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) turns the LED off (b) blinks 500 times (c) pauses for half a second (d) waits 500 seconds
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2.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.1 seconds?
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4.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
5.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
- 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 seconds?
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10.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 1000
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15.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 9500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.5 seconds?
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
25.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
26.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
28.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
29.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
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35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.6 seconds?
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
40.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 2800
- 2100
- 1400
- 1800
- 1100
- 1200
- 8.25
- 1800
- 2400
- 12
- 1500
- 5200
- 1000
- 3000
- 600
- 9.5
- 1350
- 6
- 3500
- 1550
- 8
- 1500
- 18
- 10200
- 2400
- 20
- 4800
- 5400
- 6.75
- 1850
- 20
- 650
- 2700
- 900
- 2600
- 20
- 6.25
- 1050
- 6000
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