diff --git a/single_ursim_control/config.py b/single_ursim_control/config.py
index e69de29..92f72ab 100644
--- a/single_ursim_control/config.py
+++ b/single_ursim_control/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import os
+
+
+# Config is loaded statically at import time
+class Config:
+    pass
diff --git a/single_ursim_control/main.py b/single_ursim_control/main.py
index 9a92cb5..e6ab3a4 100644
--- a/single_ursim_control/main.py
+++ b/single_ursim_control/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,34 @@
+import os
+import sys
+from config import Config
+from plugins import WaitPlugin
+from plugin_repository import PluginRepository
+from program_executor import ProgramExecutor
+import logging
+
+
 def main():
-    print("Hello world!")
+    # init
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        stream=sys.stdout,
+        format="%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s]: %(name)s: %(message)s",
+        level=logging.DEBUG
+    )
+    compiler_repo = PluginRepository()
+    compiler_repo.register_plugin(WaitPlugin)
+
+    # Example code:
+    compiler_repo.load_plugin("wait")
+    program = []
+    program.append(compiler_repo.get_compiler("wait").compile(secs=2))
+
+    # execute:
+    executor = ProgramExecutor(program)
+    executor.start()
+
+    # End of execution
+    executor.join()
+    compiler_repo.close()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/single_ursim_control/plugin_repository.py b/single_ursim_control/plugin_repository.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b317a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/single_ursim_control/plugin_repository.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from typing import Dict, List
+from plugins import AbstractPlugin, AbstractCommandCompiler
+import logging
+
+
+class PluginRepository:
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._registered_plugins: Dict[str, type(AbstractPlugin)] = {}
+        self._loaded_plugins: List[AbstractPlugin] = []
+        self._command_compilers: Dict[str, AbstractCommandCompiler] = {}
+        self._logger = logging.getLogger("plugin_repository")
+
+    def register_plugin(self, plugin_class: type(AbstractPlugin)):
+        self._registered_plugins[plugin_class.plugin_name] = plugin_class
+        self._logger.debug(f"Registered plugin: {plugin_class.plugin_name}")
+
+    def load_plugin(self, plugin: str):
+        plugin_instance = self._registered_plugins[plugin]()  # config is statically loaded
+
+        self._loaded_plugins.append(plugin_instance)
+
+        compilers = plugin_instance.load_compilers()
+        self._command_compilers.update(compilers)
+        self._logger.info(f"Loaded plugin: {plugin}")
+        self._logger.debug(f"Plugin {plugin} loaded the following commands: {', '.join(compilers.keys())}")
+
+    def get_compiler(self, command: str) -> AbstractCommandCompiler:
+        return self._command_compilers[command]
+
+    def close(self):
+        self._command_compilers = []
+        for plugin in self._loaded_plugins:
+            plugin.close()
+            self._logger.info(f"Unloaded plugin: {plugin.plugin_name}")
diff --git a/single_ursim_control/plugins/__init__.py b/single_ursim_control/plugins/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83ef11d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/single_ursim_control/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+from .abstract_plugin import AbstractCommand, AbstractCommandCompiler, AbstractPlugin
+from .wait_plugin import WaitPlugin
diff --git a/single_ursim_control/plugins/abstract_plugin.py b/single_ursim_control/plugins/abstract_plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5397851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/single_ursim_control/plugins/abstract_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from typing import Dict
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+
+class AbstractCommand(ABC):
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def execute(self):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def describe(self) -> dict:
+        pass
+
+
+class AbstractCommandCompiler(ABC):
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def compile(self, *args, **kwargs) -> AbstractCommand:
+        pass
+
+
+class AbstractPlugin(ABC):
+    plugin_name = ""
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def load_compilers(self) -> Dict[str, AbstractCommandCompiler]:
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def close(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/single_ursim_control/plugins/wait_plugin.py b/single_ursim_control/plugins/wait_plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5884ea8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/single_ursim_control/plugins/wait_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+from typing import Dict
+
+from .abstract_plugin import AbstractCommand, AbstractPlugin, AbstractCommandCompiler
+import logging
+import time
+
+
+class WaitCommand(AbstractCommand):
+
+    def __init__(self, logger: logging.Logger, secs: float):
+
+        if type(secs) not in [float, int]:
+            raise ValueError("Secs must be float or int")
+
+        if secs <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("Secs must be a positive integer")
+
+        self._secs = secs
+        self._logger = logger
+
+    def execute(self):
+        self._logger.debug(f"Sleeping for {self._secs} seconds")
+        time.sleep(self._secs)
+        self._logger.debug(f"Slept for {self._secs} seconds")
+
+    def describe(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "secs": self._secs
+        }
+
+
+class WaitCompiler(AbstractCommandCompiler):
+
+    def __init__(self, logger: logging.Logger):
+        self._logger = logger
+
+    def compile(self, secs: float) -> AbstractCommand:
+        return WaitCommand(self._logger, secs)
+
+
+class WaitPlugin(AbstractPlugin):
+    plugin_name = "wait"
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._logger = logging.getLogger("plugin").getChild("wait")
+
+    def load_compilers(self) -> Dict[str, AbstractCommandCompiler]:
+        return {
+            "wait": WaitCompiler(self._logger)
+        }
+
+    def close(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/single_ursim_control/program_executor.py b/single_ursim_control/program_executor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9153ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/single_ursim_control/program_executor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+from typing import List
+from threading import Thread
+from plugins import AbstractCommand
+from enum import Enum
+
+import logging
+
+
+class ProgramExecutorStates(Enum):
+    PREPARING = 0
+    RUNNING = 1
+    DONE = 2
+    ABORTED = 3
+    CRASHED = 4
+
+
+class ProgramExecutor(Thread):
+
+    def __init__(
+            self,
+            program: List[AbstractCommand],
+            loop: bool = False
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._program = program
+        self._loop = loop
+        self._current_step_desc = {}
+        self._pc = 0
+        self._loop_counter = 0
+        # TODO: jogging wait
+
+        self._state = ProgramExecutorStates.PREPARING
+
+        self._logger = logging.getLogger("program_executor")
+
+    def abort(self):
+        self._state = ProgramExecutorStates.ABORTED
+        # TODO: implement abort
+
+    def cont(self):
+        # TODO: jogging wait
+        pass
+
+    def get_status(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "current_step": self._pc,
+            "program_length": len(self._program),
+            "step_description": self._current_step_desc,
+            "state": self._state.name,
+            "loop_count": self._loop_counter,
+            "config": {
+                "loop": self._loop
+            }
+        }
+
+    @property
+    def state(self):
+        return self._state
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        self._state = ProgramExecutorStates.RUNNING
+        self._logger.info("Start running program")
+
+        while True:  # needed for loop
+            self._loop_counter += 1
+            for i, step in enumerate(self._program):
+                self._pc = i
+                self._current_step_desc = step.describe()
+                self._logger.debug(f"Executing step {self._pc}")
+
+                try:
+                    step.execute()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    self._logger.exception(e)
+                    self._state = ProgramExecutorStates.CRASHED
+                    return
+
+                # TODO: jogging wait
+
+            if self._loop:
+                self._logger.debug("Looping program")
+            else:
+                self._logger.debug("Program ended")
+                break
+
+        self._state = ProgramExecutorStates.DONE