SolusChess
(Sensory Chessboard)
NOTE: This is a DIY project consisting of the construction of a Sensory Chessboard, using "reed switches" as magnetic sensors.
This project was developed between November 2012 and late 2014. It's no longer in development: With the information published here you can build it without problems, as many people have done over the past 10 years, so I would appreciate no more enquiries about new functionalities, modifications, etc.
COMMERCIAL ALTERNATIVES
If the goal is to make your own sensory chessboard... Go ahead! My SolusChess project may interest you. But if you are only looking for an economical alternative to the DGT e-board, you should know that recently an Italian company has released a nice chess board with piece recognition, and it is very interesting because of its price/specifications ratio:
