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) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 2.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) waits 500 seconds (b) pauses for half a second (c) blinks 500 times (d) turns the LED off
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? - 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.8 seconds?
- 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 seconds?
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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12.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? -
16.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.8 seconds?
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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 2.1 seconds?
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20.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 22.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
24.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.1 seconds?
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
36.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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39.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds?
Answer key
- 1000
- pauses for half a second
- 1150
- 5.75
- 900
- 50
- 2800
- 1800
- 40
- 3.25
- 1.5
- 2400
- 5
- 3900
- 40
- 4200
- 800
- 1800
- 2100
- 7800
- 10
- 4.5
- 1350
- 13000
- 1800
- 4100
- 3
- 1000
- 6
- 10
- 16
- 850
- 1.75
- 3000
- 1550
- 7200
- 1550
- 9
- 10400
- 28
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