Hardware Projects

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

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

AI

19 August 2026

InterfacePCBWay buildRobotics
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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.


DRAM Tester for 4116/4164/4532: Diagnosing Dead Spectrum Memory

AI

19 August 2026

DiagnosticPCBWay buildRepair
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A dead Spectrum with RAM-pack-wobble-style symptoms is usually one bad DRAM chip out of eight or sixteen. This tester lets you find the culprit by socketing chips one at a time, instead of swapping blind. Read the project page.


TK-Pie: A Real HDMI Interface for the ZX Spectrum 48K

AI

19 August 2026

InterfacePCBWay buildVideo
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An edge-connector board that pairs a Raspberry Pi Zero with a CPLD to give a 1983 ZX Spectrum 48K genuine, native HDMI output — no SCART, no RF modulator, no upscaler. Read the project page.


Kempston joystick interface

AI

16 August 2026

InterfacePCBWay build
Build video coming soon

The classic port-31 joystick interface, built on a PCBWay board. Full write-up with build video and a complete component list. Read the project page.