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 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
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3.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
5.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 9.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) pauses for half a second (b) blinks 500 times (c) turns the LED off (d) waits 500 seconds
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
21.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 22.⏱️ A program says “wait 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
25.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.1 seconds?
- 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.8 seconds?
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29.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? - 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.7 seconds?
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36.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 37.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
- 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds?
Answer key
- 8.5
- 1000
- 3600
- 1150
- 3200
- 6
- 800
- 35
- pauses for half a second
- 35
- 7.5
- 6.25
- 2
- 9.25
- 650
- 1.75
- 1900
- 15
- 1250
- 6
- 4800
- 6.5
- 40
- 1750
- 9500
- 16
- 100
- 4800
- 3000
- 900
- 450
- 1050
- 45
- 50
- 3700
- 3500
- 2400
- 0.75
- 5
- 10
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