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) waits 500 seconds (b) turns the LED off (c) blinks 500 times (d) pauses for half a second
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
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4.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 100
- 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.1 seconds?
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
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12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.1 seconds?
- 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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16.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
17.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 1400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.6 seconds?
- 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 8000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
30.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.8 seconds?
- 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
38.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
40.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 350
- 300
- 5500
- 100
- 3
- 1000
- 3.25
- 1200
- 2100
- 1400
- 1550
- 1250
- 4100
- 5.75
- 3600
- 3900
- 800
- 1550
- 4.5
- 1300
- 1250
- 1.5
- 2.75
- 6
- 3
- 3600
- 8
- 700
- 4000
- 5
- 25
- 25
- 2800
- 1.75
- 2200
- 650
- 5600
- 8
- 4000
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