With the SchmartBoard 8 Bit PIC® Microcontroller Development SchmartModule A, you can use any 8 Bit PIC chip in an SOIC package. This board is fully populated except for the PIC. You hand solder the PIC using our "EZ" technology, add some headers, configure the jumpers for you PIC part number and start programming. At a suggested retail of only $15, no other PIC® development board can come close to giving you the flexibility and low cost as this product. This one board supports almost all of the 8 Bit PICs available in an SOIC package type.