Kolah, Tubare2022-11-092022-11-092021Kolah, T. (2021). Design of a Low-cost Automation System for a Block Making Machine. Ashesi University.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11988/716Capstone Project submitted to the Department of Engineering, Ashesi University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, May 2021The paper discusses a successful design of an Atmega328p based programmable logic controller (PLC). It describes how to use the PLC to fully automate a semi-automated block-making machine to provide a cheap and efficient alternative for Small Scale Enterprises in the block-making industry in Ghana. It also describes how to interface with a VFD which can be employed to good advantage for energy conservation.Capstone project