When the Hackaday community gathers for Supercon, curious makers dig into their swag bag looking for the undisputed most sought-after piece of swag: the Supercon Badge. In this talk we will explore how idealistic manufacturing principles crash face-first with capricious electronic designs and unreasonable deadlines, and how through love, collaboration and ingenuity, the Hackaday community rises to the challenge and saves the day.

PCBs-as-we-know-them are usually flat and rigid, but what if you could create flexible boards in the shape of anything your heart desires? In this talk, I’ll explain how I created a flexible PCB in the shape of a crown while at MIT, using a Javascript- and web-based open-source tool. Discussing code-based techniques and pitfalls, there will be helpful points for you to consider when embarking on your own journey when creating flexible PCBs.

This history lesson will go in depth in the history of the Dutch Hacker Camps, their culture, influence and the projects through the years.

When it comes to building CNC-type devices, much of the information out there emphasises the mechanical and electrical assembly; The gears, belts, motors, and wires. But what about the firmware that brings these machines to life? This talk covers the often-overlooked software magic that drives pen plotters, 3D printers, and CNC mills!

In this workshop, you will get the opportunity to design and manufacture your own design on an ASIC! You will learn the basics of digital logic, how semiconductors are designed and made, how to use an online digital design tool to build and simulate a simple design, and how to create the GDS files for manufacture on the open-source Sky130 PDK. Participants will have the option to submit their designs to be manufactured on the next shuttle as part of the Tiny Tapeout project.

Want to build a cool noise-making device, leverage the I2C proto-petal badge add-on from your hackaday swag bag AND get to grips with low-cost open-hardware RISC-V microcontrollers? In this workshop we’ll do all three. It goes like this: solder a motor circuit to your proto petal, add your choice of a few sonically-resonating-items to be actuated by the motor, program the onboard microcontroller from one of our pre-configured laptops, then go join the badge-orchestra!