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Badge App Requests

2025-08-15T09:14:22Z

Coop: /* Home Assistant support */

== Please edit this page ==

'''Please edit this page to report which app you are dreaming of. Maybe some genious developer without ideas can pick this up.
'''

=== MP4/Media player ===
* [1 people want this]
''' Pretty much as the title states. A media player app that will let me choose an mp4 file to play from a list of existing files. Some very rudimentary controls like play, pause, rewind, forward. Watching Shrek in style!'''

=== Badge stats ===
* [2 people want this]
'''I would love an app that shows how many badges have come online, same as what is visible on the [https://stats.why2025.org/d/568320c2-75ff-4278-8d89-42b9e18fa04b/why20253a-badgehub?orgId=1&from=now-6h&to=now&timezone=browser badge grafana dashboard]'''

=== LoRA chat app ===
* [23 people want this]
'''I would love to have an app that uses the LoRA module to chat with ppl around me
'''

=== SSH Client ===
* [19 people want this]
''' A SSH client that can be used for the badge, to connect to SSH servers. Making the badge a powerhouse of a remote-in device. '''

=== Web browser ===
* [4 people want this]
''' A basic web browser that can render (basic) HTML'''

=== WHY 2025 Design App ===
* [2 people want this]
'''A client for the awesome why2025 design/logo/nametag generator, see https://design.why2025.org/'''

=== WHY 2025 MQTT Client ===
* [3 people want this]
'''Something where you can fill in an mqtt topic and see the data from https://mqtt.why2025.org/'''

=== Home Assistant support ===
* [9 people want this]
'''It would be nice to use the badge in combination with Home Assistant. (Luxim is already planning to work on this, will update once a working prototype can be made public.) '''

=== PICO-8 Fantasy Console ===
* [1 people want this]
'''Run PICO-8 cartridges (https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php). Not quite sure if this is even possible or not, but it might be a cool idea :P'''

=== Retro-Go ===
* [5 people want this]
'''
Run e.g. Gameboy Color games:
https://github.com/ducalex/retro-go
'''

=== run meshtastic lora stuff ===
* [9 people want this]
'''Would love to see meshtastic (https://meshtastic.org) running on the badge. As App or separated firmware.''' see [[Project:Meshtastic on the WHY2025 badge]]

=== App Manager ===
* [6 people wants this]
'''Download and update Apps via WiFi from [https://badge.why2025.org/ BadgeHub] directly to SD card or delete them from the storage so we don't have to disassemble half of the badge or rebuild the firmware every time we want to get new apps.'''

== Fulfilled requests ==
=== Name Tag app ===
* Fulfilled with: https://badge.why2025.org/page/project/why2025_namebadge
'''A simple app to set text you want shown on the badge, preferably it will remember the text. Bonus to flip the screen orientation and text formatting.'''

=== WiFi Settings App ===
* [10 people want this]
'''Control your Wireless lan settings at home'''

Status: Done.

Badge App Requests

2025-08-15T09:12:12Z

Coop: /* App Manager */

== Please edit this page ==

'''Please edit this page to report which app you are dreaming of. Maybe some genious developer without ideas can pick this up.
'''

=== MP4/Media player ===
* [1 people want this]
''' Pretty much as the title states. A media player app that will let me choose an mp4 file to play from a list of existing files. Some very rudimentary controls like play, pause, rewind, forward. Watching Shrek in style!'''

=== Badge stats ===
* [2 people want this]
'''I would love an app that shows how many badges have come online, same as what is visible on the [https://stats.why2025.org/d/568320c2-75ff-4278-8d89-42b9e18fa04b/why20253a-badgehub?orgId=1&from=now-6h&to=now&timezone=browser badge grafana dashboard]'''

=== LoRA chat app ===
* [22 people want this]
'''I would love to have an app that uses the LoRA module to chat with ppl around me
'''

=== SSH Client ===
* [19 people want this]
''' A SSH client that can be used for the badge, to connect to SSH servers. Making the badge a powerhouse of a remote-in device. '''

