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) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 60
- 2.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) turns the LED off (b) waits 500 seconds (c) blinks 500 times (d) pauses for half a second
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.7 seconds?
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7.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
8.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
9.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
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10.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
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14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.2 seconds?
- 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
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20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 22.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
- 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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24.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
25.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 9500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
- 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 32.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
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33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
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35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
36.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
38.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 39.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take?
Answer key
- 1000
- pauses for half a second
- 6
- 4
- 30
- 3700
- 6400
- 11900
- 6000
- 8100
- 20
- 850
- 1200
- 500
- 4200
- 1700
- 250
- 350
- 850
- 1400
- 950
- 2900
- 1.75
- 11200
- 3600
- 3.5
- 9.5
- 10
- 1.5
- 1500
- 1
- 2200
- 16
- 2700
- 4
- 10800
- 350
- 6400
- 10
- 800
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