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) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
5.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
6.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
- 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 5500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 13.⏱️ 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
- 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 9500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
18.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.3 seconds?
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20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 21.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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22.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
25.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
29.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 31.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 1200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.1 seconds?
- 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.6 seconds?
- 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 5 seconds?
Answer key
- 1000
- 4700
- 4.5
- 1250
- 6400
- 2800
- 25
- 9
- 2400
- 2.75
- 1250
- 5.5
- pauses for half a second
- 9.5
- 5
- 3300
- 12
- 1800
- 1300
- 15
- 9.25
- 10400
- 1.75
- 12
- 14400
- 3.25
- 0.75
- 25
- 5600
- 200
- 1200
- 1150
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 0.5
- 750
- 100
- 1600
- 5000
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