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) turns the LED off (c) pauses for half a second (d) waits 500 seconds
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 5.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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9.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1300 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.6 seconds?
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16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
18.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
19.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.7 seconds?
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
26.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
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28.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 5500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 1000
- 750
- 1200
- 600
- 15
- 20
- 9.25
- 2000
- 0.5
- 300
- 2
- 5
- 0.75
- 3600
- 700
- 20
- 2500
- 6600
- 18
- 3700
- 700
- 9
- 1100
- 750
- 3600
- 2400
- 9900
- 35
- 1000
- 5
- 30
- 5.5
- 20
- 650
- 7
- 5.25
- 650
- 3000
- 15
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