BornHack
Annual hacker camp in Funen, Denmark
BornHack (a portmanteau of "Bornholm" and "hack") is an annual hacker camp on the Danish island of Funen, near Gelsted. From 2016 to 2018, it was organized on Bornholm.
01History
In 2021, the BornHack electronic badge was based on a perfboard due to the chip shortage. The 2021 camp was also captured in Google Maps' aerial pictures.
In 2022, Thomas Flummer developed a badge based on the RP2040, for which software can be developed in CircuitPython.
During BornHack there is a field specifically designed for loud noise, with a noise barrier made from soil. A Dutch hacker brought an old civil defense siren for testing purposes. Within a few minutes, four separate phone calls were made to the Danish police from houses located a large distance from BornHack.
| Year | Date | Tagline | Location | Attendance | Badge theme & technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 16-23 | 10 Badges | Hylkedam, Funen, Denmark | TBD | |
| 2024 | July 17-24 | Feature Creep | 350 full week | ||
| 2023 | August 2-9 | make legacy | - | NFC Badges; RP2040, NXP PN7150 & 16 MiB SPI flash (CircuitPython support) | |
| 2022 | August 3-10 | black ~/hack | 222 full week tickets, 53 one day tickets | Game On Badge; RP2040, color LCD screen on ST7735S & 16 MiB SPI flash (CircuitPython support) | |
| 2021 | August 19-26 | Continuous Delivery | 250 full week tickets, 70 one day tickets | DIY Badge; free-hand veroboard | |
| 2020 | August 11-18 | make clean | 150 full week tickets | Pixel Scroller; SAMD21, 9x32 LED matrix on IS31FL3731, IR LEDs (CircuitPython support) | |
| 2019 | August 8-15 | A new /home | - | Star Wars Light Sabre; EFM32HG322, 240x240 pixel IPS LCD on ST7789, IR LEDs, MicroSD card socket | |
| 2018 | August 16-23 | scale it | Jarlsgård, Bornholm, Denmark | - | Bluetooth Radio; EFM32HG322 & nRF51822 BT radio, selection of breakout boards |
| 2017 | August 22-29 | Make Tradition | - | Major Bornholm; EFM32HG322 & 128x64 pixel OLED display on SSD1306 | |
| 2016 | August 27 - September 3 | Initial Commit | - | Minor Bornholm; veroboard with component kit |
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- BornHack2021NightDronePhoto.jpg by SMTW.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bornhack2021-08-24.jpg by Hafnium0, CC BY-SA 4.0
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