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Giada
SDM Modules Empower New Retail
17th
January 2019,
Nowadays, smart displays are rapidly evolving as customers are looking
for sleeker and more sophisticated designs. Displays are getting ever
less bulky, with virtually unnoticeable bezels and ultra-thin profiles.
Applications such as magic mirrors and rotating screens are putting
pressure on designers and system integrators to evolve with the “thin
is in” trend and reduce the size of the media players driving these
displays.
At the same time, digital transformation is riding the next wave of
innovation in the retail industry. Since ecommerce space with even the
most sophisticated technology cannot deliver the visual and sensory
experience of shopping in physical stores, retailers are exploring ways
to optimize this in-store experience by enabling innovative
technologies like Smart Shelves technology. Smart Shelves technology
enables the business owners to take more informed decisions, by keeping
a real time tracking on what products are being taken from the store
shelves and what is remaining. The real time analysis of data enables
retailers to stock on more fast moving products and reduce the number
of slow moving items.
As everyone knows, numerous display manufactures are offering smart
displays with integrated media players. These smart displays are built
around the concept of a System-on-a-Chip (SOC), a simple solution that
allowed manufacturers to integrate all key computer components into a
single integrated circuit that could be embedded inside the device.
Looking across the spectrum of digital signage solutions and media
players, we see a fractured market with major screen manufacturers
selling various SoC technologies, each running proprietary operating
systems. A SoC design with Minibox plug change usages is urged for the
market.
Introduction
of Intel® SDM
To help designers and system integrators balance the various
requirements of modern displays and to bring standardization to the
fragmented media player market, Intel® developed the Intel® Smart
Display Module (Intel® SDM) specification.
The new standard allows for smaller and scalable all-in-one designs
that benefit from cost-effective implementation and management of
integrated Intel-based processor media players. Its design omits the
housing, so it can be fully integrated into visual IoT applications
like interactive mirrors and smart shelve displays that require minimal
space and deliver maximum performance.
Intel® SDM modules come in two sizes: Intel® SDM Small (Intel® SDM-S)
measures 60 mm x 100 mm, with a maximum thickness of 20 mm. Intel® SDM
Large (Intel® SDM-L) measures 175 mm x 100 mm.
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Giada
SDM Modules
Giada, as a reference design partner of Intel® SDM, offers the
SDM-Z8350, an Intel® SDM-S module, and SDM-7300U, an Intel® SDM-L
module. Giada SDM-Z8350 features Intel® Atom Cherrytrail Z8350 CPU and
up to 4 GB onboard memory. It is equipped with a 32G eMMC and can
support Windows, Linux and Android 5.1.
Giada SDM-7300U adopts Intel Core i5-7300U/7200U CPU and supports up to
32GB DDR4 memory. The module, offering an HDMI port, can display video
and images with 4k resolution.
Both the two modules have standard Intel SDM I/O, comprising 1x HDMI
port (for 4K display), 1x DisplayPort, 1x USB 3.0 port, and 1x COM
port. While the SDM-Z8350 has onboard Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, the
SDM-7300U instead relies on an M.2 port for a wireless module
supporting Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Effects
on Ecosystem of Giada SDM Products
The release of Giada SDM Products will have a significant impact on the
digital signage ecosystem. Tier I brand display manufactures can
integrate Giada SDM modules into general AIO displays and put them on
the market in large quantities in short time. Industry display
suppliers can also cooperate with Giada to customize AIO displays to
empower multiple vertical markets such as retail, education, medical,
transportation and more. Furthermore, the launch of SDM modules enables
SI to provide integrated solutions for vertical industry applications
by deep cooperation with Giada.
On the Intel® SDM Circle Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand, on
December 13th, Giada premiered a 10.1-inch interactive All-in-One,
powered by the SDM-S (Z8358). The SoC (System on Chip) panel is
customized for visual retail, smart catering, and health-care markets.
The ultra-thin panel, adopting the Giada SDM-Z8350, is built for
long-time operation. The compact panel was created as a fanless design,
which helps it reduce power consumption, space, and costs. Several SI
partners have already applied this panel as a POS (point-of-sale)
solution and in smart shelf solutions in the catering and retail
industry.
Giada has also started cooperation with some well-known brand display
manufactures, industry display suppliers and regional SI on AIO
solutions based on SDM products. These solutions, which are supposed to
empower new retail, will be on the market in 2019.
Intel®
SDM and OPS
Intel® SDM delivers the same level of intelligence and interoperability
as the Open Pluggable Specification, but in smaller form factor yet
that eliminates the housing and advances the thinnest integrated
displays. The adoption of SDM specification and reference design
introduced by Intel enable an increasing number of display
manufacturers to provide AIO solutions for customers, and their
influence in the digital signage ecosystem is also increasing.
Similar to OPS, Intel® SDM offers high-performance processing that
enables execution of edge analytics and interactive features such as
magic mirrors. like OPS, the modules use a 98-pin PCIe interface
connector, with optional port expansion Support of a high-speed
interface and a wide range of processors ensure scalability as
performance requirements increase.
About
Giada
Giada, a premium brand of Shenzhen JEHE Technology Development Co.,
Ltd. (JEHE), is committed to becoming an innovative and globally
leading provider of products and solutions in cloud computing, big
data, and IoT. Giada is dedicated to promoting the development of the
global IoT (Internet of Things) and AI industry, focusing on new
retail, smart education, health-care, enterprise, public services, and
industrial automation technology. Giada, ranking top 1 media player
brand in the German-speaking region in 2018, is a core partner of
Intel® in China, and an Associate Member of Intel® ISA (IoT Solution
Alliance). For more product information: www.giadatech.com