Overview
Hexpansions are accessories that plug into the badge's expansion connectors. Almost anything can be a hexpansion - the simplest hexpansion is just a piece of 1mm card cut into the right hexagonal shape. Here are some community examples: (1)
- If you want to add your hexpansions to this gallery, you can add them to the registry or add them to this issue or let us know on the IRC/Matrix! We'd love to feature all of your creations!
Keebdexspansion by sodoku, davedarko, and kliment 💰 BUY HERE
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OG Hexpansion by kliment 👀 VIEW FILES
Ducks hexpansion by Tiff EMF ducks sixties style flying porcelain ducks
Link: Instagram
Goosespansion by Skyler Mansfield 👀 VIEW FILES
Bleepie paging hexpansion by Sam Machin 🎥 WATCH IT
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Interposer by The Untitled Goose 💰 BUY HERE
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Plotter hexpansion by Danny Walker 
Plotter v0.3 hexpansion by Danny Walker 👀 VIEW VIDEO
SAO-to-Hexpansion, Hexpansion-to-SAO by grajohnt 
Evil Henchman by Brian Corteil 
Fig Pi hexpansion by Andy Piper 👀 VIEW VIDEO
Monsterspansion by Matthew A canvas for people to be artistic. Draw a face — yours, an animal, some sort of monster, whatever — and the app lets you pick an eye colour for the neopixels.
HexyHexyMic by AlexJMcIntyre 👀 VIEW FILES
Adds a digital microphone to the badge with audio-reactive LED visualisations.
EEPROMagon by Matt W 
Matrix hexpansion by Kristian Hentschel 👀 VIEW POST
WiFiSpansion by Bob 
Screen hexpansion by mbooth 
Geiger counter hexpansion by dratini0 👀 VIEW FILES
Y adapter hexpansion by dratini0 👀 VIEW FILES
SK9822 recycling hexpansion by dratini0 👀 VIEW FILES
GPS (ublox) hexpansion by dratini0 👀 VIEW FILES
Breakout hexpansion by Danny Walker 
Protoboard Hexpansion by Jake Walker 💰 BUY HERE
GPS Hexpansion by The Machine Shop 💰 BUY HERE
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DECTspansion by jasonalexander-ja 👀 VIEW FILES
DECT module for the Tildagon badge. Requires a headphone (audio) connection. Design builds on the SC14CVM DECT devboard and the EMF hexpansion. Early prototype. License: CERN-OHL-S-2.0.
LED Filament hexpansion by John Thurmond 
Hex-Drive and Hex-Dev by Team RobotMad 💰 BUY HERE
Emergency Hot Sauce hexpansion (chipotle flavor) by John Thurmond 
Maker Space badge by Dan Nixon 👀 VIEW FILES
Ethernet hexpansion by Dan Nixon 👀 VIEW FILES
W5500-based Ethernet and PoE hexpansion using a WIZnet WIZPoE-P1 module.
Dual SD Card hexpansion by Dan Nixon 💰 BUY HERE
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Two microSD card slots on a shared SPI bus, with physical card detection.
Smol breakout hexpansion by Dan 👀 VIEW FILES
James Webb Space Telescope hexpansion by Ben C Decorative hexpansion with 18 yellow hexagonal tiles arranged like the James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror.
Link: @bencc on morehammer.uk
Floppy disk "Flopagon" by Nathan Dumont 👀 VIEW FILES
Floppy disk hexpansion with app and EEPROM support. See the software setup instructions on GitHub.
Croc-clip friendly I/O pads hexpansion by Nathan Dumont 
Flipspansion by kliment 👀 VIEW FILES
Adapter to mount a hexpansion upside down. Use only in hexpansion slots that are not above a USB port (see project README).
As requested by DuncanT.
SD card hexpansion by DuncanT 
KeebDeck Hexpansion Prototype by davedarko and sodoku 👀 VIEW FILES
Full-layout keyboard hexpansion using the solder.party KeebDeck, with RGB-backlit keys for typing in text inputs. Hardware by Dave; software by sodoku.
