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) blinks 500 times (b) turns the LED off (c) pauses for half a second (d) waits 500 seconds
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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5.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4 seconds?
- 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.8 seconds?
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8.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 1000
- 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
14.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 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 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? - 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
24.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.1 seconds?
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28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 1150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 8750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
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34.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
37.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
- 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
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40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 3200
- 1700
- 8.5
- 2000
- 4000
- 800
- 7200
- 1.5
- 1000
- 6.25
- 1700
- 20
- 3300
- 45
- 2400
- 450
- 850
- 40
- 200
- 5
- 20
- 350
- 8000
- 1200
- 3
- 100
- 900
- 4.25
- 6
- 550
- 8.75
- 2000
- 10800
- 32
- 5
- 3300
- 3300
- 600
- 24
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