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) 100 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 1000
- 2.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 4.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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5.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 6.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) blinks 500 times (b) turns the LED off (c) waits 500 seconds (d) pauses for half a second
- 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
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8.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
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12.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 500 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
14.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 700 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? -
16.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
17.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
18.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
19.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
20.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 21.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.1 seconds?
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22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
- 25.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 6500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
28.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 850 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 3500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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32.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
33.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1100 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 14 seconds? -
34.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
35.⏱️ repeat 5 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 37.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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38.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 39.⏱️ A program says “wait 7750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take?
Answer key
- 1000
- 0.5
- 4
- 10
- 3500
- pauses for half a second
- 1400
- 600
- 1050
- 800
- 1000
- 7200
- 1050
- 3600
- 10
- 7200
- 2400
- 3900
- 3200
- 3600
- 3100
- 6
- 1200
- 4700
- 1.5
- 6.5
- 15
- 6000
- 850
- 1750
- 3.5
- 9100
- 7
- 2000
- 5500
- 550
- 2.75
- 1450
- 7.75
- 1400
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