DGTpi questions

[kingsin...@gmail.com]

Hi all,
I just got a DGTpi for Christmas and had some questions that I hope someone can answer.  I did find a link on here to update from v75 to v79 and that worked great.  I was previously using a Gavon chess computer  on my dgt board and really like that spoken voice.  I see on here that there is a new version with voice but I gather it is not for the DGTpi.  Will there be one that gives voice to the DGTpi?  If so, is that an audio output in the back of the unit near the power input?  Last question, What are the rating levels of the different personalities on the Rodent engine?  Thanks for any help.

[Jürgen Précour]

Hi,

you got a nice chistmas gift ;-)

Even v0.79 (incl. the DGTPI Version) has voice - just fewer speakers/voices.
So, if y update to v0.80 y get alot more to choose from.

Right now, there is no prepared image from v0.80...so, y need to wait abit

OR:

update yrsf by making the DGTPi with internet access (plugin cable / activate WIFI) , and set the update-flag in picochess.ini

Jürgen

[kingsin...@gmail.com]

Thanks, I am really enjoying the computer.  If the v79 has voices, how do I activate them?  I looked all through the menu and don't see anything for voice.  I also hooked up the computer to my internet and don't seem to be able to find out how to update.  Is there another menu that I am missing? 

[Jürgen Précour]

voices and updates are not activated by menu instead from the picochess.ini file => you cant find this at menu.
Both are deactivated at standard.
So, y need to login to the dgtpi clock and tweak this file & reboot.
For an example file please take a look at "picochess.ini.example".

For Update y might also take a look at the comments from this:
http://picochess.com/picochess-v0-80-christmas

[kingsin...@gmail.com]

Thanks!  I will give it my best shot.

[kingsin...@gmail.com]

I don't know what I am doing wrong.  I copied the picochess ini file example, saved it in notepad as picochess ini and copied file to the sd card.  No go.  Is there something else I need to do?

[Jürgen Précour]

Have y updated the file? => comment out/change yr settings?
Y need to CHANGE the voice lines for example.

[kingsin...@gmail.com]

I am not sure what you mean... i did change some of the settings, for example I changed stockfish to start at level 3 but it didn't .  Do I just need to add the ini file to the card?  Is there something else I need to do for picochess to recognize it?  Here is what I put in the file: 
### = picochess.ini.example v0.80 =
### ===============================
### Example and description how to configure PicoChess
### To use this file, simply copy this file to picochess.ini and edit the appropriate settings

### From v0.71 on some picochess.ini values are overridden when you change their values using the menu system
### Perhaps its a good idea to keep a copy of "picochess.ini" before you are going live with your picochess ;-)

### Lines that start with 3x# are general comments
### Lines that start with 2x# explain the option of the next line that starts with one #
### Lines that start with 1x# are option lines, delete the # to use the option

### =======================
### = DGT related options =
### =======================
## enable-revelation-leds turn ON or OFF the LED's on the Revelation II board. If so, please uncomment the next line
# enable-revelation-leds = True
## beep-level changes the occurrence of beeps. Minimum value is 0 (no beeps), maximum is 15 (all beeps).
## inside the clock menu you can choose between "always", "never" and "some". The value you give inside here, is
## the value of "some". Each part of beeps has a special number and you have to add them to get the beep-level
## CONFIG = 1 Takeback, GameEnd, NewGame and ComputerMove
## BUTTON = 2 All Events coming from button press
## MAP = 4    All Events coming from Queen placing at start pos (line3-6)
## OKAY = 8   All Events from "ok" (confirm) messages
## For example to beep on "ok messages" and "button press" would result in 8+2=10 as beep-level
# beep-level = 3
## Should a confirmation message (after moves) be displayed? If not, please active the next line
# disable-ok-message = True
## Specify the serial port your dgt-board is connected to.
## If you dont give a parameter picochess tries to find the board automatically.
# dgt-port = /dev/ttyACM0
## Instead of connecting to a dgt board, you can also start picochess with a command line.
## If so, please uncomment the next line
# console = True
## If you have a new DGT Pi Clock please uncomment the next line and change "False" to "True".
# dgtpi = True

### ========================
### = Chess engine options =
### ========================
### Options for the UCI-Chess engine
## Sets the UCI engine used at startup
## Path to the engine relative to the 'picochess' folder
# engine = engines/armv7l/a-stockf
## What level the engine should have at startup?
## For the value please see the engines/<your_plattform>/<engine_name>.uci
# engine-level = Level@2
### Parameters for a remote engine (server) - good chances you do not need them ;-)
## Where is the server with the engine
# remote-server = engine.remote-domain.com
## What user to use for connect to the remote-engine server
# remote-user = us...@remote-domain.com
## What password for the remote-engine-server
# remote-pass = your_secret_password
## The secret server-key for the remote-engine-server
# remote-key = your_secret_key

### ==========================
### = Opening book selection =
### ==========================
### Sets the opening book used at startup
### Path of an opening book relative to the 'picochess' folder
### Defaults to book 'h', normally 'h-varied.bin', if not set or not available
# book = books/h-varied.bin

