America Sequence

#include "FastSPI_LED2.h"
#define NUM_LEDS 50 // Number of LED's

CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS]; // This is an array of leds.  One item for each led in your strip.

// Not necessary to define SPI data, clock, etc pins because that is done in the FastSPI library
// FastSPI recognizes arduino type

int a=9,b=0,c=0,d=0,e=0,f=0,g=0,h=0,i=0,j=0;

void setup() {

   delay(2000); // sanity check delay - allows reprogramming if accidently blowing power w/leds

   FastLED.addLeds<SM16716, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS); //chipset type
}

void loop() {
  //************************** AMERICA *********************************
  int NUM_LOOPS = 20;
  int LOOP_NUM = 0;
  while(a < 50){
    if(a < 9){ //for leds to come out 1 by one, can't assign leds[negative#] = ....
      for(int BEGIN = 0; BEGIN < 9; BEGIN ++){
          if(BEGIN >= 0) leds[BEGIN] = CRGB::Red; //if assign - number to led, program fails
          if(BEGIN > 0) leds[BEGIN - 1] = CRGB::Red;
          if(BEGIN > 1) leds[BEGIN - 2] = CRGB::White;
          if(BEGIN > 2) leds[BEGIN - 3] = CRGB::White;
          if(BEGIN > 3) leds[BEGIN - 4] = CRGB::White;
          if(BEGIN > 4) leds[BEGIN - 5] = CRGB::Blue;
          if(BEGIN > 5) leds[BEGIN - 6] = CRGB::Blue;
          if(BEGIN > 6) leds[BEGIN - 7] = CRGB::Blue;
          if(BEGIN > 7) leds[BEGIN - 8] = CRGB::Black;
          FastLED.show();
          delay(40);
        }
    }

    if(a >= 9){ //code to assign first led in the sequnce #8-49
      b = a-1;
      c = a-2;
      d = a-3;
      e = a-4;
      f = a-5;
      g = a-6;
      h = a-7;
      i = a-8;
      j = a-9;
      AMERICA(); // go to america function, assigns a-j leds their colors
    }

    if (a == 49){ //if first LED in chain has reached last LED
    LOOP_NUM++; // increment loop number
      if(LOOP_NUM == NUM_LOOPS-1){ //if the LED chain is on its last loop
        for(int END = 41; END < 50; END ++){
          if(END < 42) leds[END + 8] = CRGB::Red; //if assign -# to led, program fails
          if(END < 43) leds[END + 7] = CRGB::Red;
          if(END < 44) leds[END + 6] = CRGB::White;
          if(END < 45) leds[END + 5] = CRGB::White;
          if(END < 46) leds[END + 4] = CRGB::White;
          if(END < 47) leds[END + 3] = CRGB::Blue;
          if(END < 48) leds[END + 2] = CRGB::Blue;
          if(END < 49) leds[END + 1] = CRGB::Blue;
          if(END < 50) leds[END] = CRGB::Black;
          FastLED.show();
          delay(40);
        }
        break; //exit the while loop right here
      }
      for(int select = 0; select < 9; select++){ //allows for fluid LED49 TO LED 0 transition
        switch(select){

          case 0:
          a=0;b=49;c=48;d=47;e=46;f=45;g=44;h=43;i=42;j=41;
          AMERICA(); break;

          case 1:
          a=1;b=0;c=49;d=48;e=47;f=46;g=45;h=44;i=43;j=42;
          AMERICA(); break;

          case 2:
          a=2;b=1;c=0;d=49;e=48;f=47;g=46;h=45;i=44;j=43;
          AMERICA(); break;

          case 3:
          a=3;b=2;c=1;d=0;e=49;f=48;g=47;h=46;i=45;j=44;
          AMERICA(); break;

          case 4:
          a=4;b=3;c=2;d=1;e=0;f=49;g=48;h=47;i=46;j=45;
          AMERICA(); break;

          case 5:
          a=5;b=4;c=3;d=2;e=1;f=0;g=49;h=48;i=47;j=46;
          AMERICA(); break;

          case 6:
          a=6;b=5;c=4;d=3;e=2;f=1;g=0;h=49;i=48;j=47;
          AMERICA(); break;

          case 7:
          a=7;b=6;c=5;d=4;e=3;f=2;g=1;h=0;i=49;j=48;
          AMERICA(); break;

          case 8:
          a=8;b=7;c=6;d=5;e=4;f=3;g=2;h=1;i=0;j=49;
          AMERICA(); break;
        }
      }
    }
    a++; //increment a. if coming out of switch case, a now is 9.

  } //end of "a" while loop


}


void AMERICA(){
  leds[a] = CRGB::Red;
  leds[b] = CRGB::Red;
  leds[c] = CRGB::Red;
  leds[d] = CRGB::White;
  leds[e] = CRGB::White;
  leds[f] = CRGB::White;
  leds[g] = CRGB::Blue;
  leds[h] = CRGB::Blue;
  leds[i] = CRGB::Blue;
  leds[j] = CRGB::Black;
  FastLED.show();
  delay(40); //2 seconds for leds to loop
  }