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
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 4750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
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6.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 60
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12.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1850 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? - 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
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16.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
- 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 seconds?
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 14 seconds? - 22.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
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23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
24.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
29.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
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31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 1450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
36.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 37.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 700
- 3.25
- 4.75
- 300
- 1800
- 3.75
- 9
- 9.25
- 20
- 1000
- 2200
- 2.25
- 8
- 2200
- 14000
- 2900
- 1800
- 2
- 1.5
- 35
- 1400
- 1100
- 2500
- 650
- 1200
- 1950
- 15
- 2400
- 1500
- 900
- 3
- 7.25
- 7200
- 1350
- 6000
- 600
- 700
- 4200
- 6
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