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.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 5 seconds?
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.9 seconds?
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7.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
8.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 1300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
10.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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12.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
13.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.1 seconds?
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17.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
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19.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 7000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 21.⏱️ A program says “wait 9500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 22.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3 seconds?
- 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1 seconds?
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.8 seconds?
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26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 seconds?
- 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.3 seconds?
- 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 31.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.5 seconds?
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.6 seconds?
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35.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
- 40.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 3.5
- 5000
- 1250
- 4.25
- 1900
- 4800
- 5400
- 5
- 7200
- 2.5
- 3400
- 2100
- 0.25
- 1000
- 100
- 6300
- 3900
- 6000
- 7
- 9.5
- 3000
- 1000
- 14
- 800
- 4
- 1800
- 1300
- 5
- 7
- 500
- 10
- 6
- 1600
- 15000
- 4
- 1150
- 1300
- 2400
- 3
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