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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AI 19 August 2026
InterfacePCBWay buildRobotics 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.
AI 19 August 2026
DiagnosticPCBWay buildRepair Build video coming soon
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.
AI 19 August 2026
InterfacePCBWay buildVideo Build video coming soon
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.
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.