=== Web browser ===
* [4 people want this]
''' A basic web browser that can render (basic) HTML'''

=== WHY 2025 Design App ===
* [2 people want this]
'''A client for the awesome why2025 design/logo/nametag generator, see https://design.why2025.org/'''

=== WHY 2025 MQTT Client ===
* [3 people want this]
'''Something where you can fill in an mqtt topic and see the data from https://mqtt.why2025.org/'''

=== Home Assistant support ===
* [8 people want this]
'''It would be nice to use the badge in combination with Home Assistant. (Luxim is already planning to work on this, will update once a working prototype can be made public.) '''

=== PICO-8 Fantasy Console ===
* [1 people want this]
'''Run PICO-8 cartridges (https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php). Not quite sure if this is even possible or not, but it might be a cool idea :P'''

=== Retro-Go ===
* [5 people want this]
'''
Run e.g. Gameboy Color games:
https://github.com/ducalex/retro-go
'''

=== run meshtastic lora stuff ===
* [9 people want this]
'''Would love to see meshtastic (https://meshtastic.org) running on the badge. As App or separated firmware.''' see [[Project:Meshtastic on the WHY2025 badge]]

=== App Manager ===
* [6 people wants this]
'''Download and update Apps via WiFi from [https://badge.why2025.org/ BadgeHub] directly to SD card or delete them from the storage so we don't have to disassemble half of the badge or rebuild the firmware every time we want to get new apps.'''

== Fulfilled requests ==
=== Name Tag app ===
* Fulfilled with: https://badge.why2025.org/page/project/why2025_namebadge
'''A simple app to set text you want shown on the badge, preferably it will remember the text. Bonus to flip the screen orientation and text formatting.'''

=== WiFi Settings App ===
* [10 people want this]
'''Control your Wireless lan settings at home'''

Status: Done.

Badge App Requests

2025-08-15T09:11:55Z

Coop: /* Retro-Go */

== Please edit this page ==

'''Please edit this page to report which app you are dreaming of. Maybe some genious developer without ideas can pick this up.
'''

=== MP4/Media player ===
* [1 people want this]
''' Pretty much as the title states. A media player app that will let me choose an mp4 file to play from a list of existing files. Some very rudimentary controls like play, pause, rewind, forward. Watching Shrek in style!'''

=== Badge stats ===
* [2 people want this]
'''I would love an app that shows how many badges have come online, same as what is visible on the [https://stats.why2025.org/d/568320c2-75ff-4278-8d89-42b9e18fa04b/why20253a-badgehub?orgId=1&from=now-6h&to=now&timezone=browser badge grafana dashboard]'''

=== LoRA chat app ===
* [22 people want this]
'''I would love to have an app that uses the LoRA module to chat with ppl around me
'''

=== SSH Client ===
* [19 people want this]
''' A SSH client that can be used for the badge, to connect to SSH servers. Making the badge a powerhouse of a remote-in device. '''

=== Web browser ===
* [4 people want this]
''' A basic web browser that can render (basic) HTML'''

=== WHY 2025 Design App ===
* [2 people want this]
'''A client for the awesome why2025 design/logo/nametag generator, see https://design.why2025.org/'''

=== WHY 2025 MQTT Client ===
* [3 people want this]
'''Something where you can fill in an mqtt topic and see the data from https://mqtt.why2025.org/'''

=== Home Assistant support ===
* [8 people want this]
'''It would be nice to use the badge in combination with Home Assistant. (Luxim is already planning to work on this, will update once a working prototype can be made public.) '''

=== PICO-8 Fantasy Console ===
* [1 people want this]
'''Run PICO-8 cartridges (https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php). Not quite sure if this is even possible or not, but it might be a cool idea :P'''

=== Retro-Go ===
* [5 people want this]
'''
Run e.g. Gameboy Color games:
https://github.com/ducalex/retro-go
'''

=== run meshtastic lora stuff ===
* [9 people want this]
'''Would love to see meshtastic (https://meshtastic.org) running on the badge. As App or separated firmware.''' see [[Project:Meshtastic on the WHY2025 badge]]

=== App Manager ===
* [5 people wants this]
'''Download and update Apps via WiFi from [https://badge.why2025.org/ BadgeHub] directly to SD card or delete them from the storage so we don't have to disassemble half of the badge or rebuild the firmware every time we want to get new apps.'''

