Hardware Projects

Build videos and write-ups of ZX Spectrum-related hardware projects — replacement boards, interfaces, and upgrades, with PCBs manufactured at PCBWay.

Kempston joystick interface

26 August 2026

Interface PCBWay build Memoir

Build video coming soon

Why the Kempston interface mattered if you owned an original Spectrum, a birthday-money joystick disaster from October 1985, and a homebrew rebuild for a fraction of the 1985 price. Read the project page.

Datel Robotek: A Recreated Robot Control Card for the ZX Spectrum

23 August 2026

Interface PCBWay build Robotics

Build video coming soon

A faithful recreation of Datel's long out-of-production Robotek interface, corrected against the original schematics from Make and Program Your Own Robots. Read the project page.