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'''DGT Board''',<br/>
a sensory board developed and market by [[DGT|Digital Game Technology]]. The board in conjunction with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_clock#Early_development_of_digital_game_clocks digital chess clock] is connected to a host computer and its [[GUI|chess gui]] or control program via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB USB], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_communication serial interface], or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth Bluetooth], and acts as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_time_%28media%29 real-time] [[Entering Moves|move input device]] during [[Chess Game|game play]], to monitor or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_broadcast broadcast] the game, or to give [[Engines|chess engines]] a whiff of [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computers]].
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=Applications=
==Chess GUIs==
The DGT Board can be used with most [[GUI|GUI's]] <ref>[http://digitalgametechnology.com/site/index.php/dgtsupport/frequently-asked-questions/287-boards-with-3rd-party-software/131-which-programs-support-the-dgt-e-board Which programs support the DGT e-Board?]</ref> , such as [[Fritz#FritzGUI|Fritz GUI]] by [[ChessBase]], [[Chess Assistant]] and [[Aquarium]] by [[ChessOK]], [[Shredder|Shredder GUI]], [[Arena]], [[PocketGrandmaster]], [[WinBoard]] <ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=52438 DGT Winboard interface] by [[Jan Krabbenbos]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], June 19, 2012</ref> and [[XBoard]]. The open source '''dgtdrv''' library by [[Pierre Boulenguez]] under [[Free Software Foundation#GPL|GPL]] Version 2 or later, can be used to adapt almost every GUI to interact with the DGT board <ref>[http://dgtdrv.sourceforge.net/ dgtdrv: An input engine for the DGT Digital Chess Board]</ref> .Since v5.7 (2018), [[Chess for Android]] can connect to a DGT chessboard over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth bluetooth] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB USB] (including older DGT models that use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232 RS-232] connector) on devices with [[Android|Android 6.0]] and up (or even earlier for USB) <ref>[http://www.aartbik.com/android_dgt.php Aart Bik's Website - Connecting Chess for Android with a DGT Chessboard]</ref> <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=69257 Chess for Android and Electronic ChessBoards] by [[Aart Bik]], [[CCC]], December 14, 2018</ref> .{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?watch?v=mqimFh-uVO4|alignment=left|valignment=top}} Chess for Android and DGT Board Connection, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
==Gavon==
=See also=
* [[Chess for Android#Video|Chess for Android - Video]]
* [[DGT Pi]]
* [[Square Off]]
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8639 DGT Smart Board] by Schachspieler, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], October 26, 2017
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=66001 Questions about the DGT Chessboard] by Tracy S Miller, [[CCC]], December 13, 2017
* [http://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=68125 DGT board question] by Ponti, [[CCC]], August 02, 2018
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=69257 Chess for Android and Electronic ChessBoards] by [[Aart Bik]], [[CCC]], December 14, 2018 » [[Chess for Android]]
==2020 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=77783 New DGT driver and updated eBoard drivers (Windows/Linux)] by [[Graham O'Neill]], [[CCC]], July 23, 2021
=External Links=
* [http://www.google.com/patents/US6168158 Patent US6168158 - Device for detecting playing pieces on a board - Google Patents]
* [http://playwitharena.com/?Features:The_DGT_Chessboard The DGT Chessboard] from [[Arena|Arena Chess GUI]]
* [http://www.aartbik.com/android_dgt.php Aart Bik's Website - Connecting Chess for Android with a DGT Chessboard] » [[Chess for Android]]
* [http://www.pocketgrandmaster.com/english/help.html#DGT DGT-board] from [[PocketGrandmaster]]
* [http://dgtdrv.sourceforge.net/ dgtdrv: An input engine for the DGT Digital Chess Board]
=References=
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