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.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
- 2.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) waits 500 seconds (b) pauses for half a second (c) turns the LED off (d) blinks 500 times
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
- 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
- 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
19.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
21.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 22.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 1000
- 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.7 seconds?
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 1250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 5500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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28.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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31.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
36.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second?
Answer key
- 600
- pauses for half a second
- 250
- 3
- 1400
- 2900
- 4.5
- 15
- 15
- 15
- 2
- 400
- 5.25
- 3200
- 10
- 40
- 0.75
- 750
- 3500
- 40
- 5400
- 1000
- 3700
- 1800
- 1.25
- 5.5
- 1.5
- 3200
- 1
- 5
- 2800
- 1450
- 30
- 18
- 1200
- 3600
- 1150
- 8.5
- 1400
- 2
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