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) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.1 seconds?
- 3.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) pauses for half a second (b) turns the LED off (c) waits 500 seconds (d) blinks 500 times
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
5.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 4750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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10.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.5 seconds?
- 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 13.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.8 seconds?
- 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 5500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.5 seconds?
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19.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
22.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 8750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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27.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 31.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.6 seconds?
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32.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 1250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 34.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 1750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? - 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.2 seconds?
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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39.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds?
Answer key
- 1000
- 1100
- pauses for half a second
- 5
- 3600
- 4.75
- 1.5
- 16
- 4
- 2200
- 500
- 3.5
- 4800
- 5.5
- 350
- 1100
- 1700
- 3500
- 4800
- 4.5
- 20
- 900
- 8.75
- 2
- 2
- 7.5
- 4800
- 20
- 12
- 1
- 2600
- 7200
- 1.25
- 3
- 10
- 200
- 1200
- 2.25
- 4000
- 15
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