Taipei, Taiwan (April 1, 2026) – ASRock Industrial today announced a collaboration with Collaborative Systems Integration (CSI), both members of the Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) and the Coalition of Open Process Automation (COPA), to validate standards-based Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS™) systems management architecture. Aligned with the O-PAS™ Standard, the joint initiative demonstrates a scalable and interoperable systems management model for Distributed Control Nodes (DCNs) operating within open, software-defined industrial automation environments. At the center of the validation was the integration of ASRock Industrial’s iEP-7020E industrial edge platform with AiSMA (ASRock Industrial System Management Architecture), a native Redfish®-based lifecycle management framework. Together, the solution enables secure hardware discovery, automated provisioning, firmware validation, and real-time event monitoring across heterogeneous 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.”
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About ASRock Industrial
ASRock Industrial Computer Corporation, a subsidiary of ASRock Inc. under Pegatron Group, was established in 2018 and specializes in industrial motherboards, embedded systems, and robust edge AIoT platforms. Committed to delivering secure and open edge AI computing solutions, the company leverages strengths in edge AI computing, industrial cybersecurity, and open architecture to serve manufacturing, commercial, and retail applications worldwide.
As a global leader in industrial computing, ASRock Industrial is IEC 62443-certified and collaborates closely with leading partners, including AMD, FIDO, Intel, NVIDIA, OPAF, and UAO to advance innovation at the edge. Driven by the vision to co-create an intelligent world, ASRock Industrial continues to advance smart applications across CARES verticals – Commerce, Automation, Robotics, Entertainment, and Security.
