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 0.3 seconds?
- 2.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) pauses for half a second (b) waits 500 seconds (c) blinks 500 times (d) turns the LED off
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 60
- 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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7.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.9 seconds?
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9.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
13.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 8000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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15.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.6 seconds?
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1750 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.2 seconds?
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
24.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 29.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.5 seconds?
- 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
32.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
- 34.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
36.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 40.⏱️ A program says “wait 9750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
Answer key
- 300
- pauses for half a second
- 1200
- 1000
- 2
- 5.25
- 2800
- 4900
- 9100
- 3800
- 5
- 30
- 3000
- 8
- 7700
- 36
- 3.25
- 4600
- 4
- 5.75
- 200
- 800
- 1000
- 6400
- 1.75
- 1200
- 900
- 2.5
- 4500
- 9.25
- 800
- 2400
- 1400
- 4.25
- 1350
- 9600
- 1600
- 8.5
- 1200
- 9.75
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