Banana Pi BPI-M2 Pro

BPI-M2 Pro Introduction

Banana Pi BPI-M2 Pro S905x3 design

Banana Pi BPI-M5 Amlogic S905x3 design

Banana Pi BPI-M2S Amlogic A311D/S922 chip

Case BPI-M2 Pro Premium Aluminum Enclosure

Banana Pi BPI-M2 Pro is the next generation single board computer from Banana Pi in 2021. It is powered by Amlogic S905X3 quad-core Cortex-A55 (2.0 XXGHz) processor.Onboard 2GB LPDDR4 memory and 16GB EMMC storage, and supports 2 USB 3.0 interface, a gigabit network port. RT8821CU wifi&BT onboard. 1 HDMI output

BPI-M2 Pro same size as Banana Pi BPI-M2+ , and interface is also same .so can use BPI-M2+ case.

Key Features

• Amlogic S905X3 64-bit Quad core Cortex-A55 (2.0xxGHz)
• Mali-G31 GPU
• 2GB LPDDR4
• 16GB eMMC flash
• 2 USB 3.0
• RTL8821CU WiFi&BT 4.2 onboard
• 1 GbE ethernet
• HDMI output

Getting Start

• Getting Started with M5/M2Pro

Hardware

Hardware interface

Hardware spec

HardWare Specification of Banana pi BPI-M2 Pro
CPU	Amlogic S905X3 64-bit Quad-Core Cortex-A55 (2.0xxGHz)
GPU	Mali-G31 MP2 GPU with 4 x Execution Engines (650Mhz)
Memory	2 GB LPDDR4
Storage	MicroSD slot with support for up to 256GB expansion and 16G eMMC flash with support for up to 64GB
Network	10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet
Wifi&BT	Dual-band 802.11 b/g/n/ac WiFi 5 1×1 and Bluetooth 4.2 via Realtek RTL8821CU
Video Output(s)	1 x HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K@60Hz with HDR, CEC, EDID)
Audio Output(s)	1 x HDMI digital output
USB ports	2x USB 3.0 host ports, 1x micro USB OTG port
GPIO	40 Pin Header : GPIO (x28) and Power (+5V, +3.3V and GND). GPIO pins can be used for UART, I2C, SPI or PWM
Switches	Reset, Power and U-boot
LED	Power Status and Activity status
Power Source	5 volt @3A / 5 volt @2A via DC port
Size & Weight	65mm×65mm, 58g
OS	Android and Linux

BPI-M2 Pro VS BPI-M5 VS Odroid C4 VS RPI 4

BPI-M2 Pro VS BPI-M5 VS Odroid C4 VS RPI 4
	Banana Pi BPI-M2 Pro	Banana Pi BPI-M5	Odroid C4	Raspberry Pi 4
Processor	Amlogic S905X3 Quad-Core Cortex-A55 ARMv8.2-A 64-bit 1.5GHz	Amlogic S905X3 Quad-Core Cortex-A55 ARMv8.2-A 64-bit 1.5GHz	Amlogic S905X3 Quad-Core Cortex-A55 ARMv8.2-A 64-bit 1.5GHz	Broadcom BCM2711, Quad core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.5GHz
GPU	Mali-G31 MP2 GPU	Mali-G31 MP2 GPU	Mali-G31 MP2 GPU	Broadcom VideoCore VI
RAM	2GB LPDDR4	4GB LPDDR4	DDR4 4GiB with 32-bit bus width	2GB, 4GB or 8GB LPDDR4-3200 SDRAM
Storage	micro SD card slot & 16GB eMMC flash on board	micro SD card slot & 16GB eMMC flash on board	micro SD card slot , eMMC connector for option	micro SD card slot, non EMMC
Network	1 GbE ,WiFi&BT4.2 onboard	GbE ,Optional WiFi USB dongle	GbE	GbE, 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
Video Output	1 x HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K@60Hz with HDR, CEC, EDID)	1 x HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K@60Hz with HDR, CEC, EDID)	1 x HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K@60Hz with HDR, CEC, EDID)	2 × micro-HDMI 2.0
Audio Output	1 x HDMI digital output	3.5mm jack and 1 x HDMI digital output	Optional SPDIF optical output	3.5 mm analogue audio-video jack
DSI	N/A	N/A	N/A	2-lane MIPI DSI display port
CSI	N/A	N/A	N/A	2-lane MIPI CSI camera port
USB	USB 3.0 x 2 1 Micro USB 2.0	USB 3.0 x 4 TYPE C	USB 3.0 x 4, 1 x Micro USB 2.0 port (OTG)	2 USB 3.0 ports; 2 USB 2.0 ports;
Power	5 volt @3A via DC power	5 volt @3A via Micro USB (TYPE C)	1 x DC power jack (Outer diameter : 5.5mm, inner diameter : 2.1mm)	5V DC via USB-C connector (minimum 3A*)
IR	Yes	Yes	Yes	N/A
GPIO	40 Pin Header : GPIO (x28) and Power (+5V, +3.3V and GND).	40 Pin Header : GPIO (x28) and Power (+5V, +3.3V and GND).	40 x GPIO pins	40-pin GPIO header, populated
Button	Reset, user and U-boot	Reset, user and U-boot	N/A	N/A
LED	Power Status and Activity status	Power Status and Activity status	Power Status and Activity status	Power Status and Activity status
Dimensions & weight	65mm x 65mm,58g	85mm x 56mm, 48g	85mm x 56mm 59g	88 mm × 58 mm, 46 g
System Support	Linux & Android	Linux & Android	Linux & Android	Linux & Android

