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) blinks 500 times (b) waits 500 seconds (c) turns the LED off (d) pauses for half a second
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
4.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1100 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 5 seconds?
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.6 seconds?
- 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.1 seconds?
- 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 4750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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15.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 1450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? -
19.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
21.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
24.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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27.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1300 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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31.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 32.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
- 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
37.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 900
- 1200
- 7200
- 4.25
- 850
- 10
- 5
- 5000
- 25
- 1600
- 1100
- 4.75
- 3.5
- 1800
- 2.25
- 3900
- 10
- 5400
- 14
- 1800
- 750
- 10
- 3900
- 9
- 5.75
- 7000
- 3
- 10
- 0.25
- 9000
- 1000
- 0.5
- 2
- 35
- 14
- 12000
- 1500
- 36
- 10
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