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) pauses for half a second (c) blinks 500 times (d) turns the LED off
- 2.⏱️ A program says “wait 8750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
4.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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8.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
10.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
14.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
16.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4 seconds?
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 21.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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22.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
25.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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28.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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33.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.2 seconds?
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35.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.3 seconds?
- 37.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1400 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? - 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
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40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 8.75
- 25
- 2000
- 6.5
- 1000
- 6.25
- 3600
- 1350
- 13500
- 2.75
- 1400
- 550
- 1800
- 24
- 6300
- 5
- 4000
- 15
- 5
- 3.75
- 5400
- 1450
- 1050
- 9900
- 16
- 3.25
- 2000
- 800
- 1100
- 6
- 6.75
- 1500
- 4200
- 1600
- 4300
- 1200
- 10
- 2200
- 25
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