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) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.5 seconds?
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3.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.4 seconds?
- 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 7000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 11.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 12.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 12 seconds? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
18.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 19.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3 seconds?
- 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 3750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 22.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2 seconds?
- 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.2 seconds?
- 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
26.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 9750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 1400 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 29.⏱️ A program says “wait 6000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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30.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? - 32.⏱️ A program says “wait 3000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1350 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 35.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
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36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
37.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 40.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) blinks 500 times (b) pauses for half a second (c) turns the LED off (d) waits 500 seconds
Answer key
- 1000
- 3500
- 2200
- 400
- 4.5
- 0.5
- 1400
- 1150
- 1400
- 7
- 9
- 1700
- 1200
- 800
- 30
- 1.5
- 950
- 2800
- 3000
- 3.75
- 1050
- 2000
- 3200
- 10
- 950
- 6500
- 9.75
- 5
- 6
- 10500
- 8
- 3
- 3
- 1250
- 600
- 12
- 600
- 900
- 1850
- pauses for half a second
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