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) pauses for half a second (c) blinks 500 times (d) waits 500 seconds
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
- 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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10.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
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15.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
16.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
17.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
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20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 22.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.4 seconds?
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23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
26.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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28.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 8750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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30.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
- 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.1 seconds?
- 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.1 seconds?
- 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
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37.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.7 seconds?
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 1650 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take?
Answer key
- pauses for half a second
- 450
- 2400
- 50
- 250
- 1800
- 9100
- 3900
- 1
- 12000
- 2.5
- 400
- 1000
- 1000
- 6400
- 4000
- 17100
- 10
- 600
- 2
- 10
- 3400
- 150
- 300
- 25
- 2000
- 9.25
- 8000
- 8.75
- 9900
- 5.25
- 2000
- 2700
- 100
- 1100
- 1400
- 6500
- 3700
- 9
- 950
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