Latest revision as of 22:38, 19 April 2023

Summary

Introduction

Banana Pi BPI-R2 with MTK MT7623N chip design

Banana Pi BPI-R2 Pro Rockchip RK3568 design

Banana Pi BPI-R64 with MT7622

Banana Pi BPI-R3 with MediaTek MT7986(Filogic 830)

Banana Pi BPI-W2 with Realtek RTK1296 chip design

Banana Pi BPI-R1 with allwinner A20 chip design

BPI-R2 smart router design

BPI-R2 with acrylic case

BPI-MT7615 802.11 ac wifi 4x4 dual-band module

BPI-R2 for BPI 4.0:MT7623N for 4G router Successful case

4G module via USB

The Banana Pi R2 is a router based development board, which can run on a variety of open source operating systems including OpenWrt, Android, and Linux. It has 4 Gigabit LAN ports, 1 Gigabit WAN, and 300Mbs wireless N capabilities.

BPI-R2 integrate a Quad-code ARM Cortex-A7 MPcore operating up to 1.3GHz, The Router also includes a variety of peripherals, including HDMI TX, MIPI DSI, PCIe2.0, USB2.0 OTG, USB3.0 Port, SATA port，5 Gbps Port Gigabit Ethernet port, 802.11a/b/g/n wifi & BT4.1 onboard, also support 802.11ac/n WLAN connection thru mini PCI-e port

Key Features

MediaTek MT7623N, Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7
Mali 450 MP4 GPU
2G DDR3 SDRAM
Mini PCIE interface.
support 2 SATA interface
MicroSD slot supports up to 256GB expansion
8G eMMC flash (option 16/32/64G)
MIPI display interface support
5 port 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port
(2) USB 3.0 and (1) USB 2.0 otg port
1080P high-definition video playback
HDMI port and multi-channel audio output
WIFI&Bluetooth 4.1 with 802.11B/G/N onboard

Getting Start

Getting Start with R2
Getting Start with Frank Wiki
Howto build 19.07.3 openwrt image for bpi r2:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/howto-build-19-07-3-openwrt-image-for-bpi-r2/11503

Hardware Revision

Hardware interface

Hardware spec

	Banana Pi R2
CPU	MediaTek MT7623N, Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7
GPU	Mali 450 MP4 GPU
Memory	2G DDR3 SDRAM
Storage	Onboard 8GB eMMC Flash, Micro SD-Card slot, Two SATA 2.0 Port
Network	5 x 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet (MT7530)
WIFI&BT	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4G/5G + Bluetooth BT4.1(MT6625L)
Display(s)	HDMI (Type A) output with HDCP 1.4, resolutions up 1920x1200； MIPI Display Serial Interface (DSI) interface(4 data lanes)
Video decoder(s)	Multi-format FHD video decoding, including Mpeg1/2, Mpeg4, H.263, H.264, etc. H.264 high-profile 1080p@60fps, HEVC/H.265 1080P@60fps
Audio Output(s)	HDMI & I2S
USB port	USB 3.0 PORT (x2), USB OTG (x1)
mini PCIE	1 mini pcie interface & 1 pcie pin define interface
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 button, Power button, U-boot button
LED	Power Status and 8P8C
Power Source	5 volt @2A via DC Power and/or Micro USB (OTG)
Size & Weight	148p;mm × 100.5mm 100g same ase Banana Pi BPI-R64 and Banana Pi BPI-R3
OS	OpenWRT, Debian, Ubuntu, Raspbian and others OS

BPI-MT7615 802.11 ac wifi 4x4 dual-band

we have design a MT7615 802.11 ac wifi module ,can use on BPI-R2

MT7615 is a highly integrated Wi-Fi single chip which support 1733 Mbps PHY rate,It fully compies with IEEE 802.11ac and IEEE802.11 a/b/n standards,offering feature-rich wireless connecivity at high standards,and delivering reliable,cost-effective throughput from and extended distance.

