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PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER ABSTRACT Industrial automation is the now vital for its prosperity, since it reduces the production cost many folds and also increases productivity. For this purpose WLC (i.e. Wired Logic Controller) was introduced in 60s-70s. It was the first step in the industrial automation. Later on microcontrollers were introduced which had the advantage of greater flexibility over the WLC. With the evolution of technology, a very sophisticated version of a controller was introduced with a very large I/O handling capability and extreme flexibility called the Programmable Logic Controller, commonly called the PLC. The PLCs are not alien to the industries of Pakistan. They have been around for quite a long period and are being employed extensively. Even though the demand of this product is considerable here, there has been no effort to develop it indigenously. Since there had been no development in this field in our country and being a requisite of the nation, so as an exercise of Logic Design, Digital Electronics, Interfacing and Software Engineering. As part of our coursework, we have to undertake a project in the final semester. This article describes the design and implementation process of a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), in that connection. The task was undertaken as an exercise in digital circuit design, microcontroller application and interface since we already had taken up projects related to power and analog electronics in preceding semesters. Keywords: Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Automation, Microcontroller Applications, Industrial Electronics, Digital Control, On-Off Control, Digital Electronics 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 PROBLEM DESCRIPTION We all know that industrial automation is the backbone of a nation for its prosperity since, it reduces the production cost many folds and also increases productivity. For this purpose WLC (i.e. Wired Logic Controller) was introduced. It was the first step in the industrial automation. Later