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 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
- 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.5 seconds?
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 8000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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7.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.6 seconds?
- 10.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) waits 500 seconds (b) turns the LED off (c) pauses for half a second (d) blinks 500 times
- 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.5 seconds?
- 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 1000
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 14.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.8 seconds?
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15.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
16.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? - 18.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? - 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
- 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.6 seconds?
- 22.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 7750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
25.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 3250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
28.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds? - 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 9750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 8750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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38.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.8 seconds?
Answer key
- 6.5
- 2900
- 2500
- 1
- 5
- 8
- 6000
- 1450
- 2600
- pauses for half a second
- 3500
- 1000
- 550
- 800
- 11700
- 12000
- 45
- 300
- 4
- 2200
- 4600
- 0.75
- 7.75
- 800
- 1600
- 3.25
- 450
- 6400
- 40
- 9.75
- 3.75
- 1500
- 750
- 10
- 8.75
- 1100
- 1.75
- 10400
- 1950
- 4800
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