BPI-MT7615 802.11 ac wifi 4x4 dual-band module

BPI-R64 + MT7615 function test

BPI-R2 GPIO Pin define

Banana Pi BPI-R2 40-pin GPIO define:

Banana Pi BPI-R2 has a 40-pin GPIO header that matches that of the Model Raspberry Pi 3. Following is the Banana Pi GPIO Pinout:

BPI-R2 40 PIN GPIO define:

40 PIN GPIO of Banana pi BPI-R2
GPIO Pin Name	Default Function
CON1-P01	VCC-3V3
CON1-P02	VCC-5V
CON1-P03	I2C\_SDA0	GPIO75
CON1-P04	VCC-5V
CON1-P05	I2C\_SCL0	GPIO76
CON1-P06	GND
CON1-P07	PWM-003	GPIO206
CON1-P08	UTXD1	GPIO80
CON1-P09	GND
CON1-P10	URXD0	GPIO81
CON1-P11	URXD1	GPIO80
CON1-P12	I2S0\_BCK	GPIO74
CON1-P13	UTXD0	GPIO79
CON1-P14	GND
CON1-P15	PWM-002	GPIO205
CON1-P16	URTS1	GPIO25
CON1-P17	VCC-3V3
CON1-P18	UCTS1	GPIO24
CON1-P19	SPI0\_MO	GPIO56
CON1-P20	GND
CON1-P21	SPI0\_MI	GPIO55
CON1-P22	PCM\_CLK	GPIO18
CON1-P23	SPI0\_CK	GPIO54
CON1-P24	SPI0\_CSN	GPIO53
CON1-P25	GND
CON1-P26	PCM\_RX	GPIO20
CON1-P27	I2C\_SDA1	GPIO57
CON1-P28	I2C\_SCL1	GPIO58
CON1-P29	PCM\_RST	GPIO22
CON1-P30	GND
CON1-P31	SPDIF\_OUT	GPIO200
CON1-P32	PCM\_TX	GPIO21
CON1-P33	I2S0\_MCLK	GPIO126
CON1-P34	GND
CON1-P35	I2S0\_LRCK	GPIO73
CON1-P36	PCM\_SYNC	GPIO19
CON1-P37	SPDIF\_IN1	GPIO202
CON1-P38	I2S0\_DATA\_IN	GPIO72
CON1-P39	GND
CON1-P40	I2S0\_DATA\_OUT	GPI049

How to use Banana PI BPI-R2's GPIO-s:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/how-to-use-banana-pi-bpi-r2s-gpio-s/4480

MIPI DSI \(Display SerialInterface\)

Thedisplay 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 of Banana pi BPI-R2
DSI Pin Name	Default Function	Function2：GPIO
CN6-P01	VCC-3V3
CN6-P02	VCC-5V
CN6-P03	VCC-3V3
CN6-P04	VCC-5V
CN6-P05	GND
CN6-P06	VCC-5V
CN6-P07	GND
CN6-P08	VCC-5V
CN6-P09	NC
CN6-P10	GND
CN6-P11	NC
CN6-P12	DSI-D0N
CN6-P13	NC
CN6-P14	DSI-D0P
CN6-P15	DSI\_TE	GPIO84
CN6-P16	GND
CN6-P17	I2C\_SDA2	GPIO77
CN6-P18	DSI-D1N
CN6-P19	I2C\_SCL2	GPIO78
CN6-P20	DSI-D1P
CN6-P21	CTP-INT	GPIO23
CN6-P22	GND
CN6-P23	CTP-RST	GPIO236
CN6-P24	DSI-CKN
CN6-P25	GND
CN6-P26	DSI-CKP
CN6-P27	GPIO28
CN6-P28	GND
CN6-P29	GPIO83
CN6-P30	DSI-D2N
CN6-P31	GPIO204
CN6-P32	DSI-D2P
CN6-P33	GND
CN6-P34	GND
CN6-P35	LCM\_BLPWM	GPIO203
CN6-P36	DSI-D3N
CN6-P37	GND
CN6-P38	DSI-D3P
CN6-P39	NC
CN6-P40	GND

UART specification:

Theheader 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.

