Projects Hardware Software Homemade Z80 systems

Projects, Hardware, Software, Homemade Z80 systems

Article about how to make a Z80 multitask system.
Z80 multitasking robot system 3 microphones for direction control, wireless remote and more.
Z80 Source Code for Interfacing 4Mb Drams, Development System About 15 years of Z80 code ramblings including Z80 Tiny Basic.
Z80 Systems without alterable Memory explains how to make it more efficient than most Memory Systems.
Z80 SRAM This page shows how it is possible to connect a SRAM and an EPROM in series (?) for a Z80 processor system.
Z80 bootloader Boot the Z80 CPU from PC via LPT complete Docs and Software (Pascal).
Z80 CPU Controller Project Z80 based control unit primarily designed for operating and monitoring various aspects of home life.
Schematics, PCB-Layout, etc for a small Z80 system by Mario Prato.
First Z80 System by Thomas Scherrer.
Z80 NICD Computer Super smart NICD computer charger. by Thomas Scherrer and Kenny Andersen.
The G.I.D.E., Generic IDE interface for Z80 machines, by Tilmann Reh.
REH CPU280, including information on the system originally designed by Tilmann Reh as well as new builds by the retrobrewcomputers.org group.
The P112 CPU Board, a Z80182 system by Dave Brooks.
T80 CPU, Configurable cpu core that supports Z80, 8080 and gameboy instruction sets.
The Alice II Z80 based computer, by Brad Grantham and Lawrence Kesteloot.
Z80 ISA Card by Jim Delaney (zip archive, 7.3M), for more information please look here.
Homebrew z80 system by Steve Maddison, including hardware details and all schematics, as well as a simple operating system for low-spec computers named FOCUS.
nopLabs eZ80L92 Based 50Mhz CP/M Computer
Retrobrew Computers Z80/Z180 SBCs (formerly the N8VEM Single Board Computer).
Dom's Homebrew Z80.
Arthur-PC - a HD64180 based computer.
Z.E.D Machine, by YT2095.
Wishbone High Performance Z80 at opencores.org.
A tiny z80 based computer, by Vaxman.
The Z80_mini, by Vaxman.
Z80 Single Board Computer, including TFT display with ILI9325 controller.
Jazz Disassemblies
Homebrew Z80 Computer, by Marton Kun-Szabo.
Homebrew Z80 CPU on FPGA implementing ZX Spectrum, by Goran Devic.
EFEX Z80 Single Board Microcomputer
The Z80 Membership Card - The Membership Card is a complete computer that fits in an Altoids tin. By Lee Hart.
8-bit computer from scratch - C-Z80 Computer by Michal Cierniak.
Z-80 Microcomputer Project J89 - by Jack Engqvist Johansson.
Z80 Monitor Type Operating System and SBC, by mkpeker. See also: Efex V4 Z80 Computer.
ZX-Uno (ZX Spectrum Computer Clone Based on FPGA, with precise descriptions of the Spectrum and Amstrad machines done by reverse engineering.
Z80 Microprocessor Kit, for self-learning how to build and how to program the Z80 microcomputer.
RC2014, a simple 8 bit Z80 based modular computer.
A 4$, 4ICs, Z80 homemade computer on breadboard.
LiNC80 SBC1, 8-bit microcomputer kit, featuring a Z80 processor. By Jon Langseth.
Z280RC, A CP/M-ready, Z280-based SBC for RC2014 bus.
ZZ80RC, Z280-based SBC in Z80-compatible mode (8-bit) for RC2014.
RetroShield Z80 for Arduino Mega. A real Z80 chip executes programs while Arduino emulates ROM/RAM/peripherals.
Retro Z80 computer with CP/M-80. Includes instructions how to get CP/M running on a SD card. By Stuart Ball.
S80 computer - A retro Z80 with memory mapping by Filip Pynckels.
CRISS CP/M, a modern single-board eight-bit personal computer with great capabilities.
Ayusha-Z80, single board CP/M compatible computer by RW6HRM. Page in Russian only.
The ZedRipper: Part 1, with a 16-core Z80 processor running at 83.33 MHz.
socz80, a Z80 retro microcomputer for the Papilio Pro FPGA board.
S-100 Z80 CPU Board, by John Monahan.
Z80-Pascal, a cross-platform Pascal compiler for Z80 based devices.
Z80 C compiler using LLVM.
Tom's SBC version C | Small Computer Central.
RTM-Z80, Retro Tiny Multitasking system for Z80 based computers.
Proton Z80 Modular Computer, by Ricardo Kaltchuk. A demonstration video for this computer can be found here.

eZ80 projects

The MakerLisp Machine is a portable, modular computer system in a 2" x 3.5" package.
Z20X Open-Source Computing System, a simple expandable DIY computing system, built around the eZ80 microprocessor.
MIC8O, a controller board that would allow the simple addition of specialized hardware support to a standard personal computer using IP over Ethernet.
CP/M 50 Mk II, a one square inch 50MHz Z80-compatible CP/M computer built from stocked parts. Like its predecessor, the Mk II is based on the Zilog eZ80L92 microprocessor.

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