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) waits 500 seconds (c) pauses for half a second (d) turns the LED off
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 1000
- 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
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9.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? -
11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 13.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.2 seconds?
- 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
18.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 22.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
- 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.6 seconds?
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24.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
25.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
26.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 29.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
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30.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 37.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.3 seconds?
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38.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 39.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 2
- 50
- 1000
- 700
- 1100
- 25
- 600
- 9600
- 30
- 12
- 4
- 4200
- 2500
- 25
- 5.75
- 700
- 15300
- 1200
- 45
- 6
- 3800
- 3600
- 8400
- 3200
- 1400
- 7.25
- 3
- 300
- 7000
- 1550
- 32
- 28
- 8
- 6.5
- 1450
- 4300
- 1400
- 3.5
- 400
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