M5 complete: boot-from-EEPROM with self-provisioning

XBLK binary format for pattern library in NTAG5 upper 1K EEPROM:
- 16-byte header (magic, version, pattern count, active index, CRC-16)
- Up to 9 × 112-byte fixed-size pattern entries
- Deserializer + serializer in src/pattern/mod.rs
- MCU self-provisions hardcoded patterns on first boot (no XBLK found)
- Subsequent boots load active pattern directly from EEPROM
- Python serializer tool for future PCSC-based pattern uploads

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/STATUS.md

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 # xblink Project Status
 
-**Current Milestone**: M5 — Boot-from-EEPROM
+**Current Milestone**: M6 — SRAM Mailbox
 **Last Updated**: 2026-03-05
 
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 - [x] Verified on hardware: config check passes, NDEF readable via NFC
 - [ ] Register map module (`src/ntag5/registers.rs`) — deferred, constants in mod.rs for now
 
-### M5: Boot-from-EEPROM
+### M5: Boot-from-EEPROM (COMPLETE)
 
-- [ ] Design binary pattern format (informed by M2-M3 experience)
-- [ ] Implement pattern deserializer (`src/pattern/mod.rs`)
-- [ ] Implement engine program builder (`src/pattern/engine.rs`)
-- [ ] Update main.rs: boot → read EEPROM → parse → program LP5562 → idle
-- [ ] Write Python serializer tool for PCSC pattern uploads
+- [x] Design XBLK binary pattern format (`docs/plans/2026-03-05-eeprom-pattern-format.md`)
+- [x] Implement XBLK deserializer (`src/pattern/mod.rs`: parse_header, parse_pattern_entry)
+- [x] Implement XBLK serializer (`src/pattern/mod.rs`: serialize_pattern_entry, serialize_header, crc16)
+- [x] Update main.rs: boot → read EEPROM → parse → program LP5562 → idle, with fallback
+- [x] MCU self-provisioning: write hardcoded patterns to EEPROM on first boot
+- [x] Write Python serializer tool (`tools/xblk_serialize.py`) for PCSC pattern uploads
+- [x] Verified on hardware: self-provisioning writes XBLK, subsequent boots load from EEPROM
 
 ### M6: SRAM Mailbox