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.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 2.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) turns the LED off (b) pauses for half a second (c) waits 500 seconds (d) blinks 500 times
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.1 seconds?
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 1350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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11.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? -
13.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 10
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.5 seconds?
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 19.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1150 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
- 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
- 29.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.5 seconds?
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30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 1850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? - 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 5 seconds?
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35.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
37.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
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40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second?
Answer key
- 2.75
- pauses for half a second
- 350
- 9.25
- 2100
- 1700
- 25
- 20
- 2
- 0.25
- 2600
- 30
- 5600
- 1000
- 18
- 10
- 4500
- 20
- 4.25
- 2000
- 500
- 35
- 9
- 550
- 2200
- 3
- 5
- 3200
- 3500
- 650
- 7.25
- 2.25
- 9
- 5000
- 1500
- 30
- 2800
- 20
- 1700
- 5
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