Help on 8x8 LED RGB Matrix

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I have a 8x8 LED RGB Matrix (FYM-23881ARGB-11), the Sparkfun.com RGB LED Matrix Controller v2 and a v3, and the Arduino Diecimila.

Does someone out there have a very good and easy to read step by step of how too make these work and light up?
I also need to know how to convert it to a 24(across)x8(down/up)?

I'm not very good with the code personally and I would love to get it to work with just the 8x8 but if the 24x8 works that would be wonderful too. I learn quick if there was a good step by step instruction on how to make the 8x8 work and what did what in the code.

The software that I was using was just the Arduino sketch but do I also need to use the AVR software too?

Please help still kind of new to this.

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So can anyone help?

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Patience, my friend :wink:

I guess you overlooked the Arduino Playground, there's some demonstrations on interfacing LED matrix there.
Here's a couple direct links.