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How to Use Your Cyber LED Badge

Your badge can be controlled using two touch buttons: The fingerprint touch button at the top and one is at the tip of the dragons nose! They support detecting three kinds of input: A single tap, a short press (half a second) and a long press (over three seconds). Note, the long press is only registered after the finger is released.

What firmware am I running?

Your badge comes pre-programmed with different, colorful LED patterns. But even while EF is running, we might have some updates to the software. The current version is `v2024.09.07`. If your dragon's eye pulses red after turning your badge on, you are on this version.
Do you want to update or reset your badge firmware to the EF version? Using a Chrome-based browser, you can do it via USB from the web.

See https://badge.cyberrats.wtf/.

Usage

Locking the badge

Locking your badge

If the badge is unlocked, different things about the current mode can be changed (mode configuration, see the list of modes below). If you want to lock inputs, hold the nose touch button and fingerprint touch button for three seconds and release. The eye should blink red three times, indicating that the badge is locked. In the locked state, other touch inputs do not work, preventing accidental changing of your settings. Please note: The detection of both touch buttons being held at the same time can be flaky and might need a few tries.

Unlocking the badge

Unlocking your badge

If the badge is locked, hold the nose touch button and fingerprint touch button for three seconds and release. The eye should blink green three times, indicating that the badge is unlocked. The touch buttons can be used again. Please note: The detection of both touch buttons being held at the same time can be flaky and might need a few tries.

Mode selection

Mode selection

Short press the fingerprint touch button to enter mode selection. You should see a white blinking cursor at the letters of the EUROFURENCE text. Currently only modes E to F are implemented. Tapping the fingerprint touch button cycles through the modes. Short press of the fingerprint touch button accepts this mode. For a list of available modes, see below.

Changing brightness

Changing brightness

When you are in 'mode selection', you can long-press the nose touch button to cycle between different brightness values. These are saved between restarts.

Low battery

Low battery

If you see the nose-LED blinking, the battery power is low. Turning it off an on again sometimes gives a bit more runtime.

Critical battery level

Critical battery level

If you see the nose-LED blinking in short pulses with longer pauses, the battery is below a critical level. Please do not leave your Badge running in this mode and replace the batteries.

Available modes

The following modes are available:

E: Pride flags

Displays different pride flags. By tapping on the fingerprint touch button, you can choose between one of the following pride flags:

  • Cycle through all flags
  • LGBT
  • LGBTQI
  • Bisexual
  • Polyamorous
  • Polysexual
  • Transgender
  • Pansexual
  • Asexual
  • Genderfluid
  • Genderqueer
  • Nonbinary
  • Intersex

U: Rainbow

Shows a colorful rainbow animation. Short press the fingerprint to switch between different modes.

R: Matrix

Shows a Matrix style animation. By tapping on the fingerprint touch button, you can change the color.

O: Chaser

Shows a chaser animation. Switch through different styles and colors using a tap on the fingerprint touch button.

F: Heartbeat

Displays a beating/pulsing animation. Swtich through different random colors by tapping the nose touch button. Short press the nose touch button to switch between three different speeds.

Keep an eye out for updates!