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
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 7750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 1900 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
- 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.1 seconds?
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12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 13.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
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14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 22.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1 seconds?
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23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 1100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
25.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.1 seconds?
- 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
33.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.5 seconds?
- 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.9 seconds?
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36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1000
- 7.75
- 0.25
- 2
- 6
- 9
- 4700
- 4.25
- 450
- 3100
- 400
- 2500
- 150
- 45
- 5
- 40
- 12
- 30
- 1450
- 850
- 1000
- 4
- 6
- 7500
- 3900
- 3
- 100
- 2.5
- 6.75
- 9.25
- 400
- 10000
- 4500
- 1900
- 1950
- 0.75
- 16
- 2
- 750
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