XBoard



XBoard

The E-MU Xboard 49 Professional USB MIDI controller for PC and Mac offers unmatched playability, real-time control and programmability in a portable keyboard package ideal for studio and stage use.

Eaton XBoard Distribution Box is an low voltage power distribution cabinet that combines the best features from Eaton's Echidna & Moeller's XBoard. The power distribution cabinets have an brand-new exterior, unique performance and field adaptation. They are turnkey power distribution cabinet solutions which are efficient, safe and reliable for industrial and commercial power distribution systems. XBoard can also be used simply as an electronic chessboard to play through games. It will read and write game files and allow you to play through variations manually. You can use it to browse games off the net or review games you have saved. These features are also available in the other modes. pxboard.

The Xboard 49 features full-size velocity sensitive keys with Aftertouch, 16 programmable real-time controllers, Xboard Control editing software and a full version of E-MU's acclaimed Proteus X2 Streaming Sound Module with over 3GB of sounds. The Xboard Control software provides an intuitive desktop interface that lets you effortlessly create custom templates for all of your favorite hardware and software instruments.
The Xboards also allow you to set discrete MIDI channels for each controller and offer unrivaled real-time control and performance features, including Snap Shot that lets you send multiple program changes and controller values by pressing a single button, and Xboard Latch Mode that enables you to define a section of the keyboard as on/off triggers - perfect for drum loops. The Xboard 49 is ultra-portable and can run on USB, battery, or AC power.
  • Realistic Key ActionOffering 49 full-size professional keys with Aftertouch, the Xboard 49 is a true performance controller with a high-quality synth-action keybed.
  • USB InterfaceEquipped with a USB interface, the Xboard 49 is ready to connect to your USB-equipped Mac or PC without the need for any additional hardware. The Xboard can operate on USB, AC adapter or even battery power, so you can take your music anywhere.
  • Programmable via Front Panel or Xboard Control SoftwareThe Xboard 49 features 16 real-time control knobs that can be assigned to the key performance parameters of all your favorite virtual instruments. With the included Xboard Control software, easily edit, upload, download and store your Xboard patches.
  • Proteus X2 IncludedThe Xboard 49 includes full version of E-MU's Proteus X2 Streaming Sound Module with over 3GB of sounds, as well as three Proteus X Expansion libraries (Mo'Phatt X, Planet Earth X and Protean Drums X) for an additional 1,500 instruments (Windows only).
  • Advanced Studio/Live Performance FeaturesThe Xboard 49 offers advanced studio/live performance features like Latch Mode for triggering drum loops, Snap Shot for instantaneous program changes, and many more.
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XBoard
Developer(s)GNU project
Stable release
4.9.1 / 31 July 2016; 4 years ago
Repository
Operating systemLinux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Microsoft Windows, macOS
TypeComputer chess
LicenseGPL
WebsiteXBoard

XBoard is a graphical user interfacechessboard for chess engines under the X Window System. It is developed and maintained as free software by the GNU project. WinBoard is a port of XBoard to run natively on Microsoft Windows.

Overview[edit]

Xboard Protocol

Originally developed by Tim Mann as a front end for the GNU Chessengine, XBoard eventually came to be described as a graphical user interface for XBoard engines.[1] It also acts as a client for Internet Chess Servers,[2] and e-mail chess,[3] and can allow the user to play through saved games.[4]

XBoard/WinBoard remain updated, and the Chess Engine Communication Protocol has been extended to meet the needs of modern engines (which have features such as hash tables, multi-processing and end-game tables, which could not be controlled through the old protocol).

XBoard/WinBoard also fully support engines that play chess variants, such as Fairy-Max. This means the GUI is able to display a wide range of variants such as xiangqi (Chinese chess), shogi (Japanese chess), makruk (Thai chess), Crazyhouse, Capablanca Chess and many other Western variants on boards of various sizes. It offers a Westernized representation for these games, but the almost limitless configurability of XBoard/WinBoard also allows a high-quality representation of non-Western style games.[5]

Screenshot of XBoard showing a game of shogi

Another computer chess protocol is the Universal Chess Interface (UCI). XBoard/WinBoard supports this protocol (and its dialects USI and UCCI, which are in common use for shogi and Chinese chess) through adapter programs such as Polyglot and UCI2WB.

Since 2014 there exists a special version of XBoard that better integrates with Apple's OS X. It is distributed from WinBoard forum as an OS X App, including several engines (for chess and many chess variants), and adapters for running engines in non-natively supported protocols. It also contains supporting software for connecting with the popular Internet Chess Servers FICS and ICC for on-line play. XBoard OS X Apps that specifically configure XBoard for oriental-style shogi or xiangqi are also available.

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How to download gba emulator on android. WinBoard is a version of XBoard adapted to MS Windows, and is available in a similar package.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Hagen, William von (13 May 2010). Ubuntu Linux Bible: Featuring Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. John Wiley and Sons. pp. 15–16. ISBN978-0-470-88180-4. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. ^Negus, Chris (2003). Red Hat Linux 9 bible. Wiley Pub. p. 242. ISBN978-0-7645-3938-1.
  3. ^Mui, Linda; Quercia, Valérie (1994). X user tools. O'Reilly & Associates. p. 186. ISBN978-1-56592-019-4. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  4. ^Johnson, Chris F. A. (2005). Shell scripting recipes: a problem-solution approach. Apress. p. 294. ISBN978-1-59059-471-1.
  5. ^'XBoard'. gnu.org. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  6. ^http://home.hccnet Fairy-Max: an AI for playing user-defined Chess variants.

External links[edit]

  • XBoard on GNU Savannah
  • FAQ for the use of Xboard and Winboard chess engines
  • Listing of Xboard and Winboard chess engines
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