2018 Hackaday Supercon Badge – Custom DIY Cyberdeck Recreation (No Sound)
This is a faithful recreation of the original 2018 Hackaday Supercon Badge, a fully programmable open-source microcomputer originally designed for the Hackaday Superconference. It emulates the Zilog 80 CPU. Additional CPUs can be emulated (i.e. Intel 8080, etc.)
Compact and highly hackable, this badge has become a favorite among makers, tinkerers, and retro-computing enthusiasts. It’s perfect as a portable cyberdeck core, retro learning tool, or display piece for electronics collectors.
📐 Approx. Dimensions: 4 × 3.5 × 0.4 inches
Key Features
Microcontroller: Microchip PIC32MX370F512H
CPU: 32-bit MIPS M4K core running at 80 MHz
Flash Memory: 512 KB internal flash (used for program storage)
RAM: 128 KB SRAM
External Storage: 16 MB SPI Flash chip (used for user data, BASIC programs, and assets like images or text files)
Display: 2.5 inches diagonal, 320 × 240 pixel resolution, color LCD LED
IR (Infra Red) communication port fornetworking multiple badges
Large blinking LED (upper right corner of the computer)
- Full QWERTY keyboard
GPIO header pins for hardware expansion
Program in BASIC, C, and Z80 Assembly
Perfect for modding both hardware and software inside possible case builds — often integrated into DIY cyberdeck projects. There are 3D case files for the 2018 Supercon Badge computer that you can print.
⚠️ Note: This version does not produce soundalthough the speaker is connected.
Why It’s Special
The 2018 Supercon Badge is more than just a board — it’s a piece of hacker history and an open invitation to experiment. You can modify the firmware, attach peripherals, or embed it into a custom enclosure to create your own mini handheld computer.
Ideal for those who love retro hardware,dsaembedded programming, or cyberpunk-style builds.You can view the demo of the computer by searching on YouTube:2018 Hackaday Supercon Computer does not permit to embed links. There are many websites that have tons of resources for this computer.IMPORTANT: To return to the main menu you need to press SHIFT and RESET at the same time.
Also, remember that the computer does not produce sound but it has a speaker. Challenge: Maybe you can get it to work?Easter Eggs:
- Type in mario at the main menu - plays Super Mario theme music (please note this badge does not produce sound).
- Type in nya at the main menu - displays the animated cat demo
- Type in UUDDLRLRba at the main menu- play Snake
- Type in any character other than the main menu number choices at the main menu and see funny messages :-)
