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) waits 500 seconds (b) turns the LED off (c) pauses for half a second (d) blinks 500 times
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 60
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
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5.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.2 seconds?
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 8000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 1200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? - 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
- 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1150 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
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20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
21.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.9 seconds?
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25.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 5 seconds?
- 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.3 seconds?
- 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 9750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4 seconds?
- 34.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
36.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 1350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1000
- 550
- 3200
- 14400
- 4200
- 900
- 24
- 1800
- 8
- 15
- 5
- 1400
- 15
- 6
- 3900
- 6.25
- 5
- 2400
- 250
- 11900
- 1350
- 20
- 4900
- 3600
- 5000
- 4300
- 9.75
- 2.25
- 9.25
- 7.25
- 5
- 4000
- 3.75
- 8
- 1400
- 5.25
- 5
- 8
- 5
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