I am Douglas Tarlow

Coded up an arduino led array.

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The code, in case you care, or if you arrive here via search.

/*
5 by 7 LED array
The circuit:
* LED array connected to pins 1-14 (don’t use 0)
led array is LTP1557AKR

Using freeduino
Created 5 Feb 2010
By Douglas Tarlow

*/

const int pin14 = 12; //pin 12 is unused b/c of overlap (see datasheet) but it would be pin 14, or an analog
// so this just helps us keep it straight


//sets up the board, makes sure all pins are output, and turns off all active LEDs
void setup()   {               
// initialize all digital pins to output
pinMode(1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(2, OUTPUT);
pinMode(3, OUTPUT);
pinMode(4, OUTPUT);
pinMode(5, OUTPUT);
pinMode(6, OUTPUT);
pinMode(7, OUTPUT);
pinMode(8, OUTPUT);
pinMode(9, OUTPUT);
pinMode(10, OUTPUT);
pinMode(11, OUTPUT);
pinMode(pin14, OUTPUT);
pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
all_Off();
}

//this function takes row and col arguments, and turns the LED at those coordinates on
void led_On(int row, int col){
digitalWrite(row, HIGH);
digitalWrite(col, LOW);
}

void all_Off() { //this turns all the leds off, high low values determined from datasheet
//all anodes turned low and all cathodes to HIGH
digitalWrite(1, LOW);
digitalWrite(2, LOW);
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
digitalWrite(5, LOW);
digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
digitalWrite(7, LOW);
digitalWrite(8, LOW);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
digitalWrite(pin14, LOW);
digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
}

//this function converts led cordinates to pin cordinates, again, datasheet used as source
int led2pin(int ledPosition, int row_Or_col ){ //row is 0, col is 1 

if (row_Or_col == 0){
switch (ledPosition){
case 1:
return 9;
case 2:
return pin14;
case 3:
return 8;
case 4:
return 5;
case 5:
return 1;
case 6:
return 7;
case 7:
return 2;
}
}else if (row_Or_col == 1){

switch (ledPosition){
case 1:
return 13;
case 2:
return 3;
case 3:
return 4;
case 4:
return 10;
case 5:
return 6;   
}
}
}
//iterates thru all the leds to run a basic board check
void testBoard(){
int delayTime = 1; // amount of time to delay b/w led changes, can also be used to create illusion of all leds on w/out current problems
for (int row = 1; row < 8; row++){
for (int col = 1; col < 6; col++){
int col_pin = led2pin(col, 1);
int row_pin = led2pin(row, 0);
led_On(row_pin, col_pin);
delay( delayTime);
all_Off();
}
}
}

void loop(){
testBoard();
//this is where the cool stuff happens later =p
}