### ==================
### = Time selection =
### ==================
## Sets the startup time. If you give something like "5 0" that means 5mins blitz (default value)
## Fischer time can be set by changing this "0" (increment value) to a positive number like "3 2"
## Fixed time can be set by just giving one number like "10" meaning 10 secs/move
## You can also give non-standard values (like "4 6"), but then you cant change them inside the menu.
# time = 5 0

### ================
### = Mail Service =
### ================
### Options for sending the finished game via email service
### PicoChess currently implements two different ways to send a finished game via email.
### standard SMTP email or Mailgun Webservice
### Mail general
### if email is not set, PicoChess won't attempt to send the game at all
## email tells PicoChess to which email address the game should be send to, it should be your email address :-)
# email = your.m...@your-domain.com
### =======================================
### = Section for email delivery via SMTP =
### =======================================
### if smtp_server is not set, PicoChess won't attempt to send the game via SMTP
## smtp-server must contain the address of your smtp server (e.g. smtp.gmail.com)
# smtp-server = smtp.your-mailserver.com
## smtp-user is necessary if your smtp server requires authentication, sets your username
# smtp-user = your_username
## smtp-pass is necessary if your smtp server requires authentication, sets your password
# smtp-pass = your_secret_password
## Should PicoChess SSL-encrypt the communication with your smtp server (Port 465)?
## Otherwise PicoChess will use the default and unencrypted SMTP Port 21.
## Some SMTP Server require an SSL encryption (e.g. GMAIL). If so, uncomment the next line.
# smtp-encryption = True
## In case the SMTP Server thinks you are spamming, you must enter a valid from email here
# smtp-from = no-r...@picochess.org
### ==========================================
### = Section for email delivery via Mailgun =
### ==========================================
### if mailgun-key is not set, PicoChess won't attempt to send the game via Mailgun
## mailgun-key stores your Mailgun access key for Mailgun Webservice
# mailgun-key = your Mailgun API access key

### =============================
### = PicoChess related options =
### =============================
## log-file points to a file that is used to write the log information.
## This file is created in the log folder. Alltogether there are 10 log files kept (rotating logs)
# log-file = picochess.log
## What log level should be used
## Loglevel options are [debug, info, warning, error, critical]
# log-level = debug
### PicoChess can use a speech engine for announcement
## user-voice used for user moves announcement
# user-voice = en:al
## computer-voice for computer moves announcement
# computer-voice = en:christina
## PicoChess writes pgn files at end of game.
# pgn-file = games.pgn
# pgn-user = player
## Picochess will check for a new version at startup.
## This is by default not actived. If you want this feature, please uncomment the next line
# enable-update = True
## After an update should the machine reboot automatically? If so, please uncomment the next line
# auto-reboot = True
## The port of the webserver
# web-server = 8080
## Do tablebase probing using gaviota? The database files must be in 'tablebases/gaviota/'
## This isn't used inside the chess engine. Just show the tb-value at dgt clock (for your info)
## If so, uncomment the next line
# enable-gaviota = True
## PicoChess messages can be displayed in English, German, Dutch, French or Spanish.
## You can set the language with the "language" option. Default is English.
## en = English; de = German; nl = Dutch; fr = French; es = Spanish
# language = en
## When in ponder mode decides how long each info is displayed. Default is 2 secs.
## Must be between 1 to 10 secs.
# ponder-time = 2

[Jürgen Précour]

If that is your INI file (and not the example) ...y must follow this:

### Lines that start with 1x# are option lines, delete the # to use the option

see example file
so, please REMOVE the "#" for lines y would like to be activate (# => comment)

also, the level value must be valid. Hint (if unsure) :: Its best to change such stuff by menu if possible and concentrate on the non-menu flags.
Some flags y can also change by menu(buttons), like this engine-level...others y cant (like voice).

[kingsin...@gmail.com]

ok!  That worked for all the settings except I am still not hearing voice.  I removed the # from the two options that mention voice, one says user and the other says en christina.  I plugged a battery operated speaker in the jack near the power cord and am not hearing any voices.  Almost there....

[Al]

Hi,
The voice settings in your picochess.ini file should be:

user-voice = en:al
computer-voice = en:christina

Make sure your volume control on your speaker is turned up high.

You can also improve the sound quality & volume by following the suggestions on this thread, especially the first and last comments by me.

https://groups.google.com/forum/m/?fromgroups#!topic/picochess/l7tdlWNRjfM

Cheers,

Al.

[kingsin...@gmail.com]

I tried it all.  spent all day on it and still nothing but buzz coming from speakers.  I even tried three different speakers.  I guess I will give it up for now and just try to enjoy the DGTpi and play chess.  Thanks for the help. 

[Lucas van der Ploeg | DGT]

Did you plug in a HDMI monitor without speakers? If you plug in a monitor, by default audio is send to the HDMI port not to the jack port.

 

Greet,

 

Lucas

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PicoChess" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to picochess+...@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[kingsin...@gmail.com]

No, sorry....thanks for trying.