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) pauses for half a second (d) turns the LED off
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2.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
4.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 100
- 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 1250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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7.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
8.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 5500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
- 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
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17.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 18.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1350 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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24.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.8 seconds?
- 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
28.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
29.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? -
31.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.3 seconds?
- 34.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.9 seconds?
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36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
37.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.1 seconds?
- 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
- 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 8000
- 1050
- 1200
- 1000
- 1.25
- 9100
- 6400
- 650
- 4
- 750
- 0.5
- 16
- 5.5
- 2900
- 3200
- 2700
- 9.25
- 12
- 1550
- 1
- 1950
- 1
- 6400
- 800
- 2500
- 35
- 4400
- 6000
- 50
- 4800
- 3.75
- 4300
- 4.25
- 4900
- 1000
- 6400
- 4100
- 2400
- 600
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