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) waits 500 seconds (c) pauses for half a second (d) blinks 500 times
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3 seconds?
- 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 8000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
6.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1 seconds?
- 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 60
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
11.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 5500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
- 18.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 seconds?
- 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
- 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.8 seconds?
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 1950 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
25.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
28.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 7000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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31.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 32.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
- 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 5 seconds?
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
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40.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1200
- 3000
- 8
- 40
- 14400
- 1800
- 1000
- 1000
- 750
- 1800
- 2.75
- 1450
- 2
- 150
- 5.5
- 4700
- 5.75
- 1800
- 300
- 800
- 1200
- 2
- 600
- 5500
- 10
- 2
- 6500
- 7
- 1
- 9900
- 1200
- 5000
- 30
- 300
- 5
- 3.75
- 2.5
- 3900
- 10200
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