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) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 60
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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3.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4 seconds?
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5.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.5 seconds?
- 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 1250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 12.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) blinks 500 times (b) waits 500 seconds (c) turns the LED off (d) pauses for half a second
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13.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
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16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.4 seconds?
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1900 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
20.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
24.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
25.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.8 seconds?
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28.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.1 seconds?
- 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 37.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
Answer key
- 1000
- 1200
- 2800
- 4000
- 4000
- 1400
- 20
- 4500
- 6.75
- 200
- 1.25
- pauses for half a second
- 1000
- 4.5
- 400
- 8
- 3400
- 30
- 2
- 11700
- 2900
- 1400
- 12
- 4400
- 9600
- 1100
- 800
- 12000
- 7.25
- 3100
- 7.5
- 1800
- 750
- 450
- 45
- 1550
- 2500
- 1800
- 950
- 3800
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