25,161
edits
Changes
Created page with "'''Home * Engines * Excalibur LCD Chess''' FILE:ExcaliburLCDChess.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=Excalibur LCD Chess#Video| Excalibur LCD Chess <ref>Capture..."
'''[[Main Page|Home]] * [[Engines]] * Excalibur LCD Chess'''
[[FILE:ExcaliburLCDChess.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=Excalibur LCD Chess#Video| Excalibur LCD Chess <ref>Capture from the [[#Video|Video]]</ref> ]]
'''Excalibur LCD Chess''', (Excalibur 375-1 LCD Computer Chess)<br/>
a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated travel chess computer]] by [[Excalibur Electronics]], released in 2000 <ref>[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7591&start=8 Chess Products Ron Nelson designed/programmed] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], January 11, 2016</ref>.
The computer consists of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Electronics Samsung] KS57C21516 controller with a [[SAM47]] 4-bit core <ref>[https://www.digchip.com/datasheets/parts/datasheet/409/KS57C21516.php KS57C21132 Single-chip CMOS Microcontroller]</ref> at 1.5 MHz with 16 KiB [[Memory#ROM|ROM]] and 544 [[Nibble|nibbles]] of [[Memory#RAM|RAM]], and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid-crystal_display LCD] board and button panel including the central eight-direction rocker button to [[GUI|interact with the user]].
The program and the new housing was developed and designed by [[Ron Nelson]] during a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbatical sabbatical] in late 1999 <ref>[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=108 Ron Nelson] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 23, 2015</ref>.
The minimalistic 4-bit program performed sophisticated [[PV-Move|PV move]] and [[Killer Move|killer move]] [[Move Ordering|ordering heuristics]] <ref>[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=102 Ron Nelson] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 23, 2015</ref>,
to become the base program used for subsequent Excalibur models like [[Excalibur King Arthur|King Arthur]], [[Excalibur Igor#Igor II|Igor II]], the [[Excalibur Chess Station]], ''LCD Chess & Checkers'' and many others.
=Talking LCD Chess=
Excalibur's '''Talking LCD Chess''' on the other hand was a relative of the [[6502]] line of Nelson programs as used in [[Ivan II The Conqueror]] and [[Alexandra The Great]].
It was released in 2002 with a [https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunplus Sunplus] SPL191B-063A controller at 3 MHz with 256 KiB ROM and 704 bytes RAM.
=LCD Chess Express=
A further model of Nelson's [[6502]] line, '''LCD Chess Express''', released in 2005 with a Sunplus SPLB33A controller at 4MHz, 64 KiB ROM 1216 bytes RAM.
=See also=
* [[Alexandra The Great]]
* [[Excalibur Chess Station]]
* [[Excalibur Igor]]
* [[Excalibur King Arthur]]
* [[Ivan II The Conqueror]]
=Manual=
* [https://www.manualslib.com/manual/50261/Excalibur-Lcd-Chess.html Excalibur LCD Chess Operating Manual | ManualsLib], [http://kantack.com/chess/lcdchessv1.pdf pdf] hosted by [http://kantack.com/chess/ Chris Kantack]
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=102 Ron Nelson] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 23, 2015
: [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=108 Ron Nelson] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 23, 2015 » [[Fidelity Electronics]], [[Sidney Samole]]
: [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=122 Re: Ron Nelson] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 24, 2015
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=191 Ron Nelson & Talking Chess Computers] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], January 02, 2016
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7591 Excalibur Chess Products Ron Nelson designed/programmed] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], January 05, 2016
: [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7591&start=8 Chess Products Ron Nelson designed/programmed] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], January 11, 2016
=External Links=
==Chess Computer==
* [http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/lcd_chess_model_375-1.html Excalibur Model 375-1 LCD Computer Chess (2001) Electronic Travel Chess Computer], [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/lcd_chess___checkers.html Excalibur Model 375-2 LCD Chess & Checkers (2003) Electronic Travel Chess Computer], [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Excalibur_LCD_Chess Excalibur LCD Chess] - [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php?title=Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Excalibur_LCD_Chess_Express Excalibur LCD Chess Express] - [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php?title=Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki]
* [https://www.tobiasgiesen.de/excalibur.htm Excalibur LCD Chess Page] by Tobias Giesen
* [http://kantack.com/chess/exclvgmby.htm Excalibur LCD Chess vs. GameBoy ChessMaster] by [http://kantack.com/chess/ Chris Kantack]
* [http://kantack.com/chess/talkinglcd.htm alking LCD Chess - A Review] by [http://kantack.com/chess/ Chris Kantack]
* <span id="Video"></span>Шахматный компьютер LCD Excalibur 375, February 5, 2019, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FvEvPrisTM|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
==Misc==
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Excalibur Excalibur - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur Excalibur from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid-crystal_display LCD from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[Category:SAM47]]
[[Category:6502]]
[[Category:Commercial]]
[[Category:Dedicated]]
[[Category:Arthurian Legend]]
[[Category:Videos]]
[[Category:Chess Suffix]]
[[FILE:ExcaliburLCDChess.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=Excalibur LCD Chess#Video| Excalibur LCD Chess <ref>Capture from the [[#Video|Video]]</ref> ]]
'''Excalibur LCD Chess''', (Excalibur 375-1 LCD Computer Chess)<br/>
a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated travel chess computer]] by [[Excalibur Electronics]], released in 2000 <ref>[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7591&start=8 Chess Products Ron Nelson designed/programmed] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], January 11, 2016</ref>.
