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) 100 (d) 1000
- 2.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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3.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? -
6.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 7.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) waits 500 seconds (b) blinks 500 times (c) turns the LED off (d) pauses for half a second
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8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.2 seconds?
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? -
25.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 1400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? - 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
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31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
34.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 1700 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? - 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 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 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
Answer key
- 1000
- 0.5
- 4000
- 900
- 40
- 2800
- pauses for half a second
- 12
- 100
- 1300
- 3
- 0.25
- 2
- 1800
- 1
- 16
- 1250
- 200
- 1200
- 4700
- 1050
- 20
- 15
- 45
- 5400
- 40
- 1450
- 8
- 2.75
- 1400
- 1400
- 16
- 6
- 4800
- 6
- 0.75
- 450
- 9
- 4200
- 2900
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