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) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
- 2.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 6.⏱️ 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
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.7 seconds?
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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11.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
12.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 15.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
- 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 4750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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17.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
19.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 21.⏱️ A program says “wait 8000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
23.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
24.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 5250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 28.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.6 seconds?
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29.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 30.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
- 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 7750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? - 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 seconds?
Answer key
- 1000
- 0.25
- 1300
- 2
- 1450
- pauses for half a second
- 1450
- 700
- 50
- 4
- 4800
- 12000
- 5
- 900
- 3200
- 4.75
- 3600
- 10
- 5500
- 9
- 8
- 14
- 8400
- 3900
- 10
- 950
- 5.25
- 2600
- 5600
- 2200
- 1.5
- 1500
- 2.25
- 800
- 4
- 7.75
- 10
- 15
- 4
- 1800
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