Banana Pi BPI-R4

Summary

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Introduction

Banana Pi BPI-R4 Router board with MediaTek MT7988A (Filogic 880) quad-core ARM Corex-A73 design ,4GB DDR4 RAM,8GB eMMC,128MB SPI-NAND flash onboard, also have 2x 10Gbe SFP, 4x Gbe network port,with USB3.2 port,M.2 support 4G/5G/NVME SSD.2x miniPCIe slots with PCIe3.0 2lane interface for Wi-Fi 7 NIC (Network Interface Card). It is a very high performance open source router development board.

MediaTek MT7988(Filogic 880)

Mediatek Filogic 880. the 36Gbps Wi-Fi 7 access point/router/gateway platform delivers the fastest and most reliable connection experience

The MediaTek MT7988A is a world-Leading network processing platform for high-performance and reliable networking experiences,both in wired and wireless applications. The MT7988A comprises a rich connection interface sets include 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports. 2 US下GMII interfaces. 4 PCIe Interfaces,and 2 USB 3.2 en1 Ports

the MT7988A further enables seamless Wi-Fi 7 tri-band,2.4 GHz.5 GHz and 6 GHz,connectivity,with its Wi-Fi 7 companion chip that features 320-MHz bandwidth,4096-QAM ,MLO,MRU,and AFC.

To answer the need of fast-evolving tunneling applications,the MT7988A comes with MediaTek Tunnel offload processor System(TOPS),which facilitates the processing of a wide range of tunneling protocols.The MT7988A optimizes networking performance with exquistitely tuned ISA of MediaTek TOPS,and is dedicated to lifting networking offloading performance to premium level.

Application direction

• Internet service Router
• Wifi 7 Wireless Router
• 4G/5G Wireless Router
• Wireless Repeater
• Home security Gateway
• Home Automation
• Nas device
• Network and communication applications

Key Features

• MediaTek MT7988A (Filogic 880) quad-core Arm Corex-A73,1.8GHz processor
• 4GB DDR4
• 8GB eMMC flash
• 128MB SPI-NAND Flash
• Micro SD card slot
• 2x 10Gbe SFP slot
• 4x Gbe network port
• 1x USB3.2 slot
• 1x M.2 KEY-B slot with USB3.2/PCIe3.0 interface for 5G
• 1x M.2 KEY-M slot with PCIe3.0 1lane interface for NVME SSD
• 2x miniPCIe slots with PCIe3.0 2lane interface for Wi-Fi 7 NIC (Network Interface Card)
• 26 PIN GPIO Header for expanding application
• POE function customizable (present version not support POE function)

Getting Start

• Getting Started with BPI-R4

Hardware

Hardware interface

WiFi7 iPA NIC Module support

BPI-R4 wifi 7 modue use MediaTek MT7996+MT7995+MT7977A+MT7977B chip design

Hardware spec

HardWare Specification of Banana pi BPI-R4
CPU	MediaTek MT7988A (Filogic 880) Quad-core Arm Corex-A73,1.8GHz processor
SDRAM	4 GB DDR4
On board Storage	MicroSD (TF) card,128MB SPI NAND, 8GB eMMC
GPIO	26 Pin GPIO,some of which can be used for specific functions including UART, I2C, SPI, PWM, I2S.
On board Network	4 Port 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
SFP	2x10G SFP
mini PCIE	2x miniPCIe slots with PCIe3.0 2lane interface for BPI Wi-Fi 7 NIC (Network Interface Card)
M.2 interface	1x M.2 KEY-B slot with USB3.2/PCIe3.0 interface for 5G,1x M.2 KEY-M slot with PCIe3.0 1lane interface for NVME SSD
USB	1xUSB 3.2 slot
Buttons	Reset button,WPS botton, boot switch
Leds	Power status Led and RJ45 Led
DC Power	12V/5.2A or 19V 3.2A
Sizes	100.5x148mm same as Banana Pi BPI-R64 and Banana Pi BPI-R2
Weight	250g

Resources

Source code

• source code on github: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R4-bsp