Software: tildagon-keebdexpansion
LEGspansion by davedarko 👀 VIEW FILES
Tildagon hexpansion PCB with three servo outputs. Firmware for the CH32V003 microcontroller is based on deshipu's mite-servo.
Microphone hexpansion by Lix 🎥 WATCH IT
Microphone hexpansion that captures audio samples and runs on-device visualisations from EEPROM.
Video: @GlitchEngine on Mastodon
DECTalk hexpansion by tomwyatt Hexpansion with a DECtalk speech synthesizer
Headphone jack hexpansion by ArcaneNibble 👀 VIEW FILES
Hexpansion with ES8388 headphone codec and 3.5mm jack.
IR Tx/Rx hexpansion by ArcaneNibble 👀 VIEW FILES
38 kHz consumer infrared transmit and receive, with a Puya PY32 microcontroller.
TGSTL sound-to-light by Tony Goacher 👀 VIEW FILES
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TGSTL turns the Tildagon badge into a portable sound-to-light unit using the onboard LEDs, with multiple lighting effects and adjustable sensitivity. There is also a manually selectable RGB fader when there is no music.
Video: YouTube · Photo: Google Photos · Resources: GitHub
EMF Tildagon hexpansion template by Andy Piper 🖨️ PRINT ME
Templates for prototyping hexpansion boards for the Tildagon badge.
Edge-lit Millennium Falcon hexpansion by grajohnt 
Hexatetrahedron by grajohnt 
Audio output hexpansion hexpansion by Andrea 
Radiolarian by webmariner 👀 VIEW FILES
A flexible digital radio hexpansion for the Tildagon.
Mustache hexpansion by GPPK 
EMF sign hexpansion by GPPK 
Max hexpansion by Catherine 
40mm Googly Eye by John Dumont 
Omni wheel by Nathan Dumont 👀 VIEW FILES
Little Monsters by Talula 
7-Segment display by Iain Yarnall 🖨️ PRINT ME
Earplug case hexpansion by Iain Yarnall 🖨️ PRINT ME
Box hexpansion for keeping earplugs safe at the festival.
Multi-threading hexpansion by Iain Yarnall A multi-threading hexpansion for EMF Camp.
Link: Iain Y
Sample tube holders hexpansion by NekoLilly 🖨️ PRINT ME
Hexpansion adapters for 5 ml sample tubes.
Mysterious QR Code by grajohnt 
Spirit level by Chris 
That Rabbit by Dan Nixon 👀 VIEW FILES
Le Carnard de Bleu by Dan Nixon 👀 VIEW FILES
Duck light by Frankie 
Flame hexpansion by Frankie (Threadz 'n' Webz) 
LED driver hexpansion by grajohnt 
HypnoSnail hexpansion by grajohnt 🎥 WATCH IT
Video: watch this
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Duospander by grajohnt Unpowered hexpansion duospander. These will be available at EMF Camp.
Link: grajohnt on chaos.socia
Fidget Spinner by Catherine 🖨️ PRINT ME
Breadbeard Hexpansion by Danny Walker 
Hex-Drives by Team RobotMad 
Gridfinity expansion hexpansion by Jack Fitton 🖨️ PRINT ME
GCHQ.NET markers by GCHQ.NET Link: GCHQ
Megadrive controller by Matthew Wilkes 
Too many LED hexpansion by Matthew Wilkes 
Eye hexpansion by Alistair 🖨️ PRINT ME
Smile hexpansion by Alistair 🖨️ PRINT ME
Spirit level hexpansions by Andy Piper 🖨️ PRINT ME
Duck pond hexpansion by Andy Piper 
Bat wing hexpansions by clayalien 🖨️ PRINT ME
Fairy wings by Charlotte Dumont 
Not lego baseplate hexpansion by adie 🖨️ PRINT ME
Brickspansion (6x6) by Crumplump 🖨️ PRINT ME
Remix of Adie's design to allow 6 plates to be attached to the badge, without colliding.
