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) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 3.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) waits 500 seconds (b) blinks 500 times (c) pauses for half a second (d) turns the LED off
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.5 seconds?
- 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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9.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.3 seconds?
- 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 7750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
15.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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17.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
- 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
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24.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.2 seconds?
- 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.7 seconds?
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27.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 1500 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 9500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
38.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
40.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- 1000
- 1150
- pauses for half a second
- 1750
- 10
- 3500
- 5.25
- 2
- 7000
- 500
- 1300
- 7.75
- 8.5
- 8
- 2400
- 7.5
- 20000
- 1200
- 3800
- 0.75
- 850
- 10
- 700
- 1800
- 200
- 3700
- 3600
- 2.75
- 5
- 9.5
- 4.5
- 24
- 1050
- 3
- 800
- 4.25
- 15
- 3500
- 50
- 13600
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