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) pauses for half a second (c) waits 500 seconds (d) turns the LED off
- 2.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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5.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 1400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 8000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 10
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
- 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.2 seconds?
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
20.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 22.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.3 seconds?
- 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.1 seconds?
- 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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25.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.6 seconds?
- 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 7750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.8 seconds?
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.9 seconds?
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31.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.2 seconds?
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36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 1300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? -
38.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 39.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.1 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 7.25
- 8
- 8.5
- 7700
- 1050
- 0.25
- 3
- 8
- 1500
- 1200
- 1000
- 4
- 700
- 5.75
- 7.5
- 200
- 10
- 7
- 6000
- 1150
- 4300
- 4100
- 1.5
- 600
- 3600
- 7.75
- 800
- 650
- 900
- 16000
- 10
- 3.5
- 350
- 4200
- 350
- 6
- 8800
- 8.25
- 100
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