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) 60 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.5 seconds?
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 6.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) blinks 500 times (b) waits 500 seconds (c) turns the LED off (d) pauses for half a second
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.9 seconds?
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9.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 10.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.2 seconds?
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 15.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 1450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 1250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
19.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
22.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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31.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
32.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? - 39.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.3 seconds?
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40.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- 1000
- 4500
- 4
- 1250
- 600
- pauses for half a second
- 36
- 1900
- 5200
- 200
- 14
- 850
- 1250
- 450
- 2
- 9
- 1
- 3
- 2000
- 900
- 6
- 12000
- 2000
- 8.5
- 600
- 6.75
- 3.25
- 6
- 10
- 1.75
- 4000
- 6300
- 1
- 1250
- 10
- 1750
- 300
- 50
- 2300
- 3400
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