I would like to translate a classic board game into an electronic standalone board.
The boardgame is called Go (japanese boardgame) and has 19 x 19 positions (=361) which can each contain either a black or a white stones.
I would need something to notice whether there is a black/white/no stone at a certain position.
To detect this, I was concidering to attach a small stereo audio jack to each stone.
A stereo audio jack has 3 wires (tip, ring, ground). For black stones I would shortcut the tip with ground, for black stones I would shortcut the ring with the ground.
So I would plug the stones on the board.
I've been wondering if it's better to use an embedded system or a microship. My problem is that I have a huge number of inputs (361) I'm not sure how to setup a system with that many inputs.
Does anybody have experience or ideas?
In the first place it would be nice if I have the inputs, I don't need outputs per se, I could just setup a registration system for the game. In other words, the computer does not need to play, I would just use the game board to write down games in a file.
But if I was planning to use 2x19x19 (722) LEDs to let the computer make a move in the game. Then what would I need to get a system with 361 inputs + 722 outputs. I guess I can never create such a system at an affordable price ?
The boardgame is called Go (japanese boardgame) and has 19 x 19 positions (=361) which can each contain either a black or a white stones.
I would need something to notice whether there is a black/white/no stone at a certain position.
To detect this, I was concidering to attach a small stereo audio jack to each stone.
A stereo audio jack has 3 wires (tip, ring, ground). For black stones I would shortcut the tip with ground, for black stones I would shortcut the ring with the ground.
So I would plug the stones on the board.
I've been wondering if it's better to use an embedded system or a microship. My problem is that I have a huge number of inputs (361) I'm not sure how to setup a system with that many inputs.
Does anybody have experience or ideas?
In the first place it would be nice if I have the inputs, I don't need outputs per se, I could just setup a registration system for the game. In other words, the computer does not need to play, I would just use the game board to write down games in a file.
But if I was planning to use 2x19x19 (722) LEDs to let the computer make a move in the game. Then what would I need to get a system with 361 inputs + 722 outputs. I guess I can never create such a system at an affordable price ?