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.

Neptune Alpha OpenBMC development kit has been validated and tested by Facebook, Inc.

It integrates the new advanced AST2500 ASPEED server management processor.

COM express CPU-upgradable modular design provides a future proof framework with various of I/O and scalability.

Portwell has been a major worldwide supplier of specialty computing application platforms.

The Portwell Neptune Alpha OpenBMC Development Kit is built with Facebook’s latest OpenBMC, and designed with the Portwell PCOM-B639VG Type 6 COM Express Basic (125mm x 95mm) module and carrier board in microATX form factor, featuring the 7th generation Intel® Core™ processor family, DDR4 memory support (both ECC and non-ECC), Gen3 PCIe interface, and 30% faster graphic performance. Specifically, Gen3 PCIe supports greater PCIe performance, crucial for networking and medical applications. Also, the enhanced graphic feature supports 4K performance.