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.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 1000
- 2.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) waits 500 seconds (b) pauses for half a second (c) blinks 500 times (d) turns the LED off
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
7.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
9.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.8 seconds?
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.1 seconds?
- 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
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19.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
22.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 9750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.8 seconds?
- 31.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.2 seconds?
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1750 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
34.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
35.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
37.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
38.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
39.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take?
Answer key
- 1000
- pauses for half a second
- 900
- 16
- 5
- 20
- 9600
- 1200
- 2000
- 2800
- 28
- 3900
- 800
- 6.5
- 5.75
- 9
- 3100
- 2700
- 800
- 40
- 1
- 3000
- 600
- 10
- 6.25
- 15
- 9.75
- 40
- 2.75
- 4800
- 4200
- 8
- 1450
- 7200
- 7000
- 18
- 5100
- 6500
- 10500
- 1200
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