== Fulfilled requests ==
=== Name Tag app ===
* Fulfilled with: https://badge.why2025.org/page/project/why2025_namebadge
'''A simple app to set text you want shown on the badge, preferably it will remember the text. Bonus to flip the screen orientation and text formatting.'''

=== WiFi Settings App ===
* [10 people want this]
'''Control your Wireless lan settings at home'''

Status: Done.

Badge App Requests

2025-08-15T09:11:20Z

Coop: /* SSH Client */

== Please edit this page ==

'''Please edit this page to report which app you are dreaming of. Maybe some genious developer without ideas can pick this up.
'''

=== MP4/Media player ===
* [1 people want this]
''' Pretty much as the title states. A media player app that will let me choose an mp4 file to play from a list of existing files. Some very rudimentary controls like play, pause, rewind, forward. Watching Shrek in style!'''

=== Badge stats ===
* [2 people want this]
'''I would love an app that shows how many badges have come online, same as what is visible on the [https://stats.why2025.org/d/568320c2-75ff-4278-8d89-42b9e18fa04b/why20253a-badgehub?orgId=1&from=now-6h&to=now&timezone=browser badge grafana dashboard]'''

=== LoRA chat app ===
* [22 people want this]
'''I would love to have an app that uses the LoRA module to chat with ppl around me
'''

=== SSH Client ===
* [19 people want this]
''' A SSH client that can be used for the badge, to connect to SSH servers. Making the badge a powerhouse of a remote-in device. '''

=== Web browser ===
* [4 people want this]
''' A basic web browser that can render (basic) HTML'''

=== WHY 2025 Design App ===
* [2 people want this]
'''A client for the awesome why2025 design/logo/nametag generator, see https://design.why2025.org/'''

=== WHY 2025 MQTT Client ===
* [3 people want this]
'''Something where you can fill in an mqtt topic and see the data from https://mqtt.why2025.org/'''

=== Home Assistant support ===
* [8 people want this]
'''It would be nice to use the badge in combination with Home Assistant. (Luxim is already planning to work on this, will update once a working prototype can be made public.) '''

=== PICO-8 Fantasy Console ===
* [1 people want this]
'''Run PICO-8 cartridges (https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php). Not quite sure if this is even possible or not, but it might be a cool idea :P'''

=== Retro-Go ===
* [4 people want this]
'''
Run e.g. Gameboy Color games:
https://github.com/ducalex/retro-go
'''

=== run meshtastic lora stuff ===
* [9 people want this]
'''Would love to see meshtastic (https://meshtastic.org) running on the badge. As App or separated firmware.''' see [[Project:Meshtastic on the WHY2025 badge]]

=== App Manager ===
* [5 people wants this]
'''Download and update Apps via WiFi from [https://badge.why2025.org/ BadgeHub] directly to SD card or delete them from the storage so we don't have to disassemble half of the badge or rebuild the firmware every time we want to get new apps.'''

== Fulfilled requests ==
=== Name Tag app ===
* Fulfilled with: https://badge.why2025.org/page/project/why2025_namebadge
'''A simple app to set text you want shown on the badge, preferably it will remember the text. Bonus to flip the screen orientation and text formatting.'''

=== WiFi Settings App ===
* [10 people want this]
'''Control your Wireless lan settings at home'''

Status: Done.

Badge App Requests

2025-08-15T09:10:51Z

Coop: /* Please edit this page */

== Please edit this page ==

'''Please edit this page to report which app you are dreaming of. Maybe some genious developer without ideas can pick this up.
'''

=== MP4/Media player ===
* [1 people want this]
''' Pretty much as the title states. A media player app that will let me choose an mp4 file to play from a list of existing files. Some very rudimentary controls like play, pause, rewind, forward. Watching Shrek in style!'''

