PIC Tutor boards from AMS use the Microchip PIC microcontroller. They all include LCD display, four seven segment display, serial interface to IBM compatible PC and expansion bus connector. The expansion bus connector on the main board is very important, because it allows the student to connect to lab projects. The student can design his or her own lab project and connect it to the main microprocessor board using wire-wrap board. The additional lab project board allows the student to learn hardware design, as well as software design.

The pocket-sized PIC Programmer quickly and easily programs most PIC micro microcontrollers. The pic programmer includes an 40-pin ZIF socket for programming 8-, 14-, 18-pin, 28 pin, and 40 pin PIC micro MCUs.