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) blinks 500 times (b) turns the LED off (c) pauses for half a second (d) waits 500 seconds
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.6 seconds?
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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5.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.9 seconds?
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
10.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 1300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 1750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
18.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
20.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.5 seconds?
- 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
- 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
- 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
30.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
32.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
- 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
38.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
40.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 2600
- 8
- 2.5
- 2200
- 16
- 1000
- 900
- 1050
- 3200
- 2.75
- 2
- 40
- 1200
- 550
- 5.75
- 1
- 8500
- 18
- 3300
- 1500
- 1100
- 500
- 0.5
- 950
- 3300
- 3800
- 1400
- 40
- 3600
- 8
- 5600
- 5
- 550
- 2000
- 2.25
- 850
- 9000
- 650
- 1000
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