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) pauses for half a second (d) waits 500 seconds
- 2.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 seconds?
- 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 60
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6.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
7.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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10.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
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12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
15.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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17.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
20.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 21.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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22.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 32.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
- 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.9 seconds?
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34.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 40.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 0.75
- 1
- 1800
- 1000
- 5000
- 6400
- 3.25
- 4.5
- 4500
- 1700
- 650
- 750
- 30
- 4900
- 1200
- 3200
- 1350
- 1100
- 2100
- 6
- 3000
- 1.5
- 400
- 600
- 6.25
- 1350
- 450
- 1250
- 7
- 3
- 2200
- 1900
- 10000
- 350
- 4
- 4.25
- 1200
- 3000
- 2.5
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