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) waits 500 seconds (c) blinks 500 times (d) pauses for half a second
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1050 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? -
3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
4.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
6.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
8.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 100
- 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 seconds?
- 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
23.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.2 seconds?
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.3 seconds?
- 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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30.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
34.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.5 seconds?
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 4750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.1 seconds?
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40.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 8
- 700
- 6800
- 6
- 7700
- 1050
- 5400
- 1
- 1000
- 8.25
- 4.5
- 950
- 1200
- 700
- 0.25
- 1800
- 700
- 1100
- 4
- 10
- 950
- 1800
- 2.5
- 3.75
- 4200
- 18
- 1300
- 5.25
- 1200
- 850
- 36
- 1050
- 2500
- 6
- 3500
- 2
- 4.75
- 1100
- 10800
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