DGT Smart Board User manual

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DGT Smart Board manual
English
MA_ENG_Smart Board_Manual_Rev 1804
© Copyright 2018 Digital 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
Smart Board. This board brings the trusted DGT
electronic chess detection in an innovative new
model.
The lightweight construction and ergonomic
design gives observers the impression the board is
hovering over the table.
Not only is it visually striking, this design also
makes it easier to pick up and move your board.
Less hassle and more time for chess!
A highly reliable piece detection system ensures
that no move goes unnoticed.
The Smart Board can be used with the new plastic
e-Pieces as well as all existing wooden DGT
e-Pieces. All DGT e-Pieces will work on it without
problem.
The Smart Board can be used in many dierent
ways and on many dierent platforms. It can be
used for recording and broadcasting your games.
Or simply use it as an input device for with 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 board
for each dierent use can be found in section 7 of
this manual.
Have fun playing!
2. Accessories
To use your Smart Board you will have to add an
electronic chess set (e-Pieces). There are many
dierent options for e-Pieces, any set you choose
will work on your Smart Board.
Also add the DGT3000 or the DGT Pi to 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 Smart
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, we
recommend the “Smart Board connection set”.
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 “Smart Board connection set” includes:
• USB C-cable
• Clock cable.
• DVD with DGT driver software, a version of
the Fritz chess program and 100 days premium
membership to PlayChess.com.
If you want to use the Smart Board in a
tournament set-up using multiple Smart Boards
and/or e-Boards connected together in a string,
the “Smart Board tournament connection sets” are
needed:
“Connection Material 1st Smart Board” includes:
• Serial-to-USB converter
• PC-to-bus cable
• Power supply (suitable for 12 boards)
• Board-to-bus cable USB-C
• Board to clock cable
• 20 metre patch cable
• 5 metre patch cable
• 4 connection boxes

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“Connection Material Additional Smart Board”
includes:
• Board-to-bus cable USB-C
• Board to clock cable
• 5 metre patch cable
• A connection box
3. e-Set precautions
Electromagnetic resonance is used to detect
the e-Pieces on your Smart Board. Strong signal
transmitters generated close to the Smart Board
area may cause spontaneous and incorrect piece
detection, so called “ghost pieces”.
If detection issues occur when using your Smart
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
Smart Board or underneath the table may reduce
the sensitivity of the Smart Board and can cause
detection errors. Please do not place the Smart
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 Smart Board is nished with a high quality
printed surface. When treated with care it will
give you many years of trouble-free performance.
To clean the Smart 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 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 Smart Board complies with our highest
quality standards. If, despite our care in choosing
components, materials, production or transport,
your Smart 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 Smart Board has
been used in a reasonable and prudent manner
as intended to be used. The warranty does not
apply if the Smart Board has been misused or if
any unauthorized repair attempts or software
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 Smart Board
The DGT Smart Board has many dierent uses for example recording games, broadcasting games or
inputting games.
Playing a game on the Smart 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. The board creates a PGN le (Portable Game Notation) and digitizes your
games. This way you can record your games without having to write down the moves. It also 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 Smart Board can
be used as an input device. This means that the moves that you make on your Smart Board are
automatically entered into a chess program, website or DGT Pi Chess Computer.
Depending on how you want to use your Smart Board there are dierent set-ups you can choose. The
following section will give an overview of the options and set-up methods for each of the Smart Board
uses.
8. Recording your games
When the Smart Board is powered by either cable
or power bank, 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 USB cable. 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, that can be found in the
support section on our website.
Note: If a power bank is used to power the board,
we recommend a power bank with an indication
light so you know for sure that the board is
powered.
Figure 1. Recording set-up.
Figure 2. Exporting set-up.
Power source
DGT Chess Clock
DGT Smart Board
DGT Smart Board
Personal Computer

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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.
We recommend putting no more than 12 Smart
Boards on one string. This set-up requires 1 “First
Board connection set” for your rst board and 11
additional connection sets, one for each of the
next 11 boards. Please keep in mind that you need
a new string for each set of 12 boards.
When each string of boards is 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. 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 admin 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.
Note: If you only have Smart Boards available
with the home use USB cable set, it is possible to
individually connect each board to your PC. This is
of course limited to the number of USB ports you
have available. The cable length between PC and
Smart Boards may not exceed 5 metres.
We do not recommend a wiring structure via USB
cabling only.
Figure 3. Local broadcast set-up.
Personal Computer
DGT Smart Board
DGT Chess Clock
Connection box
USB to serial converter cable
Board to bus cable
Additional screens

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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 strings as shown in Figure 4.
We recommend connecting no more than 12
Smart Boards in one string. This set-up requires 1
“First Board connection set” for your rst board and
11 additional connection sets, one for each of the
next 11 boards. Please keep in mind that you need
a new string for each set of 12 boards.
When each string of boards is 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. 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.
Personal Computer
Livechess Cloud
Tablet
PC
Phone
Smart TV
USB to serial converter cable
DGT Smart Board
DGT Chess Clock
Connection box
Board to bus cable
Figure 4. Online broadcast set-up.

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12. Use with Fritz software
The Fritz software that is supplied with your
Smart Board 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 Smart Board to your computer
using LiveChess, please see section 8 of this
manual.
To use this functionality the Fritz software and
the DGT drivers must be installed. Simply place
the DVD that is supplied with your board in the
computer and follow the installation steps.
It is also possible to download the DGT drivers
from the support section of the DGT website.
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.
It is possible to have the computer announce the
moves that are executed by the computer. This
can be activated in the Fritz options under the
“Multimedia” tab.
11. Use with the DGT PI
Connecting the Smart 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 USB cable. The
USB connector for the Pi 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 cable that is supplied with
the chess computer.
When the Smart 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”.
Detailed information on how to set-up your DGT
Pi can be found in the DGT Pi manual.
Power source
DGT Pi
Chess computer
DGT Smart Board
Figure 5. DGT Pi set-up.
Figure 6. Smart Board connected to computer set-up.
DGT Smart Board
Personal Computer

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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 Smart 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.
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© Copyright 2018 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 Smart 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 part websites that
utilize the Smart Board please see the FAQ
regarding “third party software” in the support
section of our website.
15. Technical specications
Board size 520 x 520 mm (20.5” x 20.5”)
Field size 55 x 55 mm (2.2” x 2.2”)
Power Supplied via the USB-C cable or the tournament cable set
Clock support DGT3000 connectable via the included clock cable
e-Set support All DGT e-Sets (separately ordered)
Housing Black ABS plastic chassis with a high quality printed chess board surface
Net weight 2.2 Kg (77.6 oz.) Smart Board only
Gross weight 2.6 Kg (91.7 oz.) Smart Board, documentation and packing
The DGT Smart 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 Smart Board complies with the regulation of the German “Der Grüne Punkt”Trademark of
Duales System Deutschland GmbH.