Kind of preferring the reed switch idea right now. Would look nicer and offer more freedom.
However, hooking up and coding 64 reed switches is a bit painful. Thinking about using an LCD screen for the display.
How many shields would that take?
No one considered my photo diode option! I'm sure it would work fine. It would be able to detect different pieces depending on how much light it would reflect.
JoeyJoe:
No one considered my photo diode option! I'm sure it would work fine. It would be able to detect different pieces depending on how much light it would reflect.
What light source would reflect off the bottom of a checker piece?
Restok:
I want to make a checkerboard(board game)that is hooked up to a display screen
What do you mean display screen? A TV? An LED matrix?
The Arduino doesn't do video. Sounds like you need a Pi and instructions on how to get to that forum.
INTP:
What do you mean display screen? A TV? An LED matrix?
The Arduino doesn't do video. Sounds like you need a Pi and instructions on how to get to that forum.
Sorry for the confusion. I meant a TFT LCD screen maybe. Not a video, an image that changes according to the situation on the board, hence trying to find a way to get the board interact with the pieces in someway.
If I wanted to do a video, I wouldn't even consider using an arduino.
JoeyJoe:
No one considered my photo diode option! I'm sure it would work fine. It would be able to detect different pieces depending on how much light it would reflect.
Thought it was pretty smart, and until I realized : The photo diodes too have to be everywhere as it is hard to make the checkers piece all reflect to one point from moving locations. Even if you did have photo diodes everywhere, controlling light in such a way is too hard for a newbie like me.