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) pauses for half a second (b) waits 500 seconds (c) blinks 500 times (d) turns the LED off
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 9500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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4.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
5.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
6.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.3 seconds?
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8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
- 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 13.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
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14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
- 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
- 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
- 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
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20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 22.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.7 seconds?
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23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.6 seconds?
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.6 seconds?
- 29.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1 seconds?
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30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 31.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
- 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
35.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.8 seconds?
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.3 seconds?
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 3300
- 9.5
- 1200
- 2800
- 11200
- 4300
- 900
- 4
- 2500
- 1
- 650
- 1700
- 1150
- 750
- 1000
- 4700
- 1200
- 300
- 25
- 50
- 3700
- 25
- 8.25
- 600
- 2600
- 900
- 4600
- 1000
- 1300
- 2400
- 9
- 5
- 36
- 3000
- 4800
- 16
- 2300
- 900
- 3900
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