DFI WCL051-BT-305 Intel Core 3 305 (Wildcat Lake) Pico-ITX Board with Dual 2.5GbE, HDMI and LVDS

Self-service kiosks, digital signage players and equipment controllers often need current media and security features more than peak clock speed. The WCL051-BT-305 is the Core 3 entry point to the DFI WCL051 series, a 2.5″ Pico-ITX board with the same I/O as its siblings and an Intel Core 3 305 processor.

The Core 3 305 still carries six cores at 15 W TDP, running from 1.5 to 4.3 GHz, so it can typically handle a browser-based HMI, a media player and background services together. Intel Xe3 graphics decodes AV1, HEVC, VP9 and VVC in hardware, which suits 4K signage content. Memory is one DDR5 SO-DIMM socket at 6400 MHz, taking up to 64 GB, although signage and kiosk builds often need far less.

HDMI at up to 4096 x 2160 at 60 Hz and dual-channel LVDS at up to 1920 x 1200 let one board drive a main screen and a secondary panel. Two 2.5GbE ports on Intel I226V controllers connect to content servers or a site network. For peripherals, there are two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, plus two USB 2.0 ports and two RS-232/422/485 ports on headers for card readers, printers and payment terminals, and 8-bit DIO. M.2 sockets for Wi-Fi (E-key), 4G or 5G with a nano SIM (B-key) and PCIe Gen4 x2 SSD storage (M-key) complete the expansion.

The WCL051-BT-305 takes a single 12 V DC input on a terminal block and operates from 0 to 60 °C with an active cooler, for indoor kiosks, cabinets and equipment housings. It supports Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 and Linux, has a discrete TPM 2.0 and carries CE, FCC, UKCA and RoHS compliance. If the workload grows, the WCL051-BT-320 and WCL051-BT-350 offer higher clocks, up to 4.6 and 4.8 GHz, on the same board.