Can anyone advise how to connect a string of DGT E-boards?
Richmond Juniors have invested (quite a serious lot of) money in the things.
Our set-up is the modern Smart Boards with USB connectors, and then USB to serial, followed by serial to USB, ultimately connected into a PC.
However, reading the instructions provided with the equipment or reading the instructions provided online by DGT (https://digitalgametechnology.com/faq/t ... ent-set-up) doesn't seem entirely clear.
Part of the problem is that there are a lot of different parts, but there does not seem to be a source which indicates what the name for each piece is.
I have operated the DGT boards in tournaments, and I have connected one using USB at home.
However, connecting everything together in a string seems a but baffling, and I don't want to connect stuff into the mains without being sure that I am not going to blow something to kingdom come.
Help would be appreciated.
A photographic step-by-step guide would be invaluable!
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Re: DGT E-boards
Managed to get them connected yesterday, after some experiments the previous Saturday.
However, I assumed that the boards would be 1 - 10 according to their position in the chain of serial cables, however, they were number 1 to 10 according to eBoard serial numbers. Do I have to link the boards in serial number order to get them associated with ascending board number, or is there a way of assigning a particular serial board to a particular tournament board number?
Also, on one of the boards I had a king pretend to be a bishop throughtout the game. Is there a way to tell such a wayward piece what it actually is? Or do I have to return the piece for replacement, as defective?
However, I assumed that the boards would be 1 - 10 according to their position in the chain of serial cables, however, they were number 1 to 10 according to eBoard serial numbers. Do I have to link the boards in serial number order to get them associated with ascending board number, or is there a way of assigning a particular serial board to a particular tournament board number?
Also, on one of the boards I had a king pretend to be a bishop throughtout the game. Is there a way to tell such a wayward piece what it actually is? Or do I have to return the piece for replacement, as defective?
International Arbiter, FIDE Instructor
Richmond Junior Chess Club
Fulham Junior Chess Club
ECF Games Played Abroad Administrator
Richmond Junior Chess Club
Fulham Junior Chess Club
ECF Games Played Abroad Administrator