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) 100 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 1000
- 2.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 3.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) turns the LED off (b) pauses for half a second (c) blinks 500 times (d) waits 500 seconds
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4.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.3 seconds?
- 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 7000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
12.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 13.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.4 seconds?
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14.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
15.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
16.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
- 21.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
26.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
30.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 34.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1600 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds?
Answer key
- 1000
- 0.5
- pauses for half a second
- 9000
- 8
- 1000
- 50
- 1300
- 7
- 2700
- 1000
- 3600
- 4400
- 2000
- 2000
- 2400
- 1800
- 1600
- 950
- 3200
- 1.75
- 50
- 800
- 5
- 850
- 10400
- 1000
- 1250
- 6
- 8000
- 1350
- 2.75
- 0.75
- 3
- 2.25
- 4
- 450
- 1150
- 10
- 7
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