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|| [[image:dgtpi.jpg link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXeb-kdvJhM"]] ||~ || **DGT Pi**,
a dedicated chess computer expansion hardware by [[DGT|Digital Game Technology]] for their [[DGT Board]], connected via [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth|Bluetooth]] or [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB|USB]], integrated into a DGT3000  digital chess clock, first released in October 2016 <ref>[[http://www.digitalgametechnology.com/index.php/products/revelation-ii/533-dgt-pi-chess-computer-for-dgt-e-boards|DGT Pi - Chess Computer for DGT e-Boards - Digital Game Technology]]</ref>. The computer consists of a [[Raspberry Pi#3|Raspberry Pi 3]] with built-in Bluetooth and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi|Wi-Fi]] functionality, and comes with multiple chess engines included. DGT Pi requires the DGT Board, and can not used to play engines stand alone <ref>[[http://www.digitalgametechnology.com/index.php/support1/frequently-asked-questions/385-chess-computers-faq/dgt-pi/537-can-i-use-dgt-pi-without-a-dgt-e-board|Can I use DGT Pi without a DGT e-Board? - Digital Game Technology]]</ref>. DGT Pi uses a recent version of the [[PicoChess]] software aka [[python-chess]] by [[Niklas Fiekas]] to handle chess rules, [[Opening Book|opening books]], and [[Portable Game Notation|PGN]] files  <ref>[[http://www.digitalgametechnology.com/index.php/support1/manuals/chess-computer-manuals/dgt-pi/382-dgt-pi-user-manual-english/file|user-manual-english.pdf]] - Thanks to the contributors, pp. 19</ref> <ref>[[http://docs.picochess.org/en/latest/source.html#project-licence-and-philosophy|Free Software — PicoChess 0.24 documentation]]</ref>. ||
|| DGT Pi with [[DGT Board]] <ref>Image captured and clipped from the [[https://www.topschach.de/index.php?language=en&osCsid=ff3jqqnmhsha0ipibs22u21h06|topschach]] [[DGT Pi#Video|video]]</ref> ||~ ||^ ||
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=Engines=
<ref>The [[http://www.digitalgametechnology.com/index.php/support1/manuals/chess-computer-manuals/dgt-pi/382-dgt-pi-user-manual-english/file|manual]] is based on the DGT Pi [[PicoChess]] software version 0.75. Free upgrades of implemented features and supported engines will be made available from time to time and such future software versions and new features may not be covered by this manual</ref>
* [[Stockfish|Stockfish 7]] by [[Tord Romstad]], [[Marco Costalba]], [[Joona Kiiski]] and  [[Gary Linscott]] et al.
* [[Texel|Texel 1.06]] by [[Peter Österlund]]
* [[Arasan|Arasan 18.3]] by [[Jon Dart]]
* [[Rodent|Rodent II (Version 0.9.52)]] by [[Pawel Koziol]]
* [[Zurichess#Graubuenden|Zurichess graubuenden]] by [[Alexandru Mosoi]]
* [[Floyd|Floyd 0.8]] by [[Marcel van Kervinck]]
* [[Cinnamon|Cinnamon 2.0]] by [[Giuseppe Cannella]]
* [[Claudia|Claudia 0.5]] by [[Antonio Garro]]

=See also=
* [[DGT Board]] 
* [[Gavon]]
* [[PicoChess]]
* [[Raspberry Pi]]
* [[Revelation]]
* [[Revelation II]]

=Postings=
* [[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8055|DGT Pi Chess Computer]] by Paul Ward, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], October 03, 2016
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=62957&start=5|Re: Why is the MIT License unpopular in chess programming?]] by  [[Alexandru Mosoi]], [[CCC]], January 28, 2017
* [[http://picochess.com/howto-turn-a-dgt3000-into-a-dgtpi/|Howto turn a DGT3000 into a DGTPi - PicoChess]] by [[Jürgen Précour|LocutusOfPenguin]], April 17, 2017 » [[PicoChess]]
* [[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8598|DGT pi chess computer]] by Celadus, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], September 22, 2017
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65515|Howto turn a DGT3000 into a DGTPi]] by [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=608|Ted Summers]], [[CCC]], October 22, 2017

=External Links=
* [[http://www.digitalgametechnology.com/index.php/products/revelation-ii/533-dgt-pi-chess-computer-for-dgt-e-boards|DGT Pi - Chess Computer for DGT e-Boards - Digital Game Technology]]
* [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php?title=DGT_Pi|DGT Pi – Schachcomputer.info Wiki]] (German)
* [[#Video]][[http://www.topschach.de/dgt-3000-pi-p-3520.html?osCsid=ff3jqqnmhsha0ipibs22u21h06|DGT 3000 Pi]] - Schachcomputer Test from [[https://www.topschach.de/index.php?language=en&osCsid=ff3jqqnmhsha0ipibs22u21h06|topschach]] (German), [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube|YouTube]] Video
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