Debug Uart of Banana pi BPI-R2
CON2 Pin Name	Default Function	GPIO
CON2 P03	UTXD2
CON2P02	URXD2
CON2P01	GND

Resources

Source code

OpenWRT 18.06 source code on Github: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-OPENWRT-18.06
BPI-R2 github BSP : https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-bsp
OpenWRT LEDE: https://github.com/garywangcn/bpi-r2_lede/tree/bpi-r2-on-lede-v1
BPI-R2 linux kernel 4.14 : https://github.com/frank-w/BPI-R2-4.14
OpenMPTCProuter : https://github.com/Ysurac/openmptcprouter
BPI-R2 FreeBSD support/ZRouter.org support :https://gist.github.com/rayddteam/3461964e69f1fcc727b1b68ec9d6d0c8
Banana Pi BPI-R2 19.07.7 OpenWRT Router source code on github: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-OPENWRT-19.07.7.git

Documents

Because of the Google security update some of the old links will not work if the images you want to use cannot be downloaded from the new link bpi-image Files
All banana pi docement(SCH file,DXF file,and doc)
BPI-R2 Schematics :BPI-R2 V1.2 hardware schematic diagram
BPI-R2 Schematics :BPI-R2 V1.1 hardware schematic diagram
Dimensional diagram BPI-R2 DXF design file
MTK MT7623N datasheet

MTK 7623N datasheet for development board programming guide v1.1 new update

FW-Web Wiki : http://fw-web.de/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=en:bpi-r2:start
How to use Banana PI BPI-R2's GPIO-s:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/how-to-use-banana-pi-bpi-r2s-gpio-s/4480
Banana pi BPI-R2 CE,FCC,RoHS:

CE,FCC,RoHS

Banana Pi BPI-R2 Razberry board OpenHab2

https://community.openhab.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-r2-razberry-board-openhab2-help/37222/8

gitbook online documents: https://bananapi.gitbooks.io/banana-pi-bpi-r2-open-source-smart-router/content/
The best news is that the final patchset version for HNAT framework was accepted ( kernel 4.16) and it's based on nftables.:https://www.spinics.net/lists/netfilter-devel/msg50973.html
How to build an Ubuntu/Debian SD image from scratch : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/how-to-build-an-ubuntu-debian-sd-image-from-scratch/6805
Best Banana Pi R2 Operating System Options: https://www.electromaker.io/blog/article/best-banana-pi-r2-operating-system-options
Make a Banana Pi R2 Router: Banana Pi R2 OpenWRT Installation and Review:https://www.electromaker.io/tutorial/blog/make-a-banana-pi-r2-router-banana-pi-r2-openwrt-installation-and-review
MTK chip mailline Linux effort :https://mtk.bcnfs.org/doku.php?id=linux_mainline_effort
BPI-R2 and SSD1306 oled screen : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r2-and-ssd1306-oled-screen/11917
How to configure BPi-R2 as one-armed “router on a stick”：http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/how-to-configure-bpi-r2-as-one-armed-router-on-a-stick/12022/6
New netfilter flow table based HNAT:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/new-netfilter-flow-table-based-hnat/12049
OpenWRT official wiki for BPI-R2 : https://openwrt.org/toh/sinovoip/sinovoip_banana_pi_r2
802.11ax 4x4 (mt7915) with BPI-R2 :http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/802-11ax-4x4-mt7915-with-r2/12082
[Tutorial] Build, customize and use MediaTek open-source U-Boot and ATF : https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/tutorial-build-customize-and-use-mediatek-open-source-u-boot-and-atf/13785
[BPI-R2/R64/R3] OpenWrt built on devices : https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/toolchain/building_openwrt_on_openwrt

Release

Android 6.0

baidu cloud : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1pMrroy3
discuss on forum : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r2-new-image-release-android-6-0-v1-0/4630

Ubuntu with kernel 4.4

Source code(BSP): https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-bsp
BPI-R2 Ubuntu 16.04 Kernel4.4 V1.3

