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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) turns the LED off (b) blinks 500 times (c) waits 500 seconds (d) pauses for half a second
-
2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 7000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
-
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
-
8.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.4 seconds?
-
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 18.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
-
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 4750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
-
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 1950 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
22.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
-
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
-
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4 seconds?
-
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
35.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.4 seconds?
-
37.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
-
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1450
- 1000
- 7
- 4
- 0.25
- 1.5
- 6000
- 1550
- 6.25
- 3400
- 650
- 8
- 2
- 850
- 1150
- 15
- 2
- 20
- 4.75
- 4
- 10200
- 4900
- 15
- 14
- 2.5
- 1000
- 5
- 6
- 8.25
- 8
- 850
- 4000
- 1400
- 11700
- 4400
- 2700
- 0.5
- 1050
- 900
Free electronics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/electronics-for-kids