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) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 100
- 2.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) turns the LED off (b) blinks 500 times (c) pauses for half a second (d) waits 500 seconds
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3.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
5.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
6.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
- 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
- 13.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
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14.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.1 seconds?
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16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 19.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
23.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 1050 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1150 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
- 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1650 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
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35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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38.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take?
Answer key
- 1000
- pauses for half a second
- 9100
- 20
- 2600
- 6000
- 20
- 600
- 2000
- 0.25
- 9
- 2900
- 4700
- 14000
- 4100
- 1500
- 2.25
- 1300
- 10
- 15
- 350
- 350
- 3900
- 9
- 750
- 1450
- 5
- 9
- 4
- 3800
- 2.75
- 750
- 3
- 2200
- 9
- 8.5
- 4
- 9000
- 550
- 700
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