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) blinks 500 times (d) pauses for half a second
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2.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 10
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5.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 8000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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8.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 1200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? - 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
- 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 4750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
18.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.5 seconds?
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20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.9 seconds?
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.8 seconds?
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
27.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
28.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 7000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
38.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
40.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 6600
- 1150
- 1000
- 7200
- 2
- 8
- 8800
- 550
- 1100
- 10
- 400
- 4.5
- 10
- 4.75
- 1
- 40
- 10200
- 3500
- 40
- 4900
- 20
- 4800
- 1050
- 450
- 5
- 1800
- 10500
- 10
- 1.5
- 45
- 4
- 5
- 1400
- 7
- 2
- 6000
- 9900
- 5
- 4400
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