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.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
- 2.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) turns the LED off (b) waits 500 seconds (c) pauses for half a second (d) blinks 500 times
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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6.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 60
- 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.4 seconds?
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 1600 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? -
11.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
14.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.1 seconds?
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
22.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
25.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
36.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 37.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.6 seconds?
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take?
Answer key
- 2000
- pauses for half a second
- 800
- 6
- 1.75
- 4000
- 1000
- 3400
- 1250
- 10
- 3600
- 1300
- 8
- 4800
- 6.25
- 1000
- 2100
- 850
- 450
- 4.25
- 300
- 6000
- 25
- 5
- 11200
- 8
- 1250
- 0.5
- 0.75
- 1600
- 18
- 12
- 1300
- 1450
- 5
- 6300
- 2600
- 1250
- 30
- 850
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