GPIO PIN define

BPI-M2 Pro 40PIN GPIO (CON2)

GPIO Pin Name	Default Function	Function2	Function3
CON1-P01	VCC-3V3
CON1-P02	VCC5V
CON1-P03	GPIOX_17	I2C_M2_SDA
CON1-P04	VCC5V
CON1-P05	GPIOX_18	I2C_M2_SCL
CON1-P06	GND
CON1-P07	GPIOX_5 SDIO_CMD
CON1-P08	GPIOX_12	UART_A_TX
CON1-P09	GND
CON1-P10	GPIOX_13	UART_A_RX
CON1-P11	GPIOX_3 SDIO_D3
CON1-P12	GPIOAO_8	TDMB_SCLK
CON1-P13	GPIOX_4 SDIO_CLK
CON1-P14	GND
CON1-P15	GPIOX_7 PWM_F
CON1-P16	GPIOX_0 SDIO_D0
CON1-P17	VCC-3V3
CON1-P18	GPIOX_1 SDIO_D1
CON1-P19	GPIOX_8 PCM_DIN
CON1-P20	GND
CON1-P21	GPIOX_9 PCM_DOUT
CON1-P22	GPIOX_2 SDIO_D2
CON1-P23	GPIOX_11	PCM_CLK
CON1-P24	GPIOX_10	PCM_SYNC
CON1-P25	GND
CON1-P26	GPIOX_16	PWM_E
CON1-P27	GPIOA_14	I2C_M3_SDA
CON1-P28	GPIOA_15	I2C_M3_SCL
CON1-P29	GPIOX_14	UART_A_CTS
CON1-P30	GND
CON1-P31	GPIOX_15	UART_A_RTS
CON1-P32	GPIOX_19	PWM_B
CON1-P33	GPIOX_6 PWM_A
CON1-P34	GND
CON1-P35	GPIOAO_7	TDMB_FS
CON1-P36	GPIOH_5 SPDIF_IN
CON1-P37	GPIOAO_7	I2S_MCLK
CON1-P38	GPIOAO_10	TDMB_DIN	SPDIF_OUT
CON1-P39	GND
CON1-P40	GPIOAO_4	TDMB_DOUT

BPI-M2 Pro Debug UART(CON1)

CON2-P1	GND
CON2-P2	UART0-RX
CON2-P3	UART0-TX

Development

Source code

Same as BPI-M5 source code.

Resources

• 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-M2 Pro schematic diagram
• BPI-M2 Pro PCB DXF file
• Amlogic S905x3 datasheet
• Banana Pi M2 Pro - Review and GIVEAWAY!:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErsfEQ7ZQPo

System image

same to BPI-M5 images.

Note: M2Pro is onboard 2GB ram, it's not work well for android, suggest to buy m5.

