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) 10 (c) 60 (d) 1000
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2.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1 seconds?
- 5.⏱️ 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
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
8.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 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 10 seconds? - 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.8 seconds?
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1050 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
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16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 1850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.1 seconds?
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.9 seconds?
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22.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
25.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.9 seconds?
- 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.1 seconds?
- 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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29.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 32.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.1 seconds?
- 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 1150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 14 seconds? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.2 seconds?
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39.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 40.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
Answer key
- 1000
- 2200
- 1.5
- 1000
- pauses for half a second
- 950
- 24
- 4500
- 950
- 550
- 40
- 2800
- 3
- 8
- 3800
- 5
- 1350
- 3100
- 35
- 300
- 4900
- 1500
- 1700
- 1050
- 1800
- 1900
- 100
- 5.75
- 7000
- 5
- 6.75
- 2100
- 3900
- 700
- 8
- 0.25
- 7
- 200
- 16000
- 4.25
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