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) pauses for half a second (c) blinks 500 times (d) turns the LED off
- 2.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.3 seconds?
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.2 seconds?
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11.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 60
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.2 seconds?
- 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 19.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4 seconds?
- 22.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3 seconds?
- 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
- 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
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29.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
30.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 31.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 seconds?
- 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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33.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
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35.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1950 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 5
- 4
- 15
- 4300
- 1100
- 5200
- 12
- 2.5
- 4200
- 2000
- 1000
- 1000
- 1450
- 750
- 200
- 9
- 1050
- 8.25
- 9
- 4000
- 0.25
- 6
- 3000
- 2200
- 4700
- 1500
- 3200
- 4000
- 2600
- 1800
- 5.25
- 13500
- 1500
- 2600
- 6.5
- 1850
- 2700
- 1
- 24
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