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.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 2.⏱️ A program says “wait 5500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.4 seconds?
- 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 1000
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5.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
- 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.6 seconds?
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12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 13.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
- 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 14 seconds? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
17.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 18.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) waits 500 seconds (b) pauses for half a second (c) blinks 500 times (d) turns the LED off
- 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.5 seconds?
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20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
21.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
22.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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25.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
32.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.9 seconds?
- 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.1 seconds?
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36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 7750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? - 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
Answer key
- 0.5
- 5.5
- 3400
- 1000
- 6500
- 850
- 1500
- 1
- 5
- 850
- 1600
- 4
- 2700
- 7.5
- 35
- 4
- 8800
- pauses for half a second
- 500
- 45
- 9600
- 11700
- 36
- 1200
- 2400
- 1100
- 200
- 1200
- 1050
- 5
- 4
- 11000
- 8.5
- 1900
- 4100
- 18
- 7.75
- 8
- 40
- 700
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