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) turns the LED off (c) waits 500 seconds (d) blinks 500 times
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 60
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 1300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 14 seconds? - 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.1 seconds?
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
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 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? - 13.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
- 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
18.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.1 seconds?
- 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 21.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 5 seconds?
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
- 29.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.5 seconds?
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30.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 1400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 34.⏱️ A program says “wait 9500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
38.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1000
- 5
- 7
- 1100
- 1450
- 750
- 10
- 1800
- 5
- 12
- 30
- 2500
- 4.25
- 1250
- 2700
- 650
- 4800
- 100
- 9.25
- 2.5
- 950
- 2.75
- 1200
- 1700
- 5000
- 3
- 700
- 4500
- 5600
- 6
- 2
- 7.25
- 9.5
- 1050
- 0.5
- 800
- 6000
- 1000
- 16
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