Historical Background :-
•TheHydramaticDivisionoftheGeneralMotorsCorporation
specifiedthedesigncriteriaforthefirstprogrammablecontroller
in1968
•Toeliminatethehighcostsassociatedwithinflexible,relay-
controlledsystems.
•Thecontrollerhadtobedesignedinmodularform,sothatsub-
assembliescouldberemovedeasilyforreplacementorrepair.
•Thecontrolsystemneededthecapabilitytopassdata
collectiontoacentralsystem.
•Themethodusedtoprogramthecontrollerhadtobesimple,so
thatitcouldbeeasilyunderstoodbyplantpersonnel.
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