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.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 5.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) blinks 500 times (b) pauses for half a second (c) turns the LED off (d) waits 500 seconds
- 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
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8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
9.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.1 seconds?
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15.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 1000
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
- 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.8 seconds?
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27.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 29.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.1 seconds?
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30.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
31.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 4750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.7 seconds?
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34.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.9 seconds?
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36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 37.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.1 seconds?
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
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40.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- 4.25
- 3200
- 350
- 12
- pauses for half a second
- 5
- 1500
- 1100
- 8400
- 40
- 4
- 20
- 1350
- 3100
- 3000
- 750
- 700
- 1000
- 750
- 1200
- 550
- 5
- 1650
- 6
- 2700
- 2800
- 2200
- 1650
- 2100
- 2000
- 12800
- 4.75
- 3700
- 4500
- 4900
- 700
- 1100
- 1600
- 3900
- 4800
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