DGT Bluetooth e-Board User manual

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DGT Serial e-Board manual
English
MA_ENG_Serial e-Board_Manual_Rev 1810
© Copyright 2019Digital Game Technology BV
DGT Hengelosestraat 66 7514 AJ Enschede The Netherlands
digitalgametechnology.com

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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the DGT
Serial e-Board. This board integrates the trusted
DGT electronic chess detection in a real wooden
chessboard.
The highly reliable piece detection system ensures
that no move goes unnoticed.
The Serial e-Board can be used with the new
plastic e-Pieces or the wooden DGT e-Pieces.
The Serial e-Board can be used in many dierent
ways and on many dierent platforms however it
is normally used for tournaments only. It can be
used for recording and broadcasting your games
or simply use it as an input device for your PC
or DGT Pi Chess Computer, so that you can play,
analyse and learn without having to manually
input moves on your screen with a mouse.
Detailed information on how to set up your
e-Board for each dierent use can be found in
section 7 of this manual.
Have fun playing!
2. Accessories
To use your e-Board you will have to add an
electronic chess set (e-Set). There are many
dierent e-Set options, any set you choose will
work on your e-Board Board.
Also add the DGT3000 or the DGT Pi to complete
your set-up.
The DGT3000 is a highly advanced chess clock
with many dierent timing options that can be
linked to your board. In many situations the move
of your opponent (human or chess program) will
be shown on the display of the clock. Connecting
the clock also allows you to log all move times
with the DGT LiveChess software.
DGT Pi is a chess computer that allows you to
play, train, analyse, study and prepare against a
computer using a real chess board and pieces.
Depending on the way you wish to use your Serial
e-Board, a dierent cable set should be purchased:
if you plan on using the board for individual use,
such as recording your games, playing against
a computer or against online opponents, the
“Connection Material 1st Serial Board” is required.
This cable set is sucient to do everything with
the board that you want except adding it to a
string of boards in a tournament set-up.
The “Connection Material 1st Serial Board” includes:
• Serial-to-USB converter
• PC-to-bus cable
• Power supply (suitable for 12 Serial Boards)
• Board-to-bus cable Serial
• 20 metre patch cable
• 5 metre patch cable
• 4 connection boxes
• LiveChess documentation set
If you want to use more Serial e-Boards in a
tournament set-up, with a string of multiple
e-Boards and / or Smart Boards connected, then
for each next e-Board the set “Connection Material
Additional Serial Board” is needed.
The “Connection Material Additional Serial Board”
includes:
• Board-to-bus cable
• 5 metre patch cable
• 2 connection boxes

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3. e-Set precautions
Electromagnetic resonance is used to detect
the e-Pieces on your e-Board. Strong signal
transmitters generated close to the e-Board area
may cause spontaneous and incorrect piece
detection, so called “ghost pieces”.
If detection issues occur when using your e-Board,
this may be because your board is placed too
close to plasma screens, LCD monitors, speakers,
power adapters or other similar devices.
Metal surfaces or objects near or underneath your
e-Board or underneath the table may reduce the
sensitivity of the e-Board and can cause detection
errors. Please do not place the e-Board on a metal
table or a table with a metal construction beneath
the table top.
4. Maintenance and support
For warranty purposes and future updates please
register your board on our website. For product
registration go to the support section of the DGT
web site and select “Register your Product”.
The e-Board top is nished with a high quality
wooden surface. When treated with care it will
give you many years of trouble-free performance.
To clean the board a lightly moistened soft cloth
should be used. Do not use abrasive cleaning
liquids.
If you have any questions that are not covered
by this manual please consult the FAQ’s on the
support section of our website. If you are unable
to nd a solution in the FAQ section, feel free to
contact the DGT support department.
5. Warranty conditions
This e-Board complies with our highest quality
standards. If, despite our care in choosing
components, materials, production or transport,
your e-Board shows a hardware defect in the rst
two years after purchase, please contact your
retailer. You may also contact the DGT support
department for assistance.
The warranty is only valid if the e-Board has
been used in a reasonable and prudent manner
as intended to be used. The warranty does not
apply if the e-Board has been misused or if any
unauthorized repair attempts or modications
have been undertaken without prior express
written consent of DGT support or one of the DGT
authorized service centres. A list of Service Centres
can be found on the DGT website.
6. Disclaimer
Digital Game Technology spared no eorts to
ensure that the information in this manual is
correct and complete. However there shall be
no liability for any errors or omissions. Digital
Game Technology reserves the right to change
the specications of the hardware and software
described in this manual without prior notice.
No part of this manual may be reproduced,
transmitted nor translated in any language in any
form, by any means, without the prior written
permission of Digital Game Technology.

