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 is a wait of 0.5 seconds?
- 2.⏱️ How many milliseconds are in 1 second? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 100
- 3.⏱️ A program says “wait 1000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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4.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 1000 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 5.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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6.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 950 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 7.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.6 seconds?
- 8.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.2 seconds?
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9.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 600 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 10.⏱️ A program says “wait 4000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 11.⏱️ 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
- 12.⏱️ A program says “wait 9250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 14.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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15.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 800 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 17.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 18.⏱️ A program says “wait 5750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 14 seconds? -
20.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 7 seconds? -
21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? - 22.⏱️ A program says “wait 4500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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23.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 24.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.1 seconds?
- 26.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 0.3 seconds?
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27.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
28.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 750 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
29.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1000 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
30.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 1600 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 4 seconds? -
31.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
32.⏱️ repeat 8 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 900 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 34.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.3 seconds?
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35.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 250 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
36.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 450 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 37.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
- 38.⏱️ A program says “wait 500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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39.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 1400 ms; LED OFF; wait 600 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 150 ms; LED OFF; wait 250 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 16 seconds?
Answer key
- 500
- 1000
- 1
- 8800
- 2
- 1200
- 600
- 4200
- 1150
- 4
- pauses for half a second
- 9.25
- 400
- 5
- 7200
- 1450
- 8.25
- 5.75
- 35
- 7
- 12
- 4.5
- 1050
- 0.75
- 1100
- 300
- 20
- 1100
- 1250
- 2
- 3000
- 11200
- 1.5
- 3300
- 350
- 550
- 1400
- 0.5
- 4
- 40
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