Image Release : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/topic/5293

Ubuntu with kernel 4.14

Source code(BSP): https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-bsp-4.14
Image Release

BPI-R2 Ubuntu 16.04 Kernel4.14 V1.0: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/topic/5548

OpenWrt(LEDE)

Banana Pi BPI-R2 19.07.7 OpenWRT Router image Kernel 4.14.112 2021-04-15

Wan IP : DHCP

Lan IP :192.168.1.1

google image download link:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OFSq6-23CT31Nt5Nohq2E9Nh6RmsCGXC/view?usp=sharing

baidu link : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1_0dWUsLXc4HUurAdleOf_w pincode: 7262

Discuss on forum: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-r2-19-07-7-openwrt-router-image-2021-04-15/12161

Source code https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-OPENWRT-19.07.7.git

Banana Pi BPI-R2 OPENWRT 19.07 Image:

http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-r2-openwrt-19-07-image/11323

Official OpenWR 18.06.4 for Banana Pi BPI-R2 image released 2019-7-04

image download:https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/18.06.4/targets/mediatek/mt7623/

https://openwrt.org/toh/sinovoip/sinovoip_banana_pi_r2

Forum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/official-openwr-18-06-4-for-banana-pi-bpi-r2-image-released-2019-7-04/9459

BananaPI BPI-R2 Openwrt18.06 Image Release and source code 2019-03-06

source code on Github: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-OPENWRT-18.06

image download: https://dev.banana-pi.org.cn/Image/BPI-R2/Openwrt/1806/

MD5SUM

mtk-bpi-r2-EMMC.img : 5d1537c45679de352dd25d8dda46b9ad

mtk-bpi-r2-SD.img ：71fce303abdceed4f1c3548d5a3fc207

forum Pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-r2-openwrt18-06-demo-image-release-2019-03-06/8562

Official OpenWRT 18.06.0 image :

https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/18.06.0/targets/mediatek/mt7623/

Source code: https://github.com/garywangcn/bpi-r2_lede/tree/bpi-r2-on-lede-v1
Image Release

BPI-R2 OpenWrt(LEDE) 20180509: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/topic/5646

BPI-R2 OpenWrt(LEDE) 20180411: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/topic/5395

BPI-R2 OpenWrt(LEDE) 20170908: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/topic/3797

OpenMPTCProuter

2018-10-12 update, OpenMPTCProuter use MultiPath TCP (MPTCP) to aggregate multiple Internet connections and OpenWrt. and have official support BPI-R2.

image download:https://www.openmptcprouter.com/download

source code on github:https://github.com/Ysurac/openmptcprouter

forum pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-r2-new-image-openmptcprouter-official-support/7229

Armbian

Armbian preview image for Bananapi R2 / K4.19.y

https://www.armbian.com/bananapi-r2/

Centos 7

Source code(BSP): https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-bsp
Image Release

BPI-R2 Centos 7 Kernel4.4 20180112: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/topic/5124

how to install: https://www.electromaker.io/tutorial/blog/getting-started-with-centos-on-the-banana-pi-r2-how-to-install-centos-on-banana-pi-r2

Debian

2019-8-12 update.[BPI-R2] debian 10 buster image with Kernel 4.19.62, shared by frank-w

Kernel: 4.19.62,uboot 2019-07 with erase-env + sata-support,new preloader (2019-07-22),configured to ip 192.168.0.11 on lan0,openssh-server running with root-login (should be disabled afterwards),username/password: root/bananapi

google drive:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oP7jy1KrrIOifvImo2nQ59wx3_9hHkgk

how to : https://www.fw-web.de/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=en:bpi-r2:storage#short_install-guide

forum discuss:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r2-debian-buster-image-with-kernel-4-19-62/9601

Image Release

image download : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oP7jy1KrrIOifvImo2nQ59wx3_9hHkgk

documents: http://www.fw-web.de/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=en:bpi-r2:debian