Android

How to flash Android Image

• 2023-03-01-bpi-m5-m2pro-tablet-android9.img

Baidu Cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1cjzNgiE0-XJhvZgY0tQuHg?pwd=8888 （pincode: 8888)

Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/144OU7NMTxLUqxNN2tXESgAoE3VXYgA_F?usp=share_link

• 2023-03-01-bpi-m5-m2pro-mbox-android9.img

Baidu Cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1SAfGM0WxOHW0vYCkjQUfbQ?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)

Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ipg8vZvKN_0xX0Fu24BW5UcDAHGhP7oH?usp=share_link

Linux

How to flash Linux Image

Ubuntu

• 2023-03-01-ubuntu-20.04-mate-desktop-bpi-m5-m2pro-aarch64-sd-emmc.img

Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1aFY5XEN-dsEESX39-Bxa5g?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)

Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yJSBk6AOJaRoF01-pqoVhB3eqqxqKEIL?usp=share_link

• 2023-03-01-ubuntu-20.04-server-bpi-m5-m2pro-aarch64-sd-emmc.img

Baidu Cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1eiPnqFUdbxa7_kfHrJP4gw?pwd=888 (pincode:8888)

Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gEbIXcaUzGQa0MPB1NwfnWlYJnFW-NbP?usp=share_link

Debian

• 2023-03-01-debian-10-buster-bpi-m5-m2pro-aarch64-sd-emmc.img

Baidu Cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1pEdZUVE70IzZJamdam_W3g?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)

Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/159Xyb7gWFlTnDAnnBL-jGn_p8s6ECFw2?usp=share_link

• 2023-03-01-debian-10-buster-xfce-bpi-m5-m2pro-aarch64-sd-emmc.img

Baidu Cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1Ys6c64JRnO1CLpgNhHE-tg?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)

Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JNbMay5W257bPBX7PBjzab6ISAmBe5XD?usp=share_link

Third part image

Armbian

Image From Armbian Official website:

https://www.armbian.com/bananapi-m5/

Armbian Image Released on 2023-03

• Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1Wgg_0Z7Db6DSKqoIjf16PQ?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
• Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Yds8Rru_26S0wN2B-pIM6XkyxUXiceNl?usp=share_link

CoreELEC

• CoreELEC 19.2

CoreELEC official support Bananapi M5 and M2Pro since 19.2-Matrix_rc1

Download: https://coreelec.org/#download

Install Guide: https://coreelec.org/#install

Source Code: https://github.com/CoreELEC/CoreELEC

how to install: https://wiki.coreelec.org/coreelec:bpim2pro

Volumio

Download:

Google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1B7nsy4Jxt2lBgXoA6XEnaamEQvZyHI8f

Baidu cloud : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1mj9OC8P2VSI5GAMnIKGBqA PinCode: mrrb

User Guide: https://cdn.volumio.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Quick-Start-Guide-Volumio.pdf

Source code: https://github.com/Dangku/volumio-build

Platform prebuild package: https://github.com/Dangku/volumio-platform-bananapi

Development guilde: https://volumio.github.io/docs/User_Manual/Quick_Start_Guide.html

Odroid Android image

Base on Odroid android source code and build for bananapi m5/m2pro

Download:

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u_CddlHvpAMu2VZJfIfUKTsFFyigCWig

Install Guide: https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=204&t=38579

Ubuntu Core 20

Ubuntu Core 20 demo image for bananapi m5/m2pro.

Download:

Google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TdAQ-HdggKrOPmWi0chpHDJY0SMWlUaC

Baidu cloud :

Install Guide: https://ubuntu.com/core/docs/uc20/install

Archlinux

• Archlinux xfce and minimal demo image, kernel 4.9, image build refer to Archdroid

login: alarm/alarm, or root/root

Download:

Google drive:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rSSNgbseY2mwTMIauGR1yrXN8RPKzuk6

Baidu link : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1Ck_H51jPUyAv98o73I8oAw Pincode: rbv2

discuss on forum : https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m5-bpi-m2-pro-new-image-archlinux-2021-9-14/12595

HuaWei OpenEuler

• OpenEuler demo image, bpi kernel 4.9

Download:

Baidu link ：https://pan.baidu.com/s/12b7q3y-m3YRyD7GwhKE0QA Pincode：lv50

SIG gitee link : https://gitee.com/openeuler/raspberrypi

Discuss on fourm : http://forum.banana-pi.org/

Manjaro for BPI-M5

Manjaro porting for BPI-M5 from Official Image for Odroid C4, the ported image use kernel 5.10. If anyone is interested on give it a try, the download link is below.

• Download Link: https://mega.nz/folder/BuZWkLhC#phC9KSsassB4bmkAegYykA
• discuss on forum : https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/manjaro-for-bpi-m5/12726

CoreELEC on BPI-M2 Pro

• CoreELEC on BPI-M2 Pro : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/coreelec-on-bpi-m2-pro/12467

how to install: https://wiki.coreelec.org/coreelec:bpim2pro

FAQ

easy to buy sample : https://pt.aliexpress.com/item/1005002661831086.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_allProduct.8148356.1.4fd039a06wVleh