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KRAKEN ZX Spectrum Clone


KRAKEN ZX Spectrum Clone

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Zx Spectrum 1:1 replica, with minor changes ;-)

(ok.. i like CLONE word only in the "movie" title)   

 

 

 

Technical data:

  • 2 layer board of 74.17x213.49mm
  • FPGA and real Z80 cpu based
  • Turbo Sound Interface - 2 x AY chips
  • Sound Drive / Covox x 4 
  • mini din 9 audio/RGB out / SEGA 
  • TAPE in/out integrated in one jack stereo 
  • ULA PLUS
  • max 512kb ram
  • new pcb revison with 2 dedicated clock generators, to obtain perfect timings of 128/48/pentagon modes
  • Button: short CLICK - mode chnage, LONG - reset 
  • Mode selected with button press and stored after power off
  • Modes: 
    • ZX 48
    • ZX128
    • Pentagon 
    • Pentagon + ULA PLUS
    • Amstrad Speccy 
    • DIagnorom 1 in ZX128 mode
    • Diagnorom 2 in ZX128 mode

 

 

 

 

 

rev 1.0

 

 

 

rev 1.1A

 

 

 

 

 

rev 1.2 (2025-05-10)  - CODENAME "KRAKEN"

 

 

 

 

rev 1.3 - i hope final ;-)

  • reworked power supply
    • any power supply ranged 8-10V shall work
  • minor dimensions/fitting holes corrections
  • minor connectors positions corrections
  • ULA PLUS video circuit from fpga added
  • external clock, IORQ_E, Clock slector built on 1g chips ( in order to get extra pins from FPGA)
  • added tackt switch to enable JTAG mode of fpga
  • Dual purpose pins used to maximum ;-) (excpet reconfig_N) 
  • dedicated port #FE octal bus tranciver added for Keybaord and TAPE_IN (yes..lack of pins in FPGA)
  • many minor changes... to many to remeber ;-)

 

 

 

rev 1.4 - added AVR

 


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