The computer consists of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Electronics Samsung] KS57C21516 controller with a [[SAM47]] 4-bit core <ref>[https://www.digchip.com/datasheets/parts/datasheet/409/KS57C21516.php KS57C21132 Single-chip CMOS Microcontroller]</ref> at 1.5 MHz with 16 KiB [[Memory#ROM|ROM]] and 544 [[Nibble|nibbles]] of [[Memory#RAM|RAM]], and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid-crystal_display LCD] board and button panel including the central eight-direction rocker button to [[GUI|interact with the user]].
The program and the new housing was developed and designed by [[Ron Nelson]] during a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbatical sabbatical] in late 1999 <ref>[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=108 Ron Nelson] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 23, 2015</ref>.
The minimalistic 4-bit program performed sophisticated [[PV-Move|PV move]] and [[Killer Move|killer move]] [[Move Ordering|ordering heuristics]] <ref>[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=102 Ron Nelson] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 23, 2015</ref>,
to become the base program used for subsequent Excalibur models like [[Excalibur King Arthur|King Arthur]], [[Excalibur Igor#Igor II|Igor II]], the [[Excalibur Chess Station]], ''LCD Chess & Checkers'' and many others.
=Talking LCD Chess=
Excalibur's '''Talking LCD Chess''' on the other hand was a relative of the [[6502]] line of Nelson programs as used in [[Ivan II The Conqueror]] and [[Alexandra The Great]].
It was released in 2002 with a [https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunplus Sunplus] SPL191B-063A controller at 3 MHz with 256 KiB ROM and 704 bytes RAM.
=LCD Chess Express=
A further model of Nelson's [[6502]] line, '''LCD Chess Express''', released in 2005 with a Sunplus SPLB33A controller at 4MHz, 64 KiB ROM 1216 bytes RAM.
=See also=
* [[Alexandra The Great]]
* [[Excalibur Chess Station]]
* [[Excalibur Igor]]
* [[Excalibur King Arthur]]
* [[Ivan II The Conqueror]]
=Manual=
* [https://www.manualslib.com/manual/50261/Excalibur-Lcd-Chess.html Excalibur LCD Chess Operating Manual | ManualsLib], [http://kantack.com/chess/lcdchessv1.pdf pdf] hosted by [http://kantack.com/chess/ Chris Kantack]
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=102 Ron Nelson] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 23, 2015
: [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=108 Ron Nelson] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 23, 2015 » [[Fidelity Electronics]], [[Sidney Samole]]
: [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=122 Re: Ron Nelson] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 24, 2015
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=191 Ron Nelson & Talking Chess Computers] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], January 02, 2016
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7591 Excalibur Chess Products Ron Nelson designed/programmed] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], January 05, 2016
: [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7591&start=8 Chess Products Ron Nelson designed/programmed] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], January 11, 2016
=External Links=
==Chess Computer==
* [http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/lcd_chess_model_375-1.html Excalibur Model 375-1 LCD Computer Chess (2001) Electronic Travel Chess Computer], [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/lcd_chess___checkers.html Excalibur Model 375-2 LCD Chess & Checkers (2003) Electronic Travel Chess Computer], [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Excalibur_LCD_Chess Excalibur LCD Chess] - [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php?title=Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Excalibur_LCD_Chess_Express Excalibur LCD Chess Express] - [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php?title=Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki]
* [https://www.tobiasgiesen.de/excalibur.htm Excalibur LCD Chess Page] by Tobias Giesen
* [http://kantack.com/chess/exclvgmby.htm Excalibur LCD Chess vs. GameBoy ChessMaster] by [http://kantack.com/chess/ Chris Kantack]
* [http://kantack.com/chess/talkinglcd.htm alking LCD Chess - A Review] by [http://kantack.com/chess/ Chris Kantack]
* <span id="Video"></span>Шахматный компьютер LCD Excalibur 375, February 5, 2019, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FvEvPrisTM|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
==Misc==
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Excalibur Excalibur - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur Excalibur from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid-crystal_display LCD from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[Category:SAM47]]
[[Category:6502]]
[[Category:Commercial]]
[[Category:Dedicated]]
[[Category:Arthurian Legend]]
[[Category:Videos]]
[[Category:Chess Suffix]]
