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) blinks 500 times (d) turns the LED off
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 100
- 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.9 seconds?
- 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.4 seconds?
- 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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13.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
- 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 4750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 1200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? -
18.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1400 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.1 seconds?
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21.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
23.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.5 seconds?
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 1400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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30.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
31.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 14 seconds? - 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.3 seconds?
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36.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.8 seconds?
- 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3 seconds?
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40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 950
- 9
- 1000
- 2.75
- 900
- 4
- 900
- 4.5
- 25
- 4400
- 3.5
- 1600
- 2200
- 4.75
- 750
- 6
- 2700
- 1
- 100
- 10000
- 900
- 10000
- 1500
- 20
- 500
- 2
- 1200
- 5.25
- 9600
- 3500
- 35
- 700
- 1350
- 1300
- 3600
- 5.75
- 800
- 3000
- 20
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