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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.3 seconds?
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.6 seconds?
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
6.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
7.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
8.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
- 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.1 seconds?
- 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
- 13.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.2 seconds?
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14.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.7 seconds?
- 19.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.8 seconds?
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1250 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 22.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.9 seconds?
- 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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26.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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28.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 29.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3 seconds?
- 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.9 seconds?
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31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
32.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.8 seconds?
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36.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
37.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 38.⏱️ 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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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 40.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
Answer key
- 4300
- 3600
- 4
- 4.5
- 1200
- 2000
- 4200
- 8000
- 450
- 1500
- 2100
- 1000
- 4200
- 7700
- 600
- 1500
- 5.25
- 3700
- 9.25
- 4800
- 2
- 4.25
- 16
- 900
- 5.75
- 2000
- 0.75
- 2100
- 3000
- 3900
- 500
- 2100
- 1500
- 12
- 800
- 6000
- 3600
- pauses for half a second
- 400
- 7.25
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