BornHack 2016 Badge
Initial Commit soldering-kit badge
A hacker-friendly solder-it-yourself badge kit combining a nametag, flashlight, Joule Thief circuit, AA battery, and prototyping area.
Tag dossier
BornHack
Badge records tagged with BornHack, across Denmark.
BornHack 2017 Badge
Happy Gecko OLED programming badge
BornHack's first deeply programmable badge used a Silicon Labs Happy Gecko MCU, OLED display, buttons, USB, and an example-heavy firmware repository.
BornHack 2018 Badge
Happy Gecko plus Bluetooth badge
A Happy Gecko-based BornHack badge that added a Nordic nRF51 Bluetooth-capable microcontroller and a breakout-board branch for hardware add-ons.
BornHack 2019 Badge
Color screen, MicroSD, and IR badge
A Happy Gecko badge with 240x240 color display, MicroSD card reader, basic infrared communication, and a C firmware codebase split into modules.
BornHack 2020 Badge
CircuitPython LED-matrix IR badge
A SAMD21 CircuitPython badge with a charlieplexed LED matrix, IR badge-to-badge communication, navigation buttons, SAO header, and exposed pads.
BornHack 2021 DIY Badge
Electronics-side DIY expansion badge
A deliberately minimal DIY badge focused on simple electronics, SAO, Qwiic/STEMMA QT, and component-level exploration rather than preloaded compute.
BornHack 2022 Game On
RP2040 CircuitPython gaming badge
A game-controller-shaped BornHack badge built around RP2040, CircuitPython, a color LCD, and expansion connectors.
BornHack 2023 NFC Badges
NFC reader and tag badge pair
A two-badge NFC year: one tag badge using NXP NTAG I2C Plus and one RP2040 reader badge using NXP PN7150 with card-emulation capability.
BornHack 2024 Badge
ESP32-C3 POV badge
An ESP32-C3-oriented BornHack badge with public firmware links, POV hardware files, Rust examples, workshop firmware, and a 3D-printable case branch.
BornHack 2025 Circle Badge
LoRa and Meshtastic badge
A circular ESP32-C3 badge focused on LoRa, Meshtastic, WiFi, BLE, RGB LEDs, external antenna use, and expansion connectors.
BornHack 2026 Badge
Planned nRF52840, SX1262 LoRa, BLE, and NFC badge
A future BornHack badge entry currently documented by Badge.Team through sponsor credits and a concise hardware-feature list.