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cloudMoveLEDS(using chunkSize).ino

#include <FastLED.h>

// LED stuff
#define DATA_PIN            3
#define NUM_LEDS            550
//#define MAX_POWER_MILLIAMPS 250
#define LED_TYPE            WS2812B
#define COLOR_ORDER         GRB

CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];

//buttons
const int buttonHappy = 7;
const int buttonSoso = 6; 
const int buttonSad = 5; 

const int chunkSize = 20;

void moveLEDS (CRGB colour) {
  for (int i=0; i<chunkSize; i++) {
  
    // move all LEDs over one, except the first pixel 
    int count = 219;
    for (int j=count; j>1; j--) {
      Serial.println(j);
      leds[j] = leds[j-1];
    }
    
    // set first pixel to new emotion:
    leds[0] = colour;
  }
   FastLED.show();
}

void setup() {

  // 3 second delay for boot recovery, and a moment of silence
  delay(3000); 

  //buttons
  pinMode(buttonHappy,INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(buttonSoso,INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(buttonSad,INPUT_PULLUP);

  //This tells the library that there's a strand of led on pin 6
  FastLED.addLeds<LED_TYPE,DATA_PIN,COLOR_ORDER>(leds, NUM_LEDS).setCorrection( TypicalLEDStrip );
  
  //FastLED.setMaxPowerInVoltsAndMilliamps( 5, MAX_POWER_MILLIAMPS);
  
  //set master brightness control
  FastLED.setBrightness(50);  
  
  FastLED.clear();
  FastLED.show();
  
  for (int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++) 
  {
    leds[i] = CHSV(160,80,100);
  }
  FastLED.show();
}

  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
//if message is happy
  if (digitalRead (buttonHappy) == LOW) 
  { 
    moveLEDS (CRGB::Magenta);
  }
  
  //if message is soso
  else if (digitalRead (buttonSoso) == LOW) 
  {
    moveLEDS (CRGB::Yellow);
  }
  
  //if message is sad
  else if (digitalRead (buttonSad) == LOW) 
  { 
    moveLEDS (CRGB::Cyan);
  }
}

New+OldCode.ino

#include <FastLED.h>

// LED stuff
#define DATA_PIN            3
#define NUM_LEDS            500
#define MAX_POWER_MILLIAMPS 250
#define LED_TYPE            WS2812B
#define COLOR_ORDER         GRB

CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];

//buttons
const int buttonHappy = 7;
const int buttonSoso = 6; 
const int buttonSad = 5; 

//variable for start number, originally set to 0
int startNumber = 0;

const int chunkSize = 20;

void moveLEDS (CRGB colour) {
  for (int i=0; i<chunkSize; i++) {
  
    // move all LEDs over one, except the first pixel 
    int count = 219;
    for (int j=count; j>1; j--) {
      Serial.println(j);
      leds[j] = leds[j-1];
    }
    // set first pixel to new emotion:
    leds[0] = colour;
    FastLED.show();
    
  
    //leds[0] = CRGB::Magenta;
  }
   //FastLED.show();
}

void setup() {

  // 3 second delay for boot recovery, and a moment of silence
  delay(3000); 

  //buttons
  pinMode(buttonHappy,INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(buttonSoso,INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(buttonSad,INPUT_PULLUP);

  //This tells the library that there's a strand of led on pin 6
  FastLED.addLeds<LED_TYPE,DATA_PIN,COLOR_ORDER>(leds, NUM_LEDS).setCorrection( TypicalLEDStrip );
  
  FastLED.setMaxPowerInVoltsAndMilliamps( 5, MAX_POWER_MILLIAMPS);
  
  //set master brightness control
  FastLED.setBrightness(40);  
  
  FastLED.clear();
  FastLED.show();
  
  for (int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++) 
  {
    //leds[i] = CRGB::Seashell;
    leds[i] = CHSV(160,80,100);
  }

  FastLED.show();

  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
  
  //if message is happy
  if (digitalRead (buttonHappy) == LOW) 
  { 
    moveLEDS (CRGB::Magenta);
    //fill_solid(leds + startNumber, 20, CRGB::Magenta);  //first 20 LEDs
    //FastLED.show();
    //delay(2000);

    //startNumber = (startNumber + 20);
  }
  
  //if message is soso
  else if (digitalRead (buttonSoso) == LOW) 
  {
    fill_solid(leds + startNumber, 20, CRGB::Orange);  //first 20 LEDs
    FastLED.show();
    delay(2000);

    startNumber = (startNumber + 20);
  }
  
  //if message is sad
  else if (digitalRead (buttonSad) == LOW) 
  {
    fill_solid(leds + startNumber, 20, CRGB::Red);  //first 20 LEDs
    FastLED.show();
    delay(2000);

    startNumber = (startNumber + 20);
  }
}