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) pauses for half a second (c) blinks 500 times (d) waits 500 seconds
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.6 seconds?
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 8750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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4.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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6.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.1 seconds?
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10.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
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16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
- 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
23.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
24.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1700 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? - 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.7 seconds?
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31.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
33.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
35.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 1700 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 40.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1600
- 8.75
- 11000
- 2
- 7200
- 20
- 8
- 4100
- 11700
- 8
- 1100
- 650
- 300
- 1000
- 1200
- 850
- 1700
- 3300
- 1.75
- 50
- 10
- 6600
- 2400
- 6.5
- 7
- 700
- 40
- 8
- 3700
- 5600
- 1700
- 8000
- 600
- 600
- 50
- 5
- 7.5
- 12
- 5.75
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