Electronics Worksheet: Blink Programs and Delays
Remember (ON + OFF = one blink): 1 second = 1000 ms. One blink = ON wait + OFF wait. Blinks = total time in ms ÷ one blink; repeat n times takes n × one round.
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- 1.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) pauses for half a second (b) blinks 500 times (c) turns the LED off (d) waits 500 seconds
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2.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 60
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
11.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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13.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
- 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4 seconds?
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
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20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 22.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.1 seconds?
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 seconds?
- 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
29.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 31.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 1450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.1 seconds?
- 37.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
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40.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 10800
- 1450
- 8.5
- 0.5
- 1000
- 500
- 2.5
- 30
- 28
- 3200
- 3.25
- 4500
- 3800
- 5.25
- 4000
- 1150
- 1600
- 2900
- 1100
- 850
- 0.75
- 100
- 28
- 1800
- 7.25
- 1200
- 30
- 11200
- 5
- 1700
- 6
- 400
- 2
- 50
- 3100
- 2000
- 1050
- 3300
- 5400
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