Banana Pi BPI-M3

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Introduction

Banana Pi M3 is a super charged single board computer with an Octa-core processor and 2GB of RAM. Along side the elite processing unit, it features Gigabit Ethernet, 2 USB, SATA, WiFi, Bluetooth, and HDMI connection. It can run on a variety of operating systems including Android, Lubuntu, Ubuntu, Debian, and Raspbian.

Being a brother of the power hungry M2, the M3 does not want to rest while his brother goes to acquire two more cores. The M3 secretly mastered the powerful art of Octa-core to best even the M2. Unlike his careless brother, the M3 did not lose his SATA port.

Banana Pi is an open platform device, it is for anyone who wants to play and build with developer technology instead of simply using consumer technology. Backed by our community, starting a project and building servers is fun and rewarding. We welcome all companies, DIYers, and tech loving people within our community! Together, we can make a difference, we can discover our passions, inspire others, and build a practical project.

Key Features

  • Allwinner A83T Octa-core 1.8GHz Powerful CPU.
  • 2 GB LPDDR3 memory.
  • 8 GB eMMC storage.
  • HDMI out
  • IR control
  • WiFi & Bluetooth onboard.
  • MIPI DSI ingerface
  • CSI camera interface

Getting Start

Hardware

Hardware interfact

M3-hdw-label.jpg

Hardware spec

Banana Pi BPI-M3
CPU Allwinner A83T ARM Cortex-A7 Octa-Core 1.8 GHz, 512KB L1 cache and 1MB L2 cache
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP1 Comply with OpenGL ES 2.0 OpenCL 1x, DX9_3
Memory 2 GB LPDDR3 (shared with GPU)
Storage On Board 8GB eMMC Flash, Micro SD-Card slot, SATA 2.0 Port (USB-to-SATA bridge)
Network 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet (Realtek RTL8211E/D) + Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (AP6212) + Bluetooth BT4.0
Video Input(s) A CSI input connector allows for the connection of a designed camera module
Video Output(s) HDMI 1.4 (Type A Full), MIPI Display Serial Interface (DSI) for raw LCD Panel
Audio Input(s) On board microphone
Audio Output(s) 3.5mm jack and HDMI
USB ports USB 2.0 PORT (x2), USB OTG (x1)
Remote IR Receiver (x1)
GPIO 40 Pin Header : GPIO (x28) and Power (+5V, +3.3V and GND). Some of I/O Pin can be used for specific functions as UART, I2C, SPI or PWM
Switches Reset, Power and U-boot
LED Power Status and 8P8C
Power Source 5 volt @2A via DC Power and/or Micro USB (OTG)
Size & Weight 92x60mm, 48g
OS Android and Linux

GPIO PIN define

Banana Pi BPI-M3 has a 40-pin GPIO header that matches that of the Model Raspberry Pi 3. Following is the Banana Pi GPIO Pinout:

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40 PIN GPIO define of Banana pi BPI-M3
Default Function Function2:GPIO Function3
CON1-P01 VCC-3V3
CON1-P02 DCIN
CON1-P03 TWI2-SDA PH5-EINT5
CON1-P04 DCIN  
CON1-P05 PH4-EINT4
CON1-P06 GND
CON1-P07 S-PWM PL10-S-EINT10
CON1-P08 UART2-TX PB0-EINT0
CON1-P09 GND
CON1-P10 UART2-RX PB1-EINT1
CON1-P11 PC4 PC4
CON1-P12 UART2-CTS PB3-EINT3
CON1-P13 PC7 PC7
CON1-P14 GND
CON1-P15 PC17 PC17
CON1-P16 UART2-RTS PB2-EINT2
CON1-P17 VCC-3V3
CON1-P18 PL8-ENT8 PL8-S-ENT8
CON1-P19 SPI0_MOSI PC0
CON1-P20 GND
CON1-P21 SPI0_MISO PC1
CON1-P22 PL9-EINT9 PL9-S-EINT9
CON1-P23 SPI0_CLK PC2
CON1-P24 SPI0_CS PC3
CON1-P25 GND
CON1-P26 PH10-ENT10 PH10-ENT10
CON1-P27 TWI1-SDA PH3-EINT3
CON1-P28 TWI1-SCK PH2-EINT2
CON1-P29 PC18 PC18
CON1-P30 GND
CON1-P31 I2S1-BCLK PG10-EINT10 UART3-TX
CON1-P32 I2S1-DIN PG13-EINT13 UART3-CTS
CON1-P33 I2S1-LRCK PG11-EINT11 UART3-RX
CON1-P34 GND
CON1-P35 I2S1-DOUT PG12-EINT12 UART3-RTS
CON1-P36 PE5 PE5
CON1-P37 PE4 PE4
CON1-P38 OWA-DOUT PE18
CON1-P39 GND
CON1-P40 PE19 PE19
    • CSI Camera Connector specification:**

CSI Camera Connector:

The CSI Camera Connector is a 40-pin FPC connector which can connect external camera module with proper signal pin mappings. The pin definitions of the CSI interface are shown as below. This is marked on the Banana Pi board as “CSI”.

CSI camera GPIO of Banana pi BPI-M3
Default Function| Function2:GPIO|
IPSOUT AFVCC IPSOUT IOVDD GND GND CSI2-D3N AVDD-CSI CSI2-D3P DVDD-CSI-R GND NC CSI2-D2N CSI-RST-R| PE16| CSI2-D2P CSI-STBY-R| PE17| GND CSI-PCLK| PE0| CSI2-CKN CSI-MCLK| PE1| CSI2-CKP CSI-HSYNC| PE2| GND CSI-VSYNC| PE3| CSI2-D1N| CSI-D9| PE13| CSI2-D1P CSI-D8| PE12| GND CSI-D7| PE11| CSI2-D0N CSI-D6| PE10| CSI2-D0P CSI-D5| PE9| GND CSI-D4| PE8| CSI-SCK| PE14| CSI-D3| PE7| CSI-SDA| PE15| CSI-D2| PE6|
    • Display specification**

MIPI DSI (Display Serial Interface):

The display Connector is a 40-pin FPC connector which can connect external LCD panel (MIPI DSI) and touch screen (I2C) module as well. The pin definitions of this connector are shown as below. This is marked on the Banana Pi board as “DSI”.

MIPI DSI PIN define of Banana pi BPI-M3
Default Function| Function2:GPIO|
VCC-MIPI IPSOUT VCC-MIPI IPSOUT GND IPSOUT GND IPSOUT NC GND NC DSI-D0N NC DSI-D0P NC GND TWI0-SDA| PH1-EINT1| DSI-D1N TWI0-SCK| PH0-EINT0| DSI-D1P TP-INT| PL7-S-EINT7| GND TP-RST| PL6-S-EINT6| DSI-CKN GND DSI-CKP LCD-BL-EN| PD29| GND LCD-RST| PD26| DSI-D2N LCD-PWR-EN| PD27| DSI-D2P GND GND LCD-PWM| PD28| DSI-D3N GND DSI-D3P AP-RESET# GND
    • UART specification:**

The header CON4 is the UART interface.For developers of Banana Pi, this is an easy way to get the UART console output to check the system status and log message.

Uart debug pin of Banana pi BPI-M3
Default Function| GPIO|
UART0-TXD| PB9| UART0-RXD| PB10| GND

Software

Android

Linux

Opnewrt

TinaLinux

Development

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