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) turns the LED off (b) blinks 500 times (c) waits 500 seconds (d) pauses for half a second
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1850 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? - 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
- 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 60
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
- 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1300 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
13.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
- 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
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16.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
18.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
26.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 1400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
- 34.⏱️ A program says “wait 9500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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35.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.3 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 5
- 850
- 40
- 2000
- 1000
- 1000
- 2700
- 0.5
- 6
- 10
- 40
- 12000
- 700
- 400
- 9100
- 5
- 14400
- 950
- 10
- 1800
- 8
- 1300
- 2500
- 16
- 9900
- 4
- 8.5
- 700
- 10
- 30
- 1
- 1700
- 9.5
- 2000
- 3
- 6
- 1200
- 7200
- 2300
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