Banana Pi BPI-W2
Introduction
The Banana Pi BPI-W2 is a router based development board, which can run on a variety of open source operating systems including OpenWrt, Android, and linux. It has 1 Gigabit LAN ports, 1 Gigabit WAN. it design with Realtek RTD1296, Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53. with 3G DDR4 and 8G eMMC flash onboard.
Key Features
- Realtek RTD1296, Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53
- Mali T820 MP3 GPU
- 2G DDR4 SDRAM
- 8G eMMC flash
- Mini PCIE 2.0 , 1.1 interface ,SDIO,M.2 intereface
- MicroSD slot supports up to 256GB expansion
- 2xMIC int/Audio out
- 2 SATA interface
- 1XGigabit LAN 1x Gigabit WAN
- 1xUSB 3.0 2xUSB 2.0
- HDMI in & HDMI out
- Mini DP
- TYPE C
Getting Start
Read more: Getting Start with BPI-W2
Hardware
Hardware interfact
Hardware spec
HardWare Specification of Banana pi BPI-W2 | |||
Soc | Realtek RTD1296 quad-core ARM A53 | ||
GPU | Mali T820 MP3 GPU | ||
SDRAM | 2GB DDR4 \(shared with GPU\) | ||
Power | 12V @ 2A via DC power 5.0mmx2.0mm jack | ||
Low-level peripherals | 40 Pins Header, 28×GPIO, some of which can be used for specific functions including UART, I2C, SPI, PWM, I2S. | ||
Onboard Network | 2x 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet | ||
Wifi/Bluetooth | **Option** ,not support onboard WIFI & BT | ||
RGMII | 1 RGMII interface with PIN | ||
On board Storage | MicroSD \(TF\) card; 2 native SATA 3 6Gbps ;eMMC;SIM card slot | ||
Display | HDMI \(Type A\) output with HDCP 1.4, resolutions up 1920x1200; MIPI DP | ||
Video decoder/encode | The Video DSP of RTD1296 is dedicated to manipulating,decoding and encoding of video streams in various formats, e.g. decoding 4K2K H.265,Full HD MPEG1/2/4/H.264/H.264 MVC,AVC/VC-1,VP8,AVS,AVS Plus,HD jpeg,etc.Video decoding and encoding can run simultaneously. support 3D de-intrlacing,video scaling up to 4K2K and so on. | ||
Aideo decoding | Audio decoding is carried out by an Audio DSP that is capable of decoding a set of audio formats,e.g. DTS HD,Dolby Digital Plus,TrueHD,and other popular formats.the Audio DSP also performs audio post processing | ||
Audio | support two audio device HDMI and headphone, also support Audio In/Out with PIN define. support 2 MIC in | ||
HDMI Out/In | 1* HDMI 2.0a out port and 1* HDMI 2.0a In port | ||
Audio outputs/Inputs | HDMI, I2S audio,Audio micro out, Audio out/in with PIN define | ||
M.2 KEY E:PCIE 2.0/USB 2.0 | 1 pcie 2.0 interface | ||
M.2 KEY E:PCIe 1.1 / SDIO / USB 2.0 | 1 pcie 1.1 and SDIO interface | ||
USB 3.0 | 1x USB 3.0 host | ||
USB 2.0 | 2x USB 2.0 OTG, 1 with standard USB port , 1 define with PIN | ||
M.2 KEY B | 1 * M.2 interface USB 2.0 for 4G with Micro SIM card slot | ||
Mini DP | 1* Mini DP | ||
TYPE C | 1 type C interface | ||
RTC battery | RTC battery power interface | ||
Buttons | Reset button, Power button, U-boot button | ||
Leds | Red, Green, Blue | ||
Other | IR reciever | ||
Sizes | 148 mm × 100.5mm | ||
Weight | 100g |
GPIO PIN define
Banana Pi BPI-W2 has a 40-pin GPIO header that matches that of the Model Raspberry Pi 3. Following is the Banana Pi GPIO Pinout:
Banana Pi BPI-W2 40-pin GPIO | |||
GPIO Pin Name | Default Function | Function 2:GPIO | |
CON1-P01 | VCC-3V3 | ||
CON1-P02 | 5VD | ||
CON1-P03 | I2C5\_SCL | GPIO13 | |
CON1-P04 | 5VD | ||
CON1-P05 | I2C5\_SDA | GPIO14 | |
CON1-P06 | GND | ||
CON1-P07 | PWM0\_0 | IGPIO21 | |
CON1-P08 | UR2\_TX | IGPIO3 | |
CON1-P09 | GND | ||
CON1-P10 | UR2\_RX | IGPIO2 | |
CON1-P11 | GPIO17 | GPIO17 | |
