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) 1000 (d) 10
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2.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? -
4.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 6.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) pauses for half a second (b) turns the LED off (c) blinks 500 times (d) waits 500 seconds
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 4250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
10.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 11.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.5 seconds?
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12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 13.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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15.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 16.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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17.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 20.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.6 seconds?
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
22.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 23.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.7 seconds?
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24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
25.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
31.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
32.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 9000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
35.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 800 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
40.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all?
Answer key
- 1000
- 8
- 45
- 3200
- 8.25
- pauses for half a second
- 18
- 4.25
- 600
- 12600
- 3500
- 3
- 0.75
- 3.5
- 18000
- 1.75
- 7
- 12
- 1800
- 4600
- 14
- 5000
- 3700
- 950
- 1150
- 0.25
- 8
- 400
- 1400
- 950
- 18
- 2400
- 9
- 2200
- 3000
- 1100
- 1400
- 950
- 700
- 12600
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