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
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2.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
- 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
15.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
- 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 9500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 22.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.1 seconds?
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23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
- 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
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26.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 29.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.1 seconds?
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30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
31.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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36.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
- 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.9 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 6400
- 3.5
- 4
- 2000
- 900
- 400
- 2200
- 30
- 1.75
- 14
- 1050
- 1250
- 36
- 600
- 1000
- 0.5
- 8
- 10
- 9.5
- 1000
- 4100
- 850
- 3300
- 3900
- 17000
- 15
- 1
- 1100
- 1550
- 3000
- 2
- 1500
- 1550
- 6.5
- 2000
- 2.5
- 15
- 2700
- 4900
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