CON1-P12 | AO\_BCK | GPIO58 | |
CON1-P13 | I2C3\_SDA | GPIO25 | |
CON1-P14 | GND | ||
CON1-P15 | I2C3\_SCL | GPIO27 | |
CON1-P16 | UR2\_RTS | IGPIO5 | |
CON1-P17 | VCC-3V3 | ||
CON1-P18 | UR2\_CTS | IGPIO4 | |
CON1-P19 | G\_MOSI | GPIO7 | |
CON1-P20 | GND | ||
CON1-P21 | G\_MISO | GPIO4 | |
CON1-P22 | IR\_TX | IGPIO9 | |
CON1-P23 | G\_SCK | GPIO5 | |
CON1-P24 | G\_CS | GPIO6 | |
CON1-P25 | GND | ||
CON1-P26 | GPIO8 | GPIO8 | |
CON1-P27 | I2C4\_SDA | GPIO12 | |
CON1-P28 | I2C4\_SCL | GPIO11 | |
CON1-P29 | GPIO100 | GPIO100 | |
CON1-P30 | GND | ||
CON1-P31 | AI\_CK | GPIO21 | |
CON1-P32 | SPDIF | GPIO54 | |
CON1-P33 | AO\_CK | GPIO59 | |
CON1-P34 | GND | ||
CON1-P35 | AO\_LRCK | GPIO57 | |
CON1-P36 | AI\_BCK | GPIO22 | |
CON1-P37 | AI\_LRCK | GPIO23 | |
CON1-P38 | AI\_SDO | GPIO24 | |
CON1-P39 | GND | ||
CON1-P40 | AO\_D0 | GPIO60 |
UART specification:
Theheader CON3 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.
BPI-W2 Debug UART(CON3) | |||
CON2-P1 | GND | ||
CON2-P2 | UART0-RX | ||
CON2-P3 | UART0-TX |
RGMII Interface with PIN define
BPI-W2 support RGMII Interface with PIN define:
voltage domain is RGMII.
Software
Development
Basic Development
Resources
Source code
- Linux 4.9.x Source code on github:https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-W2-bsp
Documents
- BPI-W2 hardware schematic diagram :
- google drive:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xn7-nlY0kVJacnRh_EpuS5Fw92_b6qqu/view?usp=sharing
- baidu cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1z2FgGpWY4nPGvocx8ymmew pinecode: r5tv
- BPI-W2 DXF file download :https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JDVRxcXdSi8cnX32plBmyrTiKiWDK_ev/view?usp=sharing
- BPI-W2 Realtek 1296 documents download link
- SATA-RSM-C052-X22XX spec
- Banana Pi BPI-W2 CE FCC RoHS Certification
Image Release
Android
Android 7.1.1
- 2019-01-14 update : BPI-W2 Android7 new image support google GMS
- Image Link:
- This release is for banana pi W2 board which is based on Realtek RTD1296, and it is based on Android 7.1.1 peration system.
- Baidu cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1WP_TRe9PeNZvfi5bEJy0AQ
- Google Drive:
- Forum thread:
Android 6.0.1
- 2019-05-09 update, This release is for banana pi W2 board which is based on RTD1296, Android 6.0 Operation system with kernel 4.1.17.
- BPI-W2 Android 6.0 Features Map :http://wiki.banana-pi.org/W2_Image_Map#Android_6.0_HDMI
- Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1h3XhhmY1SQpzDOKCY3hqPoHJlJdkqhuY
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/13CNmfW5ZlSmzgrDLp6mptg (PinCode:m8qt)
- MD5 : 30226f82f85b88b7c345affa202268eb
- Forum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-w2-new-image-release-android-6-0-2019-05-09/9207
- Image Link:
- This release is for banana pi W2 board which is based on Realtek RTD1296, and it is based on Android 6.0 Operation system.
- Baidu cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1i-J71bup8jr8ML7pSN3wtw
- Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/file/d/16DRWS1FcdduG3c_4YWnbGXj_ayLmdsoN/view?usp=sharing
- Forum thread:
OpenWRT
- Image Link:
- Baidu Drive: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1Rs9F46wNJibORaeCfVh4wg PinCode:1w4w
- Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/file/d/10kfP142Jw0sA92uwaIYZt7CeXcDKelO1/view?usp=sharing
- Forum thread:
Ubuntu
- 2019-6-18 update,This release is for banana pi M4 & W2 board, and it is based on Ubuntu Mate 18.04 & Ubuntu Server 16.04 Operation system with kernel 4.9.119.
