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) pauses for half a second (b) waits 500 seconds (c) turns the LED off (d) blinks 500 times
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
- 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 9750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1 seconds?
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
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12.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
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15.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.2 seconds?
- 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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18.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 19.⏱️ A program says “wait 1250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.5 seconds?
- 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.9 seconds?
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
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25.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 9500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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27.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 1600 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
32.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 34.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 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 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 37.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4 seconds?
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
39.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 40.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 850
- 1200
- 1000
- 9.75
- 1000
- 8
- 6
- 1350
- 10
- 700
- 4500
- 3.25
- 3300
- 9000
- 4200
- 10
- 6300
- 1.25
- 3500
- 4900
- 4
- 1750
- 300
- 8400
- 9.5
- 3200
- 20
- 4
- 4
- 1250
- 5400
- 28
- 8.5
- 550
- 25
- 4000
- 6
- 1800
- 4
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