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 2.1 seconds?
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
- 3.⏱️ 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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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
7.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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9.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1500 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
11.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4 seconds?
- 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
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16.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
20.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
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22.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
25.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 7000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 32.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.4 seconds?
- 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.1 seconds?
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35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
- 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
Answer key
- 2100
- 1000
- pauses for half a second
- 40
- 1450
- 950
- 4800
- 6
- 7000
- 4
- 1500
- 4000
- 2.25
- 3.5
- 300
- 9600
- 300
- 5
- 4
- 3300
- 3800
- 1800
- 10
- 1100
- 2000
- 1300
- 1.5
- 7
- 10
- 3
- 1
- 2400
- 2.75
- 1100
- 1150
- 2900
- 0.5
- 900
- 250
- 1500
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