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) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 60
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2.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 1750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
- 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
- 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 13.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.9 seconds?
- 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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15.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 7250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 5 seconds?
- 18.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) pauses for half a second (b) blinks 500 times (c) waits 500 seconds (d) turns the LED off
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
22.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.6 seconds?
- 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
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27.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 31.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
- 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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33.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 34.⏱️ A program says “wait 7750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? -
36.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
37.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 38.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
40.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- 1000
- 9600
- 5
- 900
- 1150
- 400
- 5
- 1550
- 600
- 6
- 1400
- 7.5
- 1900
- 3.75
- 3200
- 7.25
- 5000
- pauses for half a second
- 950
- 5
- 8
- 7200
- 2500
- 850
- 3600
- 4700
- 2600
- 8.25
- 3.5
- 15
- 1500
- 2.25
- 2500
- 7.75
- 45
- 12000
- 6600
- 3800
- 15
- 14400
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