Banana Pi BPI-R2

Summary

Introduction

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 Bananian. It has 4 Gigabit LAN ports, 1 Gigabit WAN, and 300Mbs wireless N capabilities.

Getting Start

Getting Start with R2

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

Hardware Revision

Hardware interface

Hardware spec

	Banana Pi R2
CPU	MediaTek MT7623N, Quad-code ARM Cortex-A7
GPU	Mali 450 MP4 GPU
Memory	2G DDR3 SDRAM
Storage	On Board 8GB eMMC Flash, Micro SD-Card slot, Two SATA 2.0 Port (USB-to-SATA bridge)
Network	10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet (MT7530) + Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4G/5G (MT6625L) + Bluetooth BT4.1 with MTK6625L chip
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 ports	USB 3.0 PORT (x2), USB OTG (x1)
PCIE	1 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	148 mm × 100.5mm 100g
OS	OpenWRT, Debian, Ubuntu, Raspbian and others OS

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-M2 Ultra
GPIO Pin Name	Default Function
CON1-P01	VCC-3V3
CON1-P02	VCC-5V
CON1-P03	GPIO75
CON1-P04	VCC-5V
CON1-P05	GPIO76
CON1-P06	GND
CON1-P07	GPIO206
CON1-P08	GPIO80
CON1-P09	GND
CON1-P10	GPIO81
CON1-P11	GPIO80
CON1-P12	GPIO74
CON1-P13	GPIO79
CON1-P14	GND
CON1-P15	GPIO205
CON1-P16	GPIO25
CON1-P17	VCC-3V3
CON1-P18	GPIO24
CON1-P19	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	GPIO73
CON1-P36	GPIO19
CON1-P37	GPIO202
CON1-P38	GPIO72
CON1-P39	GND
CON1-P40	I2S0\_DATA\_OUT	GPI049

Image Release

Ubuntu

Kernel 4.14

• Image Link:
• Source Code Github Repo:
  • https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-bsp-4.14.git
• Forum thread:
  • http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r2-new-image-ubuntu-with-linux-kernel-4-14-release-v1-0-2018-4-28/5548

Kernel 4.4

• Image Link:
  • Baidu Drive：https://pan.baidu.com/s/1iOSUxAZI9d15O98PCTrkhQ
  • Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ze_YGDT3B1-P57wPcm3gcVFcCMfBLspL/view?usp=sharing
• Source Code Github Repo:
  • https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-bsp
• Forum thread:
  • http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r2-new-image-release-ubuntu-16-04-v1-3-2018-3-30/5293

OpenWrt

Kernel 4.9

• Image Link:
  • Baidu Drive: https://pan.baidu.com/s/16HN4elpEzK3A6cvqvhtgfA
  • Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yEP6o3EGhICOV2DJRW-eqDg0vO_xK1Mg
• Source Code Github Repo:
  • https://github.com/garywangcn/bpi-r2_lede.git
• Forum thread:
  • http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r2-openwrt-lede-souce-code-2018-04-11/5395