=== Badge stats ===
* [2 people want this]
'''I would love an app that shows how many badges have come online, same as what is visible on the [https://stats.why2025.org/d/568320c2-75ff-4278-8d89-42b9e18fa04b/why20253a-badgehub?orgId=1&from=now-6h&to=now&timezone=browser badge grafana dashboard]'''

=== LoRA chat app ===
* [22 people want this]
'''I would love to have an app that uses the LoRA module to chat with ppl around me
'''

=== SSH Client ===
* [18 people want this]
''' A SSH client that can be used for the badge, to connect to SSH servers. Making the badge a powerhouse of a remote-in device. '''

=== Web browser ===
* [4 people want this]
''' A basic web browser that can render (basic) HTML'''

=== WHY 2025 Design App ===
* [2 people want this]
'''A client for the awesome why2025 design/logo/nametag generator, see https://design.why2025.org/'''

=== WHY 2025 MQTT Client ===
* [3 people want this]
'''Something where you can fill in an mqtt topic and see the data from https://mqtt.why2025.org/'''

=== Home Assistant support ===
* [8 people want this]
'''It would be nice to use the badge in combination with Home Assistant. (Luxim is already planning to work on this, will update once a working prototype can be made public.) '''

=== PICO-8 Fantasy Console ===
* [1 people want this]
'''Run PICO-8 cartridges (https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php). Not quite sure if this is even possible or not, but it might be a cool idea :P'''

=== Retro-Go ===
* [4 people want this]
'''
Run e.g. Gameboy Color games:
https://github.com/ducalex/retro-go
'''

=== run meshtastic lora stuff ===
* [9 people want this]
'''Would love to see meshtastic (https://meshtastic.org) running on the badge. As App or separated firmware.''' see [[Project:Meshtastic on the WHY2025 badge]]

=== App Manager ===
* [5 people wants this]
'''Download and update Apps via WiFi from [https://badge.why2025.org/ BadgeHub] directly to SD card or delete them from the storage so we don't have to disassemble half of the badge or rebuild the firmware every time we want to get new apps.'''

== Fulfilled requests ==
=== Name Tag app ===
* Fulfilled with: https://badge.why2025.org/page/project/why2025_namebadge
'''A simple app to set text you want shown on the badge, preferably it will remember the text. Bonus to flip the screen orientation and text formatting.'''

=== WiFi Settings App ===
* [10 people want this]
'''Control your Wireless lan settings at home'''

Status: Done.

Badge Issues

2025-08-10T23:09:02Z

Coop: /* Badge User Questions/Issues */

== Please edit this page ==

'''Please edit this page to add your issue or increase the count
'''

== Badge Hardware Questions/Issues ==
* [0 People have this question/issue] Add your question/issue here or increase the number.
* [2 People have this question/issue] screen is not turning on at all.
* [1 People have this question/issue] Can not turn off badge while charging.
* [1] How do I reset the badge on battery?
** => Applying usb power will reset the badge
* [1 People have this question/issue] The antenna isn't connected yet. Can I use the device without damaging anything?
* [1 People have this question/issue] Batteries ar being held firmly (maybe a bit too firmly) in place in the battryholder. How can I safely remove the batteries? What tool to use for this without damaging the batteries or th PCB?

