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 are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 1000
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.4 seconds?
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5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 1250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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10.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 8000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 1850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 22.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
25.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
33.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.8 seconds?
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.5 seconds?
- 40.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1000
- 6
- 4400
- 1250
- 400
- 1.25
- 850
- 1.75
- 3300
- 4
- 32
- 8
- 850
- 4
- 1400
- 750
- 700
- 1650
- 10
- 700
- 2
- 8
- 600
- 8000
- 0.25
- 9.25
- 700
- 40
- 8
- 1100
- 3
- 5400
- 16
- 1100
- 4800
- 10
- 35
- 500
- 0.75
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