ASRock Industrial has partnered with Collaborative Systems Integration (CSI), both active members of the Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) and the Coalition of Open Process Automation (COPA), to validate the Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS) systems management architecture. This collaboration showcases a scalable and interoperable approach for managing Distributed Control Nodes (DCNs) in open, software-defined industrial automation environments. The validation centered on integrating ASRock Industrial’s iEP-7020E edge platform with AiSMA (ASRock Industrial System Management Architecture), a Redfish-based lifecycle management framework. The combined solution supports secure hardware discovery, automated provisioning, firmware checks, and real-time event monitoring across diverse systems.
As industrial infrastructures evolve toward open, interoperable control architectures, it is essential to manage complexity in distributed control systems at scale. The O-PAS Standard provides a framework for building interoperable automation systems across multi-vendor environments spanning control applications, network infrastructure, distributed control nodes, and heterogeneous hardware/software ecosystems. By implementing Redfish-based orchestration and automated workflows, the collaboration reduced manual configuration effort, shortened provisioning time per node, and improved lifecycle visibility across distributed infrastructures. The validation confirms alignment with O-PAS Part 5 Systems Management principles and establishes a repeatable deployment model for scalable, multi-vendor industrial control architectures.
“Open automation architectures require standardized and interoperable system management capabilities,” said Kenny Chang, Chief Operation Officer at ASRock Industrial. “Through our collaboration with CSI, this validation demonstrates how AiSMA and our industrial edge platforms can support scalable lifecycle management aligned with emerging O-PAS architectures.”
“Validating interoperable solutions is critical to advancing open process automation,” said John Vicente, Chief Technology Officer at Collaborative Systems Integration. “Our work with ASRock Industrial highlights how standards-based system management architectures can enable scalable and flexible industrial control infrastructures.”