Basic Alpine Router Platform with WIFI AccessPoint on Pantavisor 005

Image Release

release date :2018-06-17

SD-Card images:

512M: https://s3.amazonaws.com/bpi-pv/alpine-router/2/2018-06-16-alpine-router-pantavisor-512M-bpi-r2-sd-emmc.img.zip

8G: https://s3.amazonaws.com/bpi-pv/alpine-router/2/2018-06-16-alpine-router-pantavisor-8G-bpi-r2-sd-emmc.img.zip

PVR Command Line Tool (download to PATH directory and make executable):

Linux (amd64): https://gitlab.com/pantacor/pvr/uploads/b0db2e9e36fa70ff09e045df9c9803d4/pvr-004-amd64.gz

Windows (x64): https://gitlab.com/pantacor/pvr/uploads/a7a26b603a5b8e9a98e2dc7c77b4c252/pvr-004-win10-x64.zip

More downloads: https://gitlab.com/pantacor/pvr/tags/004

Discuss on forum :

http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r2-new-image-basic-alpine-router-platform-with-wifi-accesspoint-on-pantavisor-005-2018-06-17/6032

yocto Linux

this image just for test. yocto with kernel 4 4,and GPU working fine.this GPU binary is from yocto SDK with kernel 3.18 , we test it with github kernel 4.4 , just change rootfs. if working fine .so , maybe can use on kernel 4.14. just need to test . and have weston commond to test more.

test image : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1le2rroD3Dgc4HkEUmGyDLZix-Llrzeen

video demo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhFn1Nqht1E&feature=youtu.be

Forum pthread : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-r2-new-image-gpu-decode-test-yocto-with-kernel-4-4-just-for-test/6508

MQLinux 19.02 beta

update 2019-03-12, Note : this image is shared by http://www.morequick.net/. not support by BPI team

Main features:

Highly streamlined embedded design system, running in memory

Mutilple Language (en/zh_CN currently)

DNS Proxy/Cache

DDNS

VLAN Extension for WAN

Multiple WAN (each ethernet port can be defined)

DHCP Server

FTP Server

PPPoE Server

Samber Server

VPN client/Server (PPTP VPN, IPsecVPN, OpenVPN)

Cloud Login

Firewall

IP-MAC Locking

Port Mapping/DMZ/UPnP

Diagnose Tools …

image dwonload: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ws2IUiCGSKKQ2dCM5XJBV-pog-hk17PM/view?usp=sharing

MD5: 09b58f050166ed5d09803e1de56d7890

Forum pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-r2-new-image-mqlinux-19-02-beta/8832

FreeBSD

BPI-R2 FreeBSD support/ZRouter.org support

http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r2-freebsd-support-zrouter-org-support/7290

Project on BPI-R2

BPI-R2 based DIY NAS/Router : https://bburky.com/NAS/

Forum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r2-based-diy-nas-router/6787

Easy to buy sample

official aliexpress shop

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 [[File:BPI-R2_3.JPG|thumb|[[Banana Pi BPI-R2]] with MTK MT7623N chip design]]
+[[File:Banana_Pi_BPI-R2_Pro_1_750.jpg|thumb|[[Banana Pi BPI-R2 Pro]] Rockchip RK3568 design]]
 [[File:BPI-R64_3.JPG|thumb|[[Banana Pi BPI-R64]] with MT7622]]
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 ! Size & Weight
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 *OpenWRT official wiki for BPI-R2 : https://openwrt.org/toh/sinovoip/sinovoip_banana_pi_r2
 *802.11ax 4x4 (mt7915) with BPI-R2 :http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/802-11ax-4x4-mt7915-with-r2/12082
+*[Tutorial] Build, customize and use MediaTek open-source U-Boot and ATF : https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/tutorial-build-customize-and-use-mediatek-open-source-u-boot-and-atf/13785
+*[BPI-R2/R64/R3] OpenWrt built on devices : https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/toolchain/building_openwrt_on_openwrt
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Difference between revisions of "Banana Pi BPI-R2"