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) turns the LED off (d) pauses for half a second
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.1 seconds?
- 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
- 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.3 seconds?
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5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
7.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
- 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.3 seconds?
- 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 8750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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11.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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14.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
21.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
22.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
- 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.5 seconds?
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
26.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
27.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.5 seconds?
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
30.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
34.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1100
- 3800
- 2300
- 1650
- 10
- 3300
- 1400
- 1300
- 8.75
- 5600
- 1000
- 4.5
- 2400
- 5
- 6.25
- 600
- 500
- 450
- 600
- 5000
- 7200
- 2400
- 500
- 600
- 3000
- 3200
- 3500
- 1500
- 17000
- 3.25
- 6
- 3
- 7000
- 700
- 1650
- 3.75
- 4
- 1250
- 32
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