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 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 1000
- 3.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) pauses for half a second (b) turns the LED off (c) blinks 500 times (d) waits 500 seconds
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4.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.3 seconds?
- 9.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.1 seconds?
- 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.1 seconds?
- 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.9 seconds?
- 19.⏱️ A program says “wait 5500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 1650 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
26.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 1450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? - 29.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
- 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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31.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 32.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.3 seconds?
- 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 7750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
40.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- 2.5
- 1000
- pauses for half a second
- 8100
- 10
- 2700
- 350
- 1300
- 10
- 1000
- 3100
- 3
- 700
- 7.25
- 300
- 5.75
- 4100
- 900
- 5.5
- 1
- 3
- 1000
- 3300
- 12
- 40
- 2800
- 1200
- 6
- 1700
- 1
- 6000
- 4300
- 7.75
- 2
- 1050
- 25
- 550
- 3.75
- 700
- 4800
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