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 0.5 seconds?
- 2.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) blinks 500 times (b) turns the LED off (c) waits 500 seconds (d) pauses for half a second
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 6250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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5.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.6 seconds?
- 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1 seconds?
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8.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.1 seconds?
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15.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 60
- 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1850 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? - 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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21.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.9 seconds?
- 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
- 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 1250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
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31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.2 seconds?
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 4750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 1800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds?
Answer key
- 500
- pauses for half a second
- 6.25
- 4
- 13000
- 4600
- 1000
- 3000
- 1050
- 1250
- 12
- 1400
- 450
- 1100
- 8400
- 6
- 1000
- 2700
- 9
- 0.75
- 1500
- 850
- 1
- 25
- 4900
- 2200
- 750
- 3800
- 1.25
- 600
- 900
- 7.5
- 4200
- 1800
- 1250
- 350
- 1450
- 4.75
- 45
- 10
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