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) waits 500 seconds (b) blinks 500 times (c) pauses for half a second (d) turns the LED off
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.1 seconds?
- 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
- 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
- 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.9 seconds?
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
12.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 7750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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15.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.5 seconds?
- 18.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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19.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
22.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.5 seconds?
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.6 seconds?
- 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 32.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
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33.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 39.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 40.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1100
- 1000
- 2.5
- 400
- 700
- 550
- 6.5
- 2500
- 4900
- 16
- 5200
- 7.75
- 6.25
- 6400
- 9
- 3500
- 5
- 14000
- 20
- 900
- 4400
- 1800
- 3.25
- 10
- 500
- 1300
- 20
- 18
- 3600
- 0.75
- 3300
- 6000
- 1200
- 200
- 0.5
- 12
- 45
- 2.25
- 6
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