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
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
- 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 1000
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4.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 9750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.1 seconds?
- 13.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.9 seconds?
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14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
17.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 18.⏱️ A program says “wait 7750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 21.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 22.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.5 seconds?
- 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.4 seconds?
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24.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.6 seconds?
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
31.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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33.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 34.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.2 seconds?
- 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 1350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 3200
- 1000
- 3000
- 4700
- 650
- 9.75
- 35
- 10
- 800
- 0.25
- 2100
- 900
- 8
- 2
- 10
- 2600
- 7.75
- 1150
- 450
- 7.25
- 4500
- 4400
- 1800
- 4.25
- 2600
- 30
- 7
- 900
- 1100
- 2800
- 6.25
- 15000
- 9.25
- 4200
- 2500
- 20
- 1100
- 8
- 12
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