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) blinks 500 times (b) turns the LED off (c) pauses for half a second (d) waits 500 seconds
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2.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.9 seconds?
- 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 1000
- 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.1 seconds?
- 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
12.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
17.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 14 seconds? -
19.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 21.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 22.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.4 seconds?
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
28.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.9 seconds?
- 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.3 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1600
- 3.75
- 1100
- 4900
- 2000
- 35
- 1000
- 2100
- 6.25
- 20
- 10400
- 7.5
- 10
- 1050
- 950
- 7200
- 35
- 5000
- 3
- 6
- 3
- 1750
- 3400
- 15
- 25
- 12
- 6500
- 5
- 900
- 2.5
- 24
- 2
- 10
- 1300
- 18
- 10
- 1700
- 2
- 4300
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