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7. Use of your Serial e-Board
The DGT e-Board has many dierent uses for example recording games, broadcasting games or
inputting games.
Playing a game on the e-Board records all moves as long as the board is connected to a power source.
The board will log and record around 500 moves that can be extracted from the board and imported
into a computer. It allows you to enter your games into a chess program for analysing without having to
enter all your moves with a mouse. And of course you can choose to then publish your games as well.
Using the board for live broadcasting of your games allows you to log all moves that are executed on the
board and show them locally on screens or broadcast them over the internet. This feature can be used to
publish your games online, for live-coverage of your tournament and for live demonstrations.
For playing online, against a computer or for online analysing of your games the e-Board can be used as
an input device. This means that the moves that you make on your e-Board are automatically entered
into a chess program, website or DGT Pi Chess Computer.
Depending on how you want to use your e-Board there are dierent set-ups you can choose. The
following sections will give an overview of the options and set-up methods for each of the e-Board uses.
8. Recording your games
When the e Board is powered via the set
“Connection Material 1st Serial Board ”, all moves
that are executed on the board are stored on
the board’s internal memory. The board will
automatically detect when the pieces are put in
the starting position and generate a new log le.
Broadcasting the match or connecting a clock is
not required for this functionality.
To use this function simply make sure the board is
powered during the matches you play. The board
will log around 500 moves when used in this
manner. At a later time connect the board to your
computer using the same connection set. After
connecting your board to the computer, open
the DGT LiveChess program. In the games menu
your matches can be found and exported in PGN
format.
For more information please see the DGT
LiveChess manual which can be found in the
support section on our website.
Figure 1. Recording set-up.
Figure 2. Exporting set-up.
Personal Computer
DGT Serial e-Board
Connection box
Board to bus cable
Power source
USB to serial
converter
DGT Serial e-Board
DGT Chess Clock
Power source
Connection box
Board to bus cable

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9. Show your games locally
If you want to show one or multiple games on a
local screen without using an internet connection
this functionality can be used.
To show the games on extra screens the set-up as
shown in Figure 3 is required.
When your Serial e-Board is connected to a PC, the
board can be monitored using DGT LiveChess. In
LiveChess a tournament can be set up and boards
can be linked to player pairings. LiveChess will also
provide arbiter assistance by giving notications
for events that may need arbiter action.
To view the matches on separate screens, go to
the tournament tab at the left side of your screen
and click the hyperlink. A live viewer will be
opened in your browser. Use this viewer to show
the matches on additional screens.
It is also possible to access this link on other
computers, provided they are connected in a local
network. To access the live viewer on another
system enter the IP address of the PC in an
internet browser, followed by “:1982”. For example
it would be written as: “http://12.3.4.567:1982”.
For a detailed description on how to set this up,
please see the DGT LiveChess manual.
The games can also be broadcasted and viewed
using the LiveChess Cloud. For more details on
this option please see section 10 of this manual.
Figure 3. Local broadcast set-up.
Personal Computer
DGT Serial e-Board
DGT Chess Clock
Connection box
Board to bus cable
Additional screens
Power source
USB to serial
converter

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10. Broadcasting your games online
For broadcasting single matches or entire
tournaments the online broadcasting option can
be used. This set-up is achieved by connecting
your boards in a Serial Tournament set-up as
shown in Figure 4.
When all Serial e-Boards are connected to your
admin PC, the boards can be monitored using
DGT LiveChess. In LiveChess the tournament
can be set up and boards can be linked to player
pairings.
In order to broadcast the matches, go to the
“Rounds”tab in LiveChess. Select the boards
of which you wish to broadcast the match and
start the recording. Then go to the “Output” tab
and select “Export to LiveChess Cloud”. This will
automatically create a link you can share with your
viewers. Viewers will be able to follow the matches
on their own devices, such as phones or tablets.
To show the games on local screens at your venue,
open the previously mentioned link in a browser
on a computer or Smart TV.
Figure 4. Online broadcast set-up.
Personal Computer
DGT Serial e-Board
DGT Chess Clock
Power source
Connection box
USB to serial
converter
Board to bus cable
Livechess Cloud
Tablet
PC
Phone
Smart TV

