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) pauses for half a second (b) blinks 500 times (c) turns the LED off (d) waits 500 seconds
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? -
3.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 100
- 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.9 seconds?
- 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
11.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
15.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.8 seconds?
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 1750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
19.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 5500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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21.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
- 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
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28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.4 seconds?
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31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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36.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.6 seconds?
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 6
- 4800
- 1000
- 5.75
- 4900
- 6.75
- 6.25
- 30
- 10
- 10400
- 1150
- 750
- 1050
- 4400
- 100
- 2800
- 1
- 7200
- 5.5
- 4800
- 24
- 8.5
- 2
- 1700
- 3
- 600
- 950
- 3.5
- 3400
- 500
- 16
- 1200
- 1100
- 2.75
- 8400
- 400
- 3600
- 20
- 500
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