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) blinks 500 times (c) waits 500 seconds (d) pauses for half a second
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2.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 1000
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5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.1 seconds?
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7.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
8.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.5 seconds?
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.6 seconds?
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12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
- 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
- 18.⏱️ A program says “wait 4750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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19.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 7000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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25.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
28.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.8 seconds?
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31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 32.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.8 seconds?
- 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 34.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 37.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.3 seconds?
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
- 40.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 2600
- 5
- 1000
- 1050
- 2100
- 3600
- 5500
- 500
- 1300
- 1600
- 3
- 7.25
- 500
- 2.5
- 1200
- 3800
- 4.75
- 12800
- 1250
- 5
- 850
- 50
- 7
- 10000
- 2000
- 8
- 2400
- 7.5
- 2800
- 1000
- 800
- 0.5
- 6.25
- 6.75
- 1
- 2300
- 40
- 3200
- 2.25
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