Wednesday, July 27, 2022

PICOZX is a 128kB ZX Spectrum clone using a Raspberry Pi Pico #RetroComputing #opensource #Pico @dirkdierickx

PICOZX is a 128kB ZX Spectrum clone using a Raspberry Pi Pico. It uses the pico-zxspectrum software to emulate a 48k/128k ZX Spectrum retrocomputer.

The hardware is being documented on hackaday.io by bobricius.

The software by GitHub user fruit-bat features:

  • DVI over HDMI (Wren’s Amazing PicoDVI)
  • LCD support (ST7789 320×240)
  • VGA video (RGB332, RGB222, RGBY1111)
  • USB Keyboard & Joysticks
  • PS/2 Keyboard
  • PWM/I2S DAC audio for ear, mic and AY-3-8912
  • 12 quick save slots
  • Load from .z80 snapshot files
  • Read from .tap tape files
  • On screen menu system
  • Kempston and Sinclair joystick emulation

Supported Boards:

  • Breadboard
  • RetroVGA
  • PicomputerMax
  • PicomputerZX
  • Pimoroni Pico DV Demo Base

See more in the Twitter thread here and on GitHub.

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