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) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
- 2.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 3.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) blinks 500 times (b) pauses for half a second (c) waits 500 seconds (d) turns the LED off
- 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
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5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 1600 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
9.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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11.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 5 seconds?
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
- 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.4 seconds?
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? - 18.⏱️ A program says “wait 9750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
21.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
22.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
25.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.9 seconds?
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.1 seconds?
- 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.3 seconds?
- 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
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35.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
38.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 40.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
Answer key
- 1000
- 4.5
- pauses for half a second
- 1700
- 8
- 1150
- 6500
- 25
- 9800
- 4.25
- 5400
- 5000
- 10
- 1050
- 1500
- 3400
- 6
- 9.75
- 350
- 1000
- 1200
- 5100
- 5400
- 100
- 5200
- 900
- 5
- 2100
- 1.75
- 1100
- 700
- 2.25
- 4300
- 2700
- 1800
- 9
- 7500
- 4800
- 750
- 2
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