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) waits 500 seconds (c) blinks 500 times (d) turns the LED off
- 2.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 60
- 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
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8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
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11.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1500 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? - 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 9500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1150 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.7 seconds?
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22.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1850 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
26.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.3 seconds?
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28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
34.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
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39.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 8.5
- 4
- 1000
- 1.75
- 1400
- 1400
- 1050
- 700
- 3300
- 4000
- 8
- 700
- 10
- 5
- 32
- 9.5
- 1300
- 10
- 3
- 3700
- 4000
- 35
- 3.25
- 3
- 4000
- 2300
- 20
- 100
- 1700
- 6.25
- 10
- 20
- 2700
- 1150
- 2900
- 25
- 1700
- 1500
- 700
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