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7. Use of your Bluetooth e-Board

The Bluetooth e-Board has many different 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 Bluetooth 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 different 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, by switching it on

at the side of the e-board, all moves 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 file.

Broadcasting the match or connecting a clock is

not required for this functionality.

To use this function simply make sure the board

is powered, and charged sufficiently, 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 detailed information please see the

DGT LiveChess manual which can be found in the

support section of our website.

DGT Chess Clock

Figure 1. Recording set-up.

Personal Computer

Bluetooth dongle

Figure 2. Exporting set-up.

Power source

DGT e- Board

DGT Bluetooth e-Board