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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
- 2.⏱️ 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
- 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.6 seconds?
- 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 60
-
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
-
8.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 5500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
-
11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
- 13.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
-
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
16.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 1750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? -
21.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
25.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
26.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.8 seconds?
-
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
32.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
-
34.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
-
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
-
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
- 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
Answer key
- 400
- pauses for half a second
- 4600
- 1000
- 8
- 900
- 600
- 3600
- 1000
- 5.5
- 1600
- 3900
- 1400
- 350
- 28
- 1800
- 900
- 750
- 6
- 9
- 1400
- 15
- 10
- 36
- 8400
- 4500
- 2800
- 40
- 1050
- 450
- 1
- 7000
- 1
- 9000
- 2.5
- 1400
- 1.75
- 800
- 2900
- 2400
Free electronics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/electronics-for-kids