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) 60 (c) 10 (d) 100
- 2.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) blinks 500 times (b) turns the LED off (c) pauses for half a second (d) waits 500 seconds
- 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.8 seconds?
- 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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5.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 6.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.6 seconds?
- 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.7 seconds?
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8.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
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12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? - 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 7000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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14.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 1500 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 7500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
20.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 23.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.3 seconds?
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25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
26.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 5500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 9500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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31.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
32.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 5 seconds? -
34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 8750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 36.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 39.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take?
Answer key
- 1000
- pauses for half a second
- 2800
- 9
- 11700
- 3600
- 2700
- 3500
- 600
- 25
- 3300
- 16
- 7
- 1
- 700
- 7.5
- 1500
- 1050
- 18
- 1800
- 1100
- 1600
- 6.75
- 2300
- 1300
- 300
- 0.25
- 5.5
- 750
- 9.5
- 4000
- 2400
- 25
- 40
- 8.75
- 2
- 40
- 1400
- 8.5
- 1000
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