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) turns the LED off (b) pauses for half a second (c) blinks 500 times (d) waits 500 seconds
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1750 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? - 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 1000
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.4 seconds?
- 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
- 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
- 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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13.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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15.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 7750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 21.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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22.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 14 seconds? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
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25.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
29.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
30.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 34.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.9 seconds?
- 37.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1650
- 20
- 50
- 6
- 1000
- 1300
- 8.5
- 4400
- 4700
- 1700
- 0.5
- 4000
- 1.75
- 2400
- 750
- 7.75
- 350
- 1600
- 8.25
- 5
- 4000
- 35
- 1500
- 10500
- 8
- 850
- 28
- 7000
- 5200
- 4
- 5400
- 32
- 0.25
- 5.25
- 900
- 3200
- 1250
- 9900
- 250
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