Excalibur Phantom Force
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Excalibur Phantom Force,
a talking robot type dedicated chess computer by Excalibur Electronics, released in 2007 [2].
The computer features a X-Y plotter type actuator with motor driven leadscrews and solenoid able to pick up and move the magnetic pieces,
a sensory board, LCD, and a control button panel.
It has 6502 compatible Sunplus GPLB32A controller [3] running at 5 MHz with integrated 512 kibi ROM, 1216 byte RAM, parallel I/O, UART, PWM/DAC for sound and speech synthesis, and LCD controller.
The Ron Nelson program is a 6502 port of his H8 programs, removing attack maps with respect to available RAM, similar to the earlier Alexandra The Great and Ivan II The Conqueror.
See also
Manual
Forum Posts
- Excalibur Phantom Force - Steve B by Bryan Whitby, Hiarcs Forum, September 20, 2007
- Ron Nelson & Talking Chess Computers by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, January 02, 2016
- Chess Products Ron Nelson designed/programmed by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, January 11, 2016
- Excalibur Phantom Force self moving chess robot by JohnW, CCC, February 28, 2020
External Links
Chess Computer
- Excalibur Phantom Force by Tom Luif
- Excalibur Phantom Force - Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
- Excalibur Electronic Chess Computer Collection, The Spacious Mind
- Excalibur Phantom Force self moving chess robot - Gadgetify, February 28, 2020, YouTube Video