Documents

• BPI-R4 DXF file

Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1ie_a4lYCjVwW6wD5vl1h-A?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UkZxCi-395Q15tGr12LhG8fgDjzacjGn/view?usp=sharing

• BPI-R4 Schematic diagram

Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1XjSuch4karn6ACJSLwuimQ?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r-c2urU-DFVHpZ7cRk2qzKtVB8tg82mZ/view?usp=sharing

• MT7988A Wi-Fi7 Datasheet&Manual

Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1-eSVD4DhyPAkfgrE9BtLmA?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)

Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XiVchy0a4syYFVlTndhVCETNJ9x7KOYi?usp=sharing

• kernel [PATCH net-next 8/8] net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: add basic support for MT7988 SoC:https://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg4821673.html

• [PATCH 15/15] dt-bindings: net: dsa: mediatek,mt7530: add mediatek,mt7988-switch:https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/80a853f182eac24735338f3c1f505e5f580053ca.1680180959.git.daniel@makrotopia.org/

• Discuss on forum :https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-r4-wifi-7-router-board-with-mediatek-mt7988a-filogic-880-4g-ram-and-8g-emmc/15757

• MediaTek Filogic 880 platform ： https://www.mediatek.com/products/broadband-wifi/mediatek-filogic-880

• Key advantages of Wi-Fi 7 ： https://mediatek-marketing.files.svdcdn.com/production/documents/Key-Advantages-of-Wi-Fi-7_MediaTek-White-Paper-WF70222.pdf

• How MLO Smart Link Dispatching drives Wi-Fi 7:https://mediatek-marketing.files.svdcdn.com/production/documents/MLO-Infographic-How-Smart-Link-Dispatching-drives-Wi-Fi-7-White-Paper-Infographic-0223.pdf

• MLO in Wi-Fi 7: https://mediatek-marketing.files.svdcdn.com/production/documents/Wi-Fi-7-MLO-White-Paper-WF7MLOWP0622.pdf

Release image

OpenWRT

• BPI-R4 bl2_emmc-r4.img

Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1MHmUIQnspjBjsEodDwR4ww?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d2m_LxvYpFfIJmNZJvoOmjoG68QundLU/view?usp=sharing

• BPI-R4-mtk-bpi-r4-EMMC-20231030

Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1TFYGjP13TEbtFEHpE2aG1Q?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/196J1V5q4s3GgAtCNQBCtzB9h6pGVcdTg/view?usp=sharing

• BPI-R4-mtk-bpi-r4-NAND-20231030

Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1NrA3LTEyP8Ht_Ysli-o8og?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P5dSSaPLQzlYjniHdC-jjKE0PJ2O-Py2/view?usp=sharing

• BPI-R4-mtk-bpi-r4-SD-20231030

Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1I9OqVdLogDH4PXkNhTUfsA?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rsglivKzrrGw1EjWwL33v2ZamyvZfmsT/view?usp=sharing

BPI-R4 Accessories

WiFi7 iPA NIC

Banana Pi BPI-R4 wifi7 module use MediaTek MT7996+MT7995+MT7977A+MT7977B chip design.

Wifi 7 module interface

Accessories

1. 10G SFP Module

• Getting_Started_with_BPI-R4#1.EF.BC.8910G_SFP_Module

2. 4G/5G Module

BPI-R4 supports M.2 USB Interface Quectel 4G LTE EM25, RM500U-CN & RM520N-GL 5G Modules.

Theoretically, it also supports PCIe cellular modules, but it has not been tested

• Getting_Started_with_BPI-R4#2.EF.BC.89_4G.2F5G_Module

3. Storage

• Getting_Started_with_BPI-R4#3.29_Storage

4. Wi-Fi7 NIC

• Getting_Started_with_BPI-R4#4.29_Wi-Fi7_NIC

Easy to buy

• Aliexpress shop:

SINOVOIP Aliexpress shop: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005006256712337.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt

Bipai Aliexpress shop: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005006256988361.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt

• Taobao Shop: https://shop108780008.taobao.com/category-1744032218.htm?spm
• OEM&ODM, please contact: [email protected]