Building edge AI hardware is always an exercise in thermal and dimensional trade-offs. While most industrial vendors lean into heavy, finned, fanless chassis, Giada is taking a different route with its new DK320—the fourth embedded device to feature Intel’s Wildcat Lake platform, and the first to opt for active cooling to keep the footprint razor-thin.
<div class="aice-quick-answer" style="background:#f0f7ff;border-left:4px solid #2563eb;padding:14px
Measuring just 130 x 129.3 x 25.4 mm (about 1 inch thick), the metal-enclosed DK320 is roughly half the thickness of competing Wildcat Lake units like the Avalue EPC-WCL and Arbor ARES-2100.
Here is a technical teardown of what Giada packed into this ultra-compact edge AI node.
Compute: 15W Wildcat Lake Architecture
The DK320 offers two processor options from Intel’s Wildcat Lake family: the Core 3 304 or the Core 5 315.
The top-tier Core 5 315 configuration delivers:
- CPU: 6 cores (2 Performance cores @ 1.5 GHz base / 4.4 GHz turbo + 4 Low-Power Efficient cores @ 1.4 GHz base / 3.3 GHz turbo), backed by 6MB Intel Smart Cache.
- Processor Base Power (PBP): 15W.
- Integrated GPU: Dual-core Intel Xe3 graphics clocked at 2.3 GHz, rated at 18 TOPS.
- Dedicated NPU: 15 TOPS across both CPU tiers.
Combined, the onboard silicon yields up to 33 TOPS of localized INT8/FP16 compute for edge inference pipelines without requiring a discrete accelerator card.
Memory, Storage, and Display I/O
For memory, Giada includes a single DDR5 SO-DIMM slot rated for DDR5-6400 with official support up to 48GB (with community notes from *CNX Software* indicating 64GB modules may function properly).
Storage and media connectivity include:
- Storage: 1x M.2 (2242/2280) slot wired for PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSDs.
- Video Output: Dual HDMI 2.1 ports, both capable of driving 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz displays concurrently.
- Audio: 3.5mm combo audio jack alongside standard HDMI digital audio output.
Industrial & Network Interfaces
Despite the slimline form factor, the DK320 maintains essential legacy and industrial I/O:
- Networking: 1x 2.5GbE RJ45 port powered by an Intel i226-V controller.
- Wireless Options: 1x M.2 Key-E (2230) slot with three factory/field options—Realtek RTL8852BE (Wi-Fi 5), Intel AX211 (Wi-Fi 6), or Intel BE200 (Wi-Fi 7)—paired with dual SMA antenna cutouts.
- Serial & USB: 1x standard DB-9 RS-232 COM port, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), and 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) ports.
- Embedded Features: Onboard TPM 2.0 option, hardware Watchdog timer, RTC, auto power-on, and an external CMOS clear pinhole.
Thermal Engineering and Market Positioning
Unlike the Arbor ARES-2100 (built for factory automation and vision) or the Avalue EPC-WCL (built as a fanless mini PC), Giada implemented an active smart fan design. The system runs on a 19V / 3.42A DC input, operates in ambient environments from 0°C to 45°C (with a required airflow velocity of 0.7 m/s), and handles up to 95% non-condensing humidity at 45°C. It carries CE, FCC Class B, and UKCA certifications.
The trade-off is clear: by introducing active airflow, Giada cut the vertical z-height down to 25.4 mm, making the unit easy to tuck behind commercial displays or inside shallow retail kiosks for workloads like dynamic ad insertion, foot-traffic analytics, and shelf-inventory tracking.
Availability
The DK320 ships as a barebone chassis (supporting 64-bit Windows 11 and Ubuntu Linux) without RAM, storage, or Wi-Fi pre-installed, though the base box includes two external antennas and the power adapter. Optional accessories include a VESA mounting kit, Wi-Fi/BT modules, and OS licenses. Giada has not published official MSRPs, but technical sheets are available via distributors and their official product portal.
*(Reference: Technical data aggregated from CNX Software's analysis of the Giada DK320 launch.)*
