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.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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4.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
5.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.5 seconds?
- 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 60
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12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
14.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
17.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 18.⏱️ A program says “wait 1250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.9 seconds?
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
22.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.4 seconds?
- 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 1350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 14 seconds? - 31.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
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32.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 34.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3 seconds?
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
40.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 12
- 3
- 6500
- 4500
- 4
- 16
- 6
- 10
- 4500
- 1000
- 550
- 3300
- 14400
- 8.5
- 1250
- 4800
- 1.25
- 4
- 1900
- 1700
- 8100
- 6.5
- 15
- 0.25
- 650
- 4400
- 7.5
- 20
- 7
- 300
- 7200
- 1450
- 3.75
- 1200
- 1000
- 1000
- 3000
- 1300
- 5600
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