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) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 10
- 2.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) blinks 500 times (b) pauses for half a second (c) waits 500 seconds (d) turns the LED off
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.4 seconds?
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8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
- 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
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11.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.9 seconds?
- 18.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
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21.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 22.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.2 seconds?
- 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.2 seconds?
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25.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
- 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 33.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
- 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 seconds?
- 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
- 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.3 seconds?
- 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 1250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds?
Answer key
- 1000
- pauses for half a second
- 1
- 2
- 7.5
- 8.25
- 3400
- 1150
- 2700
- 600
- 4800
- 1650
- 40
- 350
- 650
- 28
- 4900
- 1.75
- 1800
- 3300
- 2000
- 1.5
- 4200
- 200
- 7800
- 400
- 7.25
- 2.75
- 32
- 12
- 28
- 14
- 700
- 1800
- 300
- 4300
- 1.25
- 1050
- 800
- 16
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