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) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
- 2.⏱️ What does “wait 500 ms” do? (a) turns the LED off (b) blinks 500 times (c) waits 500 seconds (d) pauses for half a second
- 3.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.4 seconds?
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4.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 6 seconds? -
5.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 400 ms; LED OFF; wait 150 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 6.⏱️ A program says “wait 10000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 7.⏱️ A program says “wait 2250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 8.⏱️ A program says “wait 1750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 9.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.6 seconds?
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10.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 900 ms; LED OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
11.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 350 ms; LED OFF; wait 950 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
12.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 650 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
13.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 1000 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
14.⏱️ repeat 10 times { buzzer ON; wait 100 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
15.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 50 ms; LED OFF; wait 350 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 8 seconds? -
16.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 50 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 10 seconds? - 17.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.2 seconds?
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18.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 450 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 9 seconds? -
19.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 700 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? - 20.⏱️ A program says “wait 5000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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21.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 200 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? -
22.⏱️ repeat 6 times { buzzer ON; wait 300 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? -
23.⏱️ repeat 7 times { buzzer ON; wait 900 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 400 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 24.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 4.7 seconds?
- 25.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 2.9 seconds?
- 26.⏱️ A program says “wait 5500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 27.⏱️ A program says “wait 2000 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 28.⏱️ A program says “wait 1500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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29.⏱️ repeat 3 times { buzzer ON; wait 600 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 500 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 30.⏱️ A program says “wait 8250 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 31.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 3.8 seconds?
- 32.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.8 seconds?
- 33.⏱️ A program says “wait 750 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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34.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 100 ms; LED OFF; wait 100 ms }
How many times does the LED blink in 3 seconds? - 35.⏱️ A program says “wait 2500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
- 36.⏱️ How many milliseconds is a wait of 1.2 seconds?
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37.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 300 ms; LED OFF; wait 800 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take? -
38.⏱️ repeat 4 times { buzzer ON; wait 500 ms; buzzer OFF; wait 300 ms }
How many milliseconds does this take in all? - 39.⏱️ A program says “wait 8500 ms”. How many seconds is that? =
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40.⏱️ loop forever { LED ON; wait 200 ms; LED OFF; wait 550 ms }
How many milliseconds does one blink (ON + OFF) take?
Answer key
- 1000
- pauses for half a second
- 1400
- 30
- 550
- 10
- 2.25
- 1.75
- 4600
- 1200
- 1300
- 1650
- 1050
- 5000
- 20
- 40
- 2200
- 9
- 1000
- 5
- 6
- 3600
- 9100
- 4700
- 2900
- 5.5
- 2
- 1.5
- 3300
- 8.25
- 3800
- 1800
- 0.75
- 15
- 2.5
- 1200
- 1100
- 3200
- 8.5
- 750
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