Doing research for first PCB design with RP2040 microcontroller. I have found a minimal design that I will use as a reference. I have also found a datasheet for the RP2040 microcontroller.

led_matrix/fuckyou.py

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+from machine import Pin, SPI
+import max7219
+from time import sleep
+import random
+
+spi = SPI(0,sck=Pin(2),mosi=Pin(3))
+cs = Pin(5, Pin.OUT)
+
+display = max7219.Matrix8x8(spi, cs, 1)
+
+display.brightness(10)
+
+conway = [[0]*8]*8
+
+def step(conway):
+  new_matrix = [[0]*8]*8
+  
+  for x in range(8):
+    for y in range(8):
+      dx = [-1, 0, 1, -1, 1, -1, 0, 1]
+      dy = [1, 1, 1, 0, 0, -1, -1, -1]
+      neigh = 0
+      for t in range(8):
+        if x + dx[t] >= 0 and x + dx[t] < 8 and y + dy[t] >= 0 and y + dy[t]:
+          neigh += conway[x + dx[t]][y + dy[t]]
+      
+      if conway[x][y] == 1:
+        if neigh != 3 and neigh != 4:
+          new_matrix[x][y] = 0
+        else:
+          new_matrix[x][y] = 1
+      else:
+        if neigh == 3:
+          new_matrix[x][y] = 1
+        else:
+          new_matrix[x][y] = 0
+  return new_matrix
+
+def show_board(display, conway):
+  for x in range(8):
+    for y in range(8):
+      display.pixel(x, y)
+
+for x in range(8):
+  for y in range(8):
+    conway[x][y] = random.randint(0, 1)
+
+c=0
+
+while True:
+    display.fill(0)
+    step(conway)
+    show_board(display, conway)
+    c += 1
+    sleep(1)
+    print(c, "hello")
+