3 easy questions for python programmers but 3 pain in the ass for me

[grjmmr]

so essentially I am going to have a whole bunch of these scripts. Call out to them and have them move across a banner that is 128 leds across.

#include <avr/pgmspace.h> // Needed to store stuff in Flash using PROGMEM
#include "FastLED.h" // Fastled library to control the LEDs

// How many leds are connected?
#define NUM_LEDS 256

// Define the Data Pin
#define DATA_PIN 5 // Connected to the data pin of the first LED strip

// Define the array of leds
CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];

// Create the array of retro arcade characters and store it in Flash memory
const long DigDug01[] PROGMEM =
{
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x0066cc, 0x000000, 0x0066cc, 0x000000, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x000000, 0x0066cc, 0x000000, 0x0066cc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xff0000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xff0000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000
};

const long DigDug02[] PROGMEM =
{
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x0066cc, 0x000000, 0x0066cc, 0x000000, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x000000, 0x0066cc, 0x000000, 0x0066cc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xff0000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0xff0000, 0xff0000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0x0066cc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xff0000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000,
0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x000000
};


void setup() {
FastLED.addLeds<NEOPIXEL,DATA_PIN>(leds, NUM_LEDS); // Init of the Fastled library
FastLED.setBrightness(15);
}

void loop() {


// Put DigDug first frame
for(int passtime = 0; passtime < 8; passtime++) {

FastLED.clear();
for(int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++) {
leds[i] = pgm_read_dword(&(DigDug01[i]));
}

FastLED.show();
delay(250);


// Put DigDug second frame
FastLED.clear();
for(int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++) {
leds[i] = pgm_read_dword(&(DigDug02[i]));
}

FastLED.show();
delay(250);

}

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This is based off of a script I found on Brainy Bits; giving credit where credit is due.