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) pauses for half a second (c) waits 500 seconds (d) turns the LED off
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
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3.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 9750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.4 seconds?
- 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
- 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 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 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
16.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
- 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.3 seconds?
- 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.1 seconds?
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22.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
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26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
- 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.3 seconds?
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 9500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
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36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 1250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1000
- 9900
- 6
- 9.75
- 3
- 5
- 5.25
- 800
- 4400
- 3200
- 400
- 1250
- 2
- 1150
- 13500
- 16
- 1400
- 1300
- 3.5
- 4100
- 7000
- 4
- 20
- 2000
- 350
- 2500
- 2300
- 300
- 10
- 9.5
- 40
- 20
- 750
- 3800
- 1000
- 1.25
- 500
- 4000
- 300
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