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) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 100
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 3.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) blinks 500 times (b) turns the LED off (c) waits 500 seconds (d) pauses for half a second
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
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5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 1800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.4 seconds?
- 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.3 seconds?
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12.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
14.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
16.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
17.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 seconds?
- 19.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
- 22.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
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23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 5500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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25.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 8000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
32.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
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35.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 1450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
37.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.8 seconds?
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39.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1 seconds?
Answer key
- 1000
- 350
- pauses for half a second
- 1200
- 20
- 2.25
- 2
- 3400
- 8.25
- 12
- 2300
- 7200
- 900
- 3900
- 650
- 4400
- 1400
- 1800
- 6.75
- 10
- 600
- 2200
- 1300
- 5.5
- 8100
- 0.5
- 1200
- 5.25
- 8
- 6
- 40
- 700
- 5
- 700
- 2400
- 4
- 7000
- 4800
- 2200
- 1000
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