A JavaScript connector for the electronic DGT chess board, working in the browser with WebSerial.
The client version relies on the browser's Web Serial API, which is currently supported only by Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Opera
The Board constructor expects an open port as returned by the Web Serial API as its first argument.
In example/index.html, we provide a standalone example web page that loads the DGT chess board's information and dynamically displays the current position:
Changes from the original code
- changed WebSerial initialisation so that it works (for me)
- added in correct vendor/device IDs for the DGT Smart Board
{ usbVendorId: 0x045b, usbProductId: 0x8111 }
- removed node.js support
- changed code to not use modules etc - now it works from file:// so easier to prototype with
- added a quick hack to avoid a crash here in Board.js - not sure currently why that's happening
message.set(value, pos)
The protocol for communicating with the electronic chess boards is well documented by DGT in their developer section. There you can find the DGT Electronic Board Protocol Description (version 20120309) which is the base for this JavaScript implementation.