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) waits 500 seconds (c) turns the LED off (d) pauses for half a second
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2.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
4.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
5.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
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10.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
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12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
13.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
14.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 4750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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16.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 8000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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18.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.6 seconds?
- 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.1 seconds?
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
22.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.9 seconds?
- 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 14 seconds? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
38.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
39.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 6600
- 1500
- 7500
- 5100
- 650
- 6
- 0.25
- 1000
- 4800
- 600
- 8
- 7000
- 2800
- 4.75
- 4200
- 8
- 7200
- 2600
- 4100
- 25
- 9000
- 14
- 1200
- 1450
- 1000
- 900
- 7.5
- 3
- 1150
- 7
- 1450
- 6.25
- 1500
- 20
- 5.25
- 16
- 4800
- 2000
- 1
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