Banana Pi BPI-M2 Pro
BPI-M2 Pro Introduction
Banana Pi BPI-M2 Pro S905x3 design
Banana Pi BPI-M5 Amlogic S905x3 design
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 quad core Cortex-A55 (2.0xxGHz)
- Mali-G31 GPU
- 2GB LPDDR4
- 16GB eMMC flash
- 2 USB 3.0
- RT8821CU WiFi&BT 5.0 onboard
- 1 GbE ethernet
- HDMI output
Getting Start
Hardware
Hardware inerface
Hardware spec
| HardWare Specification of Banana pi BPI-M2 Pro | |||
| CPU | Amlogic S905X3 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 2.0 (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 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&BT5.0 onbard | 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 |
