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) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 60
- 2.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) blinks 500 times (b) waits 500 seconds (c) pauses for half a second (d) turns the LED off
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3.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 850 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 4.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
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5.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 6750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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7.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 5500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 8750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 700 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
14.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
17.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 650 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 1 second? -
19.⏱️ repeat 2 times { buzzer ON; wait 400 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 20 seconds? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
22.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 1350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 2 seconds? -
24.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 1450 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 18 seconds? -
25.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
26.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 27.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.7 seconds?
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28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 29.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.3 seconds?
- 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 7750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 31.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 32.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.7 seconds?
- 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 2750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 750 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 550 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.5 seconds?
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
38.⏱️ repeat 9 times { buzzer ON; wait 200 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 40.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
Answer key
- 1000
- pauses for half a second
- 1850
- 2900
- 3300
- 6.75
- 24
- 5.5
- 6
- 8.75
- 30
- 750
- 2600
- 3000
- 1150
- 8
- 7200
- 1
- 1600
- 50
- 35
- 1
- 2
- 9
- 8100
- 5600
- 3700
- 1000
- 2300
- 7.75
- 2
- 1700
- 2.75
- 4
- 1100
- 1500
- 700
- 9900
- 450
- 1200
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