What is OpenBMC?

OpenBMC is designed as a complete open sourced Linux distribution, with flexibility to be customized to support different SoC or boards. Proprietarily built by firmware providers, traditional BMC are close-sourced, meaning it does not have the flexibility to be modified on open platform. OpenBMC, on the other hand, is easier to be customized on open environment, thus shortens the developing process. End users can leverage their own security model rather than vendor provided models with unknown vulnerabilities. In this way, they can use generic Linux tools to configure and monitor boards and devices through OpenBMC.

Why Choose Portwell?

The Portwell OpenBMC Development Kit

The Portwell OpenBMC Development Kit is built with Meta’s (Meta Platforms, Inc. and formerly known as Facebook, Inc.) latest OpenBMC framework, and designed with the Portwell PCOM-B657VGL Type 6 COM Express Basic (125mm x 95mm) module and carrier board in microATX form factor, featuring the 11th generation Intel® Core™ processors, DDR4 memory support (both ECC and non-ECC), and integrated high performance Intel UHD graphics to provide up to 65% higher multi-thread computing performance and up to 70% faster graphic performance with the support of PCIe x16 Gen 4 interface, compared to predecessor. And more specifically, the enhanced graphics feature supports up to four 4K displays simultaneously.

FEATURES

Baseboard with ASPEED’s AST2600 Advanced PCIe Graphics & Remote Management Processor supporting advanced Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) features

Built with Meta’s (Meta Platforms, Inc. and formerly known as Facebook, Inc.) latest OpenBMC, an open software framework to build a complete Linux image for a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

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