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) blinks 500 times (c) pauses for half a second (d) turns the LED off
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
3.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
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5.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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7.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
11.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 8750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
- 19.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
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21.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 22.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
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23.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1 seconds?
- 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.1 seconds?
- 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1250 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1700 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
36.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
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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 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 500
- 1800
- 1000
- 6600
- 5.25
- 11900
- 3.5
- 20
- 15
- 1800
- 200
- 950
- 8.75
- 1750
- 1200
- 1.75
- 1200
- 0.5
- 2900
- 8000
- 600
- 7000
- 1000
- 6
- 8.5
- 4100
- 2.25
- 5
- 6
- 15
- 20
- 1.5
- 550
- 1450
- 12000
- 1200
- 400
- 2
- 15
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