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) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 100
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
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5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
6.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
7.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 7000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 10.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) waits 500 seconds (b) turns the LED off (c) pauses for half a second (d) blinks 500 times
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11.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
12.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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14.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 1250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 9750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? -
18.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
20.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 8750 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 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 29.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.1 seconds?
- 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.1 seconds?
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31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 32.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
40.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- 1000
- 2
- 1500
- 4700
- 1200
- 4800
- 8100
- 9
- 7
- pauses for half a second
- 4200
- 3200
- 9.25
- 3300
- 1.25
- 9.75
- 30
- 6500
- 1600
- 8400
- 2400
- 500
- 2.5
- 8.75
- 6.25
- 1800
- 1350
- 350
- 100
- 4100
- 36
- 1200
- 32
- 24
- 7
- 1150
- 25
- 850
- 1300
- 1200
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