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 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.6 seconds?
- 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
- 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 1000
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1850 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
9.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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17.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 18.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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19.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
20.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
24.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
- 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 29.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
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30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
35.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 1550 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.3 seconds?
- 39.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1000
- 700
- 3600
- 3300
- 1000
- 9
- 45
- 8000
- 4
- 550
- 10
- 1450
- 2000
- 950
- 8.25
- 2400
- 0.5
- 3300
- 2400
- 3900
- 1750
- 2
- 4000
- 4.5
- 20
- 2400
- 4.25
- 400
- 500
- 18
- 8
- 4
- 4
- 6400
- 9
- 10
- 2300
- 2
- 2700
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