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12. Use with Fritz software
Important: The Fritz software is not supplied
with the Serial tournament e-Board however can
be purchased separately via DGT Support . This
software can be used to play, train, analyse and
study. This software also allows you to import
PGN’s of previously played matches.
To export matches from your e-Board to your
computer by using LiveChess, please see section 8
of this manual.
To use this functionality the Fritz software and
the DGT drivers must be installed. The required
installation software is available on the Fritz DVD.
Only the driver software can be downloaded via
the “DGT Software” section of the website. Place
the DVD into your computer or download and
start the installation software and follow the
installation steps.
When both the Fritz software and the DGT drivers
are installed, connect the board to your PC with
the USB cable. In the Fritz software go to “Board”
tab at the top of the screen and check the “DGT
Board” box. The software will now automatically
detect all moves executed on the board.
11. Use with the DGT Pi
Connecting the e-Board with the DGT Pi Chess
Computer will allow you to play, train, analyse,
study and prepare against a computer using a real
chess board and pieces.
As can be seen in Figure 5, you need to connect
your board to the DGT Pi with the cable set
“Connection Material 1st Serial Board”. The USB
connector for the Pi, which must be connected to
the Serial to USB converter, can be found on the
left side of the Pi under the cover.
DGT Pi must have batteries inserted and requires
power using the power adapter supplied with the
chess computer.
When the Serial e-Board is connected to DGT Pi,
the computer inside DGT Pi will automatically
detect the board. The clock display will show the
default or selected time setting once all the pieces
have been placed in the correct starting position.
For example “05.00 - 05.00”.
Figure 5. DGT Pi set-up.
Figure 6. Serial e-Board connected to computer set-up.
Detailed information on how to set-up your DGT
Pi can be found in the DGT Pi manual.
It is possible to have the computer announcing
the moves that are executed by the computer. This
can be activated in the Fritz options under the
“Multimedia” tab.
DGT Serial e-Board
Connection box
Board to bus cable
DGT Pi
Chess computer
Power source
USB to serial
converter
Personal Computer
DGT Serial e-Board
Connection box
Board to bus cable
Power source
USB to serial
converter

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13. Playing online at PlayChess.com
If you wish to play online against human
opponents using a real chess board and pieces
then the e-Board can be used at PlayChess.com.
To use this functionality install Fritz and the DGT
drivers as described in section 12 of this manual.
To go to PlayChess press the link when starting
the Fritz software. While in the PlayChess client go
to “Options” menu and check the “DGT board” box
in the games section.
MA_ENG_Serial e-Board_Manual_Rev 1810
© Copyright 2019 Digital Game Technology BV
DGT Hengelosestraat 66 7514 AJ Enschede The Netherlands
digitalgametechnology.com
14. Playing online at a website of choice
It is also possible to use the e-Board to play online
at several dierent Chess websites. The set-up
requirements for each of these websites diers
from case to case.
For a complete list of third party websites that
utilize the e-Board please see the FAQ regarding
“third party software” in the support section of our
website.
15. Technical specications
Board size 540 x 540 mm (21.3” x 21.3”)
Field size 55 x 55 mm (2.2” x 2.2”)
Power Via the Tournament cable set (separately ordered)
Clock support DGT3000 connectable via the Tournament cable set (separately ordered)
e-Set support All DGT e-Sets (separately ordered)
Housing Various wooden versions
Net weight 4.2 Kg (148 oz.) e-Board only
Gross weight 4.5 Kg (159 oz.) e-Board, DVD, cables, documentation
The DGT e-Board complies with the directives: 2004/108/EC and 2011/65/EU.
This product is marked with the recycling symbol indicating that, at the end of its life, the
product must be disposed at an appropriate waste collection point according local regulations.
Do not dispose the product in the normal domestic unsorted waste stream.
This product is not suitable for children of 0 – 3 years of age. Includes small parts. Choking
hazard.
This DGT e-Board complies with the regulation of the German “Der Grüne Punkt”Trademark of
Duales System Deutschland GmbH.