Interlocking Brick Hexpansions by Floppy 🖨️ PRINT ME
Stud-compatible plates in several sizes, including versions with a USB-C cutout. (The 2x6 is slightly oversize for the spec if you want to go there.) FDM: print on their side so layer lines are not along the board edge. Hexpansion base template: @andypiper@3dprint.social.
Legospansion by pikesley Lego stud hexpansion idea, prototyped with hot glue.
Display platform hexpansion by adie 🖨️ PRINT ME
Glowing pronoun hexpansions by Emily S 🖨️ PRINT ME
Pronoun hexpansions by Emily S 🖨️ PRINT ME
Keyboard by Bob 
Frog prototype by Bob 
Social battery by Bob 
Many eyes by Bob 👀 VIEW FILES
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HUB75 hexpansion by dratini0 👀 VIEW FILES
Blank Hexpansion by Nathan Dumont 
Corellian Freighter Hexpansion by Andy Piper 
Cat ears and whiskers by catnerd 🖨️ PRINT ME
ECHQ hexpansion by ECHQ village 
Pimoroni Breakout Garden I2C by James Sutton Link: GitHub
Hexaspansaputer (hexpansion supercomputer) by o0mouse0o 
A pride rainbow by o0mouse0o 
6flags Hexpansion by Ambrosia 🖨️ PRINT ME
Simple Honk by The Untitled Goose 
Pacman by The Untitled Goose 
Doom Keycard by The Untitled Goose 
Hexnotoad by The Untitled Goose 
Hack the Planet by The Untitled Goose 
Nyan cat hexpansion by The Untitled Goose 
East Essex Hackspace Logo by Matt/EEH 💰 BUY HERE
Dalek by Matt/EEH 💰 BUY HERE
K9 by Matt/EEH 💰 BUY HERE
Tardis by Matt/EEH 💰 BUY HERE
Sonic Screwdriver by Matt/EEH 💰 BUY HERE
Hexpansion Extender by Matt 💰 BUY HERE
Henchmen by Brian Corteil 
Googly Eye Alien by Brian Corteil 
Lamp hexpansion by Tilde 
Breakout hexpansion by Tilde 
Caffeine Jitters by Danny Walker 👀 VIEW FILES
Petals by lornajane 
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Petals on a badge
Laser Tag Shieldallion by kianryan Software link may be available later...
Cat hexpansion 
Brainslug by Paul Beech Link: Twitter
Polybius Biotech Employee Authenticator by Graham Sutherland (Polybius Biotech) DESCRIPTION REDACTED BY POLYBIUS BIOTECH SECURITY
Helping HexpHANDsion by Yvan 🖨️ PRINT ME
LEDspansion by eastabrooka 
Bodgeham Smart Pass by Joe Nash, (Bodgeham Electronics Consulting Co-Operative (BECCO)) 
Batspansion by Joe Nash 
Cat ear hexpansion by Rox Purple PCB cat ear hexpansions with multicoloured LEDs.
Link: rox
Hextension by Danny Walker 
Donglegon by Kristian 
Orrery hexpansion by Danny Walker 
Hexpaaaansion by kliment Flexible PCB hexpansion with an extended arm, bringing a connector further away from the badge.
Badgebot by Team RobotMad 💰 BUY HERE
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HEX-DRIVE-V2: robot driver hexpansion with 2 motors, 2 servos, TOF distance sensor, and colour sensor.
Video: The Making of BadgeBot 2026
Space Unicorn hexpansion by Brian C 
LED/Buzzer/EEPROM hexpansion by Ktbsupremo First PCB design featuring 5 LEDs, 2 piezo electric buzzers and an EEPROM. The EEPROM holds code to auto-load when plugged into the Tildagon.
Link: ktbsupremo
ExtSpansion by Bob 
Grove I/O Hexpansion by Andrew Lindsay 👀 VIEW FILES
A hexpansion to enable the many Seeed Studio Grove compatible boards to be used with the badge. Example apps included and more to be added.