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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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.