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 3.6 seconds?
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.4 seconds?
- 3.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) waits 500 seconds (b) turns the LED off (c) pauses for half a second (d) blinks 500 times
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.9 seconds?
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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10.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
11.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 7750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 16.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1100 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.4 seconds?
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20.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 10
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
- 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 4750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
28.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
- 31.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.1 seconds?
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32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
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36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
40.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- 3600
- 3400
- pauses for half a second
- 1150
- 1350
- 1900
- 8
- 500
- 2
- 3600
- 4800
- 7.75
- 4
- 950
- 2.5
- 1200
- 8
- 1000
- 4400
- 3300
- 1000
- 1300
- 6.5
- 600
- 3
- 4.75
- 20
- 11200
- 1500
- 4700
- 1100
- 1
- 800
- 1600
- 3200
- 650
- 6.75
- 750
- 4800
- 4800
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