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) waits 500 seconds (d) pauses for half a second
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
- 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.4 seconds?
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5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 1250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
17.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
22.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
27.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 9750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
33.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1600
- 1000
- 3400
- 950
- 3300
- 16
- 9.25
- 4
- 1.25
- 1400
- 30
- 5
- 10
- 7
- 600
- 2700
- 2500
- 12
- 1000
- 1650
- 1600
- 25
- 3.25
- 1.75
- 950
- 9900
- 150
- 900
- 9.75
- 2
- 4
- 2400
- 650
- 6.5
- 1350
- 700
- 4.25
- 18
- 15
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