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) blinks 500 times (c) waits 500 seconds (d) pauses for half a second
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 10
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3.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
4.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
6.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
12.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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17.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.9 seconds?
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20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 21.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 22.⏱️ A program says “wait 9750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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25.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
26.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 29.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.7 seconds?
- 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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31.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
32.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
35.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 5 seconds?
- 37.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.9 seconds?
- 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.5 seconds?
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39.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 40.⏱️ A program says “wait 7000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1000
- 5600
- 9000
- 1100
- 14000
- 50
- 450
- 1050
- 12
- 28
- 6400
- 8
- 20
- 1150
- 7.25
- 6600
- 300
- 1900
- 1500
- 2
- 9.75
- 6.5
- 3
- 6800
- 2400
- 700
- 1100
- 3700
- 9
- 4500
- 4200
- 5.75
- 2
- 11400
- 5000
- 4900
- 3500
- 10400
- 7
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