Unofficial fan project. Not affiliated with or endorsed by SAINTCON or UtahSAINT.
LCD Closeup (ST7789V 240×320)2× (480×640)
Towers (11 IR Stations)
Touchscreen badge: tap or drag directly on the badge LCD. Click a tower below to walk up to its IR beacon:
Tap the badge screen to register a handle, then click any tower above to receive its IR beacon.
5-Way Joystick (SW2)Hold or Tap
Move: ↑↓←→ or WASD•Center: Enter / Space / E
Incidents Companion
Plug virtual I2C minibadges into the 4 PCB slots (U9, U10, U13, U14) for gear buffs, or send solo IR beacons:
First boot: use ↑/↓ + A (Z / Enter) to choose a class, avatar, and handle on the badge.
Badge Config Web Page (www/)
In WIFI CONFIG mode, the badge starts its own Wi-Fi AP and serves www/ via microWebSrv. Form posts route directly into the running MicroPython firmware:
AP Offline — press SELECT → DOWN ×2 ("WIFI CONFIG") → SELECT on the badge (takes ~4s), or click Start WIFI CONFIG.
http://192.168.4.1/200 OK
Minibadges (I2C2 Bus)
main.py polls 5 I2C2 addresses (SCL=22, SDA=21) and sends brightness (0x02) + HC score (0x01) to 0x29..0x42:
Plug in one or more virtual minibadges above to watch live I2C2 brightness, score, and status polls.
Lock, NFC & Solo Trade
Menu: spin the dial (drag ring or A/D) and let go to open a scene.
Combo / Build: pull shackle (Z/Space) to check a dialed code or build a ready module.
Trading:A/D picks a part, W/S sets count; trades run automatically.
Game: steer with the dial.
Press Back (SW3, X/Esc) to return to Menu.
Lock Shackle & Shim Sensors
Registration & vCard (ST25R95 Tag)72 / 159 bytes
Virtual NFC Unlock Tags (Read Tag Scene)
Solo "Museum Bot" Trade (Trading Scene)
Trading needs at least 1 part — earn parts from rewards (e.g. Insert Shim, a combo, or a tag).
Virtual I2C Minibadge (0x28)
Unregistered badges boot to Ready for VCard Programming — click Write Registration vCard above to unlock the main menu.
Emulator Controls
Display & Firmware Mode
Pet Time Multiplier (`emu_set_speed`)
Execution & Core Lifecycle
Solo Game • Physical "Nut" NFC Dispenser
Register a handle on the badge, then tap a Sorting Hat Nut to join a faction and Telecom Nuts to unlock the 31-node map.
NFC Tag & Capture
Hardware State
BUTTON MASK0x00 (IDLE)
LCD BACKLIGHT255 / 255 (100%)
LED CHAIN (GPIO 3)20 WS2812B (D1→D20)
STORAGE KEY (YEAR/MODE)localStorage Synced
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About
Unofficial fan project. Not affiliated with or endorsed by SAINTCON or UtahSAINT.
SAINTCON is Utah's annual cybersecurity and hackers conference, celebrated for its custom hardware badges and conference-wide badge games.
This is a fan-made hardware emulator of the badge by compukidmike.
Privacy: All badge progress (simulated 512-byte EEPROM/NVS) is saved in your browser only (localStorage, isolated per year and mode) — no cookies, no analytics, and no external CDNs.
