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 is a wait of 1.6 seconds?
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 8750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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4.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 seconds?
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8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 11.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) pauses for half a second (b) blinks 500 times (c) waits 500 seconds (d) turns the LED off
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12.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
- 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.1 seconds?
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16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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19.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
20.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 21.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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22.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 7000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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29.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
30.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
35.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
37.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
38.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
39.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds?
Answer key
- 1600
- 1000
- 8.75
- 6000
- 8.5
- 35
- 1800
- 14
- 1500
- 1650
- pauses for half a second
- 5400
- 0.5
- 2400
- 2100
- 1050
- 5
- 1200
- 7000
- 900
- 3.5
- 6600
- 16
- 1200
- 1400
- 300
- 40
- 7
- 7200
- 5100
- 6.25
- 24
- 600
- 900
- 15300
- 950
- 4400
- 4000
- 5500
- 32
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