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 1.7 seconds?
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4 seconds?
- 3.⏱️ 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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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
6.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
7.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 8750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.8 seconds?
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
20.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
21.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 1750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 8000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.4 seconds?
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26.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.8 seconds?
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29.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
30.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 37.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
- 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
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40.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- 1700
- 4000
- pauses for half a second
- 1300
- 20
- 7700
- 4500
- 1
- 800
- 50
- 1000
- 8.75
- 45
- 4800
- 12
- 2000
- 20
- 3900
- 12
- 1800
- 2000
- 1
- 3.25
- 8
- 3400
- 2800
- 5
- 2800
- 2000
- 10800
- 2
- 950
- 2.75
- 750
- 1300
- 250
- 700
- 7.25
- 2700
- 5000
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