== Badge User Questions/Issues ==
* [0 People have this question/issue] Add your question/issue here or increase the number.
* [1 Person has this question/issue] Inside program “c64emu” v1 trying Shift+{number} prints the number to console and not the symbol. This behaviour works in “crackme” v3.
* [3 People have this question/issue] OTA update screen appears on first boot, after pressing space bar, blue screen with nothing happening for over an hour.
** Have the same problem after first OTA update. Update started but the device stuck on bluescreen for an hour or so before I removed power. After flashing a new firmware using the [https://why-prog.heplaphon.com web updater] it works again (use the USB slot on the side, otherwise you get an error message "Your ESP C6 chip is unsupported"). [https://pastebin.com/VjMA5ZZA Logfiles] --[[User:Cybso|Cybso]] ([[User talk:Cybso|talk]]) 00:03, 11 August 2025 (CEST)
*** No, it doesn't. It displayed the sponsors page once but returned to the bluescreen afterwards. [https://pastebin.com/cCKejKCk Logs from the side USB port]. --[[User:Cybso|Cybso]] ([[User talk:Cybso|talk]]) 00:18, 11 August 2025 (CEST)
*** Uploaded another log containing the complete first boot after flashing the new firmware: https://pastebin.com/3NiSRncL (edit: see below). Note the exception at the end: "Task 4 caused an unhandled exception, Cerberos will deal with it". After that, no new entries appear and the display stays blue. --[[User:Cybso|Cybso]] ([[User talk:Cybso|talk]]) 00:25, 11 August 2025 (CEST)
*** Was wrong about that again. There were more log entries while I wrote the previous comments. Here is the complete log: https://pastebin.com/KMQwhBPv --[[User:Cybso|Cybso]] ([[User talk:Cybso|talk]]) 00:34, 11 August 2025 (CEST)
* [5 People have this question/issue] Blue screen. Nothing happening.
* [5 People have this issue] WHY2025 OTA updater is not reacting.
** => We are working on this. For now, don't touch it and instead just wait at least 30 seconds.
* [2 People have this question/issue] There is a stripe in my screen.
** There is a protective cellophane sheet attached to the screen for protection against scratches and dirt. Remove the cellophane sheet by peiling it off. Start in the lower right corner. There should be some sticky tape area of 8x8mm you can use to start peeling it off.
*** I saw at least one device where the sticky tape area was '''under''' the front cover. --[[User:Cybso|Cybso]] ([[User talk:Cybso|talk]]) 00:03, 11 August 2025 (CEST)
* [1 People have this question/issue] There is a stamp HD3 in my screen.
** There is a protective cellophane sheet attached to the screen for protection against scratches and dirt. Remove the cellophane sheet by peiling it off. Start in the lower right corner. There should be some sticky tape area of 8x8mm you can use to start peeling it off.
* [1 People have this question/issue] Could do one update, then three updates and then BadgeVMS Firmware Version 4. Now I a offered this update on every boot and can do nothing else, even though I have installed it already
** reboot fixes this.
* [2 People have this question/issue] My Badge is showing a yellow screen. Its starting with a blue screen and shows the Menu for a few seconds an then turns yellow. What does this indicate?

== Badge Firmware Development related Questions/Issues ==
* [0 People have this question/issue] Add your question/issue here or increase the number.
* [1 Person has this question/issue] Flashing takes forever (>40 seconds) for a trivial application. Can I speed this up?
* [5 People have this issue] The badge is not detect on my mac when I connect it by side port:
** => Install this driver: https://www.wch.cn/downloads/CH34XSER_MAC_ZIP.html
*** Make sure to carefully follow the instructions, a 3rd party kernel extension is needed and restart might be needed as well.
*** '''Don't''' use brew, it has been reported not to work.
* [1 People have this question/issue] After installing OTA update, application updates AND System Update "BadgeVMS Firmware, Version 4, Main Badge Firmware" the system restarts showing System Updates => "Updates available 1" => "BadgeVMS Firmware, Version 4, Main Badge Firmware". Selecting it, installing it and autorstarting leads back to this same screen. I seem to be stuck in a loop of the update process.
** => Shut down your badge by double tapping the power button. Restart. You should now see the application WHY Application Launcher.
* [1 Person has this issue] I can't flash the badge - it says the board is incompatible
** => Use the USB-C port on the side of the board, not the one on the bottom

==BadgeHub related Questions/Issues==
* [0 People have this question/issue] Add your question/issue here or increase the number.

User:Coop

2025-07-09T17:31:49Z

Coop: create user page

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