Much time and effort has been spent attempting to discover the best approach to the problem of microcontroller education. In electrical and computer engineering curricula, much consideration is given to the topic of hardware interfacing. For the potential computer engineer, this is an important concept to master, in view of its significance in the current state of technology. Unfortunately, in many curricula, the student is introduced to digital circuitry and immediately thrust into interfacing, due to the pressures of time in a traditional four-year academic career. Often, the student's understanding of the basics of microcontroller operation and control are not to a satisfactory level before the student is expected to use a processor to control other, more complex, systems. This research attempts to compile a solution to allow a student to be well versed in microcontroller operation while he or she begins to work with additional interfacing requirements. A prototype printed circuit board has been assembled that works in close harmony with the National Instrument ELVIS prototyping system that attempts to alleviate this problem. This prototype daughter card rests on top of the breadboarding area of the ELVIS system and allows the student full access to all of the tools and contacts that would be available without the card. The student is required to make the connections necessary for a fully-functional microcontroller system, as opposed to the method of using a pre-fabricated microcontroller development board. When using a board such as this, the student may not fully understand the individual components and their interconnections. This process of connecting components requires the student to understand the physical interface between the microcontroller and the peripheral device(s). Anticipated results from this research are an increased aptitude in peripheral interfacing and a greater level of success in more complex courses following in the curriculum. By allowing the student to interact with the interfacing process on a lower level, a more complete understanding of microcontroller-based systems and peripheral interfacing is obtained.