Step 1: Create a Simulated Card on PC

Create a program that simulates Conway's Game of Life on a fixed sized board. (11-30-24)
Random seeding of the initial state. (11-30-24)
Add various time scales, as well as step functionality. (12-7-24)
Save the state to a file after each step, at first naively. (12-7-24)
Investigate and implement methods to compress the state size between steps. (12-7-24)
~~Break off state save/load into a HAL. [12-14-24]~~
~~Break off display interaction into a HAL. [12-14-24]~~
~~Separate a single state update into a function that can be called either on msp430 or by the simulator. [12-14-24]~~
Create a build process for the MSP430. 12-30-24
when this step is done, the step function should contain no I/O except through the HAL

Step 2: Hardware Prototyping

Based on the simulator, choose an appropriate MSP430 processor 12-22-24
- MSP430FR2433, has 16kB (bytes)
Constrain the simulator to run within the amount of memory the processor has
~~Produce MSP430 assembly from the program. [12-22-24]~~
~~Order necessary parts. [12-22-24]~~
Set up bootstrap code for MSP430
Implement sending/recieving data (state, display)
Move state to hardware 1-7-25
Move step time to hardware 2-9-25
Implement eInk interface (will take a while, API may need to be restructured) 2-4-25
when this step is complete, all desired functionality should be complete, just not in the correct form factor