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
- 2.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 60
- 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.9 seconds?
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16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.1 seconds?
- 18.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
- 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.5 seconds?
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26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.6 seconds?
- 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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29.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 31.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
33.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
34.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
35.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 3.75
- 3.25
- 150
- 1000
- 1050
- 5.25
- 700
- 1350
- 2.5
- 1000
- 7.25
- 10
- 800
- 900
- 1300
- 2100
- 2
- 1200
- 1400
- 2700
- 30
- 10
- 600
- 4500
- 1300
- 3600
- 6.75
- 9600
- 900
- 2200
- 10
- 4000
- 6000
- 2000
- 1100
- 1200
- 8.5
- 1050
- 40
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