-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1
On 02/20/2017 06:56 PM, Taiidan@gmx.com wrote:
Hey maybe a stupid question but why not port OpenBMC to a pci-e card instead? then it would have wider compatibility instead of just being for a single board.
The costs would increase correspondingly, and we highly doubt that the new funding goals would be met for such a venture.
Additionally, some features could not be easily duplicated as the wiring is already embedded inside modern mainboard PCBs. For instance, it would be very difficult if not impossible to use the internal RS-232 interface over such a system, requiring that the PCIe card also emulate specific devices to the host system, and in turn that the host system would require card-specific drivers and OS configuration.
Did I mention that this port would also be applicable to the KCMA-D8 and, theoretically, most of ASUS's v4 BMC boards? You're getting quite a bit for the money already! :-)
- -- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com