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 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 60
- 5.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) turns the LED off (b) blinks 500 times (c) waits 500 seconds (d) pauses for half a second
- 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.1 seconds?
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 13.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
- 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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15.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.1 seconds?
- 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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18.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
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21.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 22.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 14 seconds? - 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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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 10 seconds? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.5 seconds?
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28.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
31.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 32.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
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33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
- 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 9750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
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39.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds?
Answer key
- 1.75
- 2
- 0.25
- 1000
- pauses for half a second
- 5.75
- 16
- 4
- 3100
- 1250
- 800
- 1350
- 300
- 1200
- 9900
- 4100
- 1.5
- 2400
- 4
- 2200
- 7200
- 6.75
- 7
- 6
- 50
- 45
- 500
- 3000
- 1250
- 1500
- 15000
- 700
- 850
- 550
- 950
- 3800
- 9.75
- 2500
- 11200
- 5
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