- BPI-M4/BPI-W2 Ubuntu Mate 18.04
- Fetures Map: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M4_Image_Map#Ubuntu_18.04_Mate
- Google Drive :
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1tB_QZ6zgmKiYstcZwn51gg (PinCode:edrc)
- MD5 : 7409b48a46e0bbc2d0ae2e70a49bfb36
- BPI-M4/BPI-W2 Ubuntu Server 16.04
- Fetures Map: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M4_Image_Map#Ubuntu_18.04_Mate
- Google Drive :
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1lkG6gyzn-KPbvrEhf6Q85w (PinCode:5jbo)
- MD5 : 328706256bec238df50f9bd6ab8dfd1b
- Issue: if HDMI doesn't display, please try "ctrl + alt + F1" to change terminal then "ctrl + alt + F7" change to desktop display.
- Forum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-w2-demo-image-release-ubuntu-mate-18-04-ubuntu-server-16-04-2019-06-18/9368
- BPI-M4/BPI-W2 Ubuntu Mate 18.04
- 2018-09-17 update.This release is for banana pi W2 board which is based on realtek RTD1296, and it is based on Ubuntu 18.04 operation system with kernel 4.9.119.
- Image Link:
- W2 Features Map: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/W2_Image_Map
- Baidu Drive: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1iLOa1MOgtSqY6dVsQ_SyQg
- Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PQO9tA4w_wJvDIz64xJrXzSNS1g4GSlB
- Forum thread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-w2-ubuntu-18-04-new-image-release-2018-09-17/6790
Debian
- 2018-09-18 update.This release is for banana pi W2 board which is based on realtek RTD1296, and it is based on Debian 9 operation system with kernel 4.9.119.
- image Link:
- W2 Features Map: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/W2_Image_Map#Debian_9
- Baidu Drive:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1bmTektF0ufRL9_FOpdoO2w
- Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1z1l56qX7BhsD44ha4IGDBhi-_ZqwCjoC
- Forum pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-w2-new-image-debian-9-linux-image-release-2018-09-18/6797
Rasbian
- 2018-09-17 uptate ,This release is for banana pi W2 board which is based on realtek RTD1296, and it is based on Raspbian 9.4 operation system with kernel 4.9.119.
- BPI-W2 Features Map: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/W2_Image_Map#Raspbian_9.4
- Baidu Drive:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1aL5ZsHIRwM-1rvnZDiR3EA
- Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/open?id=11-WbfJK0jNVgutg9UVKfiIIJtfHXi-9j
- Forum pthread : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-w2-new-image-raspbian-9-4-new-image-release-2018-09-17/6824
OpenSUSE
- 2018-09-25 uptate,This release is for banana pi W2 board which is based on realtek RTD1296, and it is based on OpenSUSE operation system with kernel 4.9.119.
- BPI-W2 Features Map: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/W2_Image_Map
- Baidu Drive:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1UZl-UFUugPhCPaFHBB9_GA
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1j_486I9v2VuPXslWyk9OlmOIPMxcxZGs
- Forum pthrad:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-w2-new-image-opensuse-release-2018-09-25/6851
Kali Linux
- 2018-09-25 update,This release is for banana pi W2 board which is based on realtek RTD1296, and it is based on Kali operation system with kernel 4.9.119.
- BPI-W2 Features Map: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/W2_Image_Map
- Baidu Drive:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1eslUG_xlHHsGwHk_Lq_bVw
- Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QQXs-YjZtwOfEEc73wfNtLy67ZZwVai7
- Forum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-w2-new-image-kali-rolling-release-2018-09-25/6855
RPiTC
- 2018-09-03 update :RPiTCv3_1.12-demo-bpi-w2-beta with Linux kernel 4.9.119
- image download:
- google drive:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sWjMuKncqDDsb3cGmg22oJs-U2fZjOv0
- baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1sd9hoOwyfAxWlGroDMOj4A
- more abot RPiTC : http://rpitc.blogspot.com/
- Forum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-w2-new-iamge-rpitcv3-1-12-demo-bpi-w2-beta-2018-09-03/6686
FAQ
- 1. Now we support to use bpi-copy to burn image to sd card, before this, we need to update our spi rom code, please watch the attachment to update your W2 spi rom code.
- SPI ROM Tool:
- SPI ROM Image:
- How-To Update W2 SPI ROM: