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 1.2 seconds?
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.3 seconds?
- 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.9 seconds?
- 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
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8.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 11.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) pauses for half a second (b) turns the LED off (c) blinks 500 times (d) waits 500 seconds
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12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4 seconds?
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16.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.3 seconds?
- 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 21.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1850 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.6 seconds?
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31.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? - 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
- 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
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39.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 1750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds?
Answer key
- 1200
- 1000
- 2300
- 6
- 1650
- 900
- 3900
- 8100
- 20
- 1650
- pauses for half a second
- 4
- 18
- 5
- 4000
- 6000
- 1300
- 2700
- 6
- 9
- 5.25
- 1050
- 1400
- 4
- 850
- 25
- 400
- 2500
- 700
- 2600
- 7000
- 4
- 45
- 28
- 3800
- 6.75
- 10
- 4700
- 4400
- 9
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