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) pauses for half a second (c) blinks 500 times (d) waits 500 seconds
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
- 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
- 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 5 seconds?
- 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
9.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
11.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.9 seconds?
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13.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
14.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 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 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 19.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
- 21.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 22.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? - 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 4750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 1650 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 31.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? - 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 8750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1550 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
37.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 600
- 700
- 5000
- 1000
- 1000
- 1
- 400
- 1400
- 850
- 2700
- 900
- 3500
- 8000
- 25
- 1800
- 0.75
- 12
- 3.75
- 2400
- 6
- 9.25
- 8
- 30
- 4.75
- 1
- 2.5
- 40
- 25
- 3.5
- 2200
- 50
- 1000
- 50
- 8.75
- 5
- 4800
- 1700
- 1
- 20
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