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) turns the LED off (d) pauses for half a second
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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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 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
6.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
7.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 8000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
- 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.8 seconds?
- 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 18.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 19.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 60
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
22.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? - 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
- 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
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28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
29.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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31.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.8 seconds?
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 40.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1150
- 0.5
- 5500
- 1500
- 6000
- 8500
- 8
- 3900
- 800
- 5
- 1050
- 1400
- 500
- 6.25
- 500
- 8.25
- 2
- 5.75
- 1000
- 25
- 8000
- 1100
- 45
- 0.75
- 300
- 2700
- 7
- 3200
- 7.25
- 1500
- 6.5
- 1400
- 28
- 1450
- 6.75
- 10
- 2800
- 1250
- 1.75
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