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 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.8 seconds?
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1550 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? - 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 9750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 13.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
- 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 1000
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15.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 8000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 1950 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 7000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.6 seconds?
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31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
- 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.1 seconds?
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35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 1600 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 14 seconds? -
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
39.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
40.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 450
- 1500
- 1700
- 800
- 1750
- 0.5
- 9
- 0.25
- 9.75
- 36
- 1
- 2000
- 1000
- 6400
- 45
- 8.5
- 3300
- 8
- 8
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 9.25
- 10
- 4
- 14
- 7
- 1050
- 4600
- 40
- 650
- 3900
- 2100
- 1400
- 400
- 7
- 2
- 4500
- 11900
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