Light-up Shake Persistence-of-Vision PCB Badge - Development Edition PREORDER
Light-up Shake Persistence-of-Vision PCB Badge - Development Edition PREORDER
The new and improved version light-up badges made for Open Sauce 2024.
Turn on then shake side to side to view the images or animations programmed into the badge.
Preorders will be open until the end of July 2026, the badges are currently expected to ship out before the end of August 2026.
If your order includes in-stock items as well as preorder or backorder items, the entire order will wait to ship until all items are available. Please submit multiple orders if you want your in-stock items sooner.
Badge design editions will be made for major Excessive Overkill projects, and will be available for a limited time after the related video is released.
Your purchase includes:
- 1x Light-up Badge pre-programmed
- 2x CR2032 batteries
Specs:
- Credit card sized: 2.1" x 3.3" (54mm x 84mm)
- 0.8mm PCB thickness, 4mm total thickness with components
- 32 bright white leds
- ENIG (thin gold) plated
Existing Features:
- Image or animation display
- XYZ Accelerometer
- True power-off (batteries last when not in use)
- Auto power-off
New Features:
- User programmable images/animations over USB-C
- User configurable modes set by tapping the badge
- 4-bit grayscale image support
- Ball simulator mode
- Level mode
- Diagnostic modes
How to use:
Turning On:
- Press "ON" button on badge.
Badge will display power-on animation when first powered on.
Pressing the "ON" button once badge is already on will have no effect.
Turning Off:
- Do nothing
Badge will automatically power off after it is no longer being interacted with for around 20 seconds. It will also power off regardless of interaction after 5 minutes.
Changing Mode:
- Turn badge on
- Tap top of badge downward 3 times quickly, it should display the current mode be turning on an LED. The distance the led is from the bottom of the badge shows what mode it is in.
- Tap top of badge downward to move LED down, Tap bottom of badge upward to move LED up
- Wait 3 seconds for badge to enter new mode. You may shake the badge while in the mode menu to view what mode is selected.
USB Programming:
- Turn on badge
- Plug into computer using a USB-C cable, ensure the cable can carry data and not only power.
- Badge should show up as a USB storage device (flash drive)
- Copy your BMP file to the badge
- Done!
More detailed programming and BMP file specifications will be added before you receive your badge.
Badge will come preloaded with images/animations from Excessive Overkill. You can configure it to display both the EO images and your own custom images, or only your own images.
Warnings/notices:
- The badge is a bare PCB, it is very susceptible water and metallic objects and dust. Keep clean and do not put in contact with loose conductive objects
- Badge is not rechargeable, the USB-C port does not supply power to the badge circuitry.
- This "Development Edition" is the first publicly available version. There may be unforeseen issues with hardware or software that affect functionality. However we will do our best to verify all use cases and resolve potential issues before you receive your badge.
- Persistence-of-vision effects are notoriously hard to film. Cameras will not capture the effect well without a very slow shutter speed.
- Attached lanyards or clips rattle against the badge will affect the accelerometer reading and can make the image distorted.