DGT Smart Board - Use of your Smart Board; Recording your games

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7. Use of your Smart Board
The DGT Smart Board has many dierent uses for example recording games, broadcasting games or
inputting games.
Playing a game on the Smart 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. The board creates a PGN le (Portable Game Notation) and digitizes your
games. This way you can record your games without having to write down the moves. It also 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 Smart Board can
be used as an input device. This means that the moves that you make on your Smart Board are
automatically entered into a chess program, website or DGT Pi Chess Computer.
Depending on how you want to use your Smart Board there are dierent set-ups you can choose. The
following section will give an overview of the options and set-up methods for each of the Smart Board
uses.
8. Recording your games
When the Smart Board is powered by either cable
or power bank, all moves that are 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 le.
Broadcasting the match or connecting a clock is
not required for this functionality.
To use this function simply make sure the board
is powered 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 more information please see the DGT
LiveChess manual, that can be found in the
support section on our website.
Note: If a power bank is used to power the board,
we recommend a power bank with an indication
light so you know for sure that the board is
powered.
Figure 1. Recording set-up.
Figure 2. Exporting set-up.
Power source
DGT Chess Clock
DGT Smart Board
DGT Smart Board
Personal Computer