Chessnut AIR CA100 manual （English）
1. Introduction Warmly welcome to Chessnut AIR. The Chessnut AIR provides highly reliable piece detection sensor that every single piece could be identified by type and color on each square. Chessnut develops multi‐platform (incl. Windows, Mac OS, Android and iOS) software for users to support different ways of using the Digital Chess Set. Users can use the Digital Chess Set to record a game, also simply broadcast the game to others via internet.
2. LED Status explanation Power LED: Green (Chess board On); Red (Chess board On with less than 10% battery power) Bluetooth LED: Sparkling Blue (Waiting to be connected) BLUE (Bluetooth connected to device) Game Status LED & “ +” button: a. To start an offline game, put the piece on physical board, then press “ +” button, Yellow LED on means the chess board is ready to record a new game. b. While the game is over, long press “ +” button for 3s, the game is saved and Yellow LED off. c.
Chessnut PC software provides the ability to let users view every single move of the recording game and edit, the purpose of this function is to correct illegal move or missing status, then users can let software to generate a PGN for further analysis. 5. Play online at mainstream platform The Chessnut AIR support mainstream platform like Chess.com and Lichess. Users can play online against human opponents with a natural chess set and get rid of the shackles of screen and mouse.
8. Play against AI engine By default, an AI engine Stockfish v12 was built in the software, users can challenge the difficulty level from 1 to 5. The AI engine can also provide hints and analysis for users to improve. In addition, Chessnut team develops a very strong take‐back logic to handle users’ possible take‐back action on physical chess board, the purpose of this logic is help users think and learn in a user‐friendly way.
FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
