custom layout, badge-team notes, and schedule pressure caveats.
Public repository source for the 2019 badge C interpreter evidence.
Public source for the 2020 badge firmware archive, app tree, interpreter, USB bootloader tooling, and hardware abstraction code.
Public source for the 2022 badge firmware, CMake/Pico build flow, simulator, component status, and app tree.
Public source for 2023 badge firmware, hardware status table, SDL simulator path, app tree, and flashing workflow.
Public source for 2024 badge firmware, emulator, component status, app tree, and flashing workflow.
Public repository source for the 2014 badge firmware evidence.
Primary source for the repository's stated 2012 badge scope plus hardware, Gerber, graphics, documentation, and release firmware files.
Primary public source for Badge 2026 firmware, C/CMake source, simulator, RP2040/Pico SDK hardware build workflow, app source tree, and image assets.
Primary documentation source for simulator setup, hardware flashing by RPI-RP2 USB mass storage, D-pad-left CLI behavior, app source layout, display buffers, and platform-specific HAL files.
Release source for the June 10, 2026 `badge2026_c_v2026.2.uf2` firmware binary.
Release source for the June 10, 2026 prerelease CTF firmware binary.
Project wiki source for build coordination, date context, and named contacts.
Secondary summary of hardware expectations and early public interest.
Primary article source for vectorscope concept, AK4619 ADC/DAC, 0-3 V inputs, waveform generator, RP2040/PIO/DMA behavior, MicroPython, controls, and prototyping area.
Source for RP2040/Pico, AK4619 ADC/DAC, analog input/output concept, scope and waveform-generator pins, prototyping area, and badge design intent.
Primary source for bringing the 2025 Hackaday Supercon Communicator Badge to Europe, LoRa mesh, different Italy frequencies, MicroPython plug-in apps, and Meshtastic reflash framing.
Source for final pre-event logistics and public attendee guidance about laptop/USB cable needs for badge play and hacking.
Primary official source reconfirming the November 6-8 Pasadena dates and Art Center campus move and listing badge hacking among the festivities, without badge hardware or software content.
Primary official source for the November 6-8, 2026 dates, tenth in-person edition framing, ArtCenter South Campus venue move, two 20-and-40-minute talk tracks, Friday badge-hacking day, and Sunday badge-hack showcase.
Secondary hands-on source for the WHY2025-origin context, hardware tour, app platform, open-source timing, and pre-order status.
Post-event source for badge-hacking ceremony, open hardware/software repos, prototype cartridges, software demos, and Linux-on-badge with SDRAM cartridge.
Post-event source for Sunday badge-hacking ceremony, pure Vectorscope category, and Vectorscope plus external hardware category.
Secondary field report for the badge's telegraph interface, mesh messaging, Battleships app, clicky relay, and reuse as a name badge.
Contemporary secondary source for DEF CON 25's unofficial hardware-badge scale, badge-maker coordination, and unified badgelife API context.
Upstream reveal source for LoRa mesh chat, ESP32-S3, memory, LCD, custom keyboard, SX1262 radio, LiPo charging, LVGL MicroPython, sponsor and contributor context, and post-event reuse goals.
Primary reveal source for LoRa mesh chat, ESP32-S3, memory, LCD, custom keyboard, SX1262 radio, LiPo charging, LVGL MicroPython, sponsor and contributor context, and post-event reuse goals.
Credible secondary technical source for BLE, CR2032 power, LCD, buttons, NFC, prototyping area, attendee-name programming, Konami-code unlock, and Grand Challenge behavior.
Production-context source for late-stage assembly, volunteer effort, and distribution at Supplyframe HQ.
Secondary source for demoscene, modem, multiplayer-game, and firmware-lore examples.
Secondary article source for the South African conference context, ATmega328, Nokia 5110 LCD, 433 MHz RF modules, mesh relationship tracking, 77 final boards, and Maltego visualization.
Primary design article for the badge hardware, camera/OLED/MicroSD/power architecture, expansion connectors, programming path, and design tradeoffs.
Hardware overview and HackRF/GNU Radio compatibility.
Design article for the BalCCon badge prototype lineage.
Designer-authored source for hardware deltas from Belgrade, integrated LIS3 accelerometer, IR UART, expansion pads, USB mass-storage bootloader, schematic, C framework, and programming workflow.
Event source for Pasadena 2016 venue, dates, electronic hardware badge, hacking competition, and crypto challenge context.
Contemporary source for official electronic badge status, Tymkrs/Toymakers credit, PIC32MM hardware, LED layout, USB serial game, badge-to-badge connector, and add-on header.
Field-report source for the inaugural Atlantic City event, Bally's Casino venue context, open hacking area, badge-hacking section, LED counts, ATtiny841 controller, attendee assembly, and volunteer firmware flashing.
Pre-event source for early badge access, camera-badge framing, production-badge context, and attendee hacking expectations.
Primary article source for RISC-V soft core, open-source FPGA toolchain, Sprite_TM attribution, large team effort, cartridge slot, and several-hundred-attendee context.
Contemporary source for Ryan Clarke designer attribution, non-electronic-electronic framing, PCB playing-card construction, visible copper/soldermask/silkscreen layers, XOR gate, and crypto challenge.
Primary Hackaday source for the Berlin-reskinned Voja Antonic badge, Supercon compatibility, hardware-tweak caveat, pre-event hacking pointers, and Saturday-night badge-hacking ceremony.