Introduction

Banana Pi BPI-M6 with Synaptics VS680

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Banana Pi BPI-M6 is the next generation single board computer from Banana Pi in 2022,It is powered by Synaptics VS680 quad-core Cortex-A73 (2.1GHz) and One Cortex-M3 processor,Imagination GE9920 GPU.and NPU Up to 6 .75Tops. Onboard 4GB LPDDR4 memory and 16GB EMMC storage, and supports 4 USB 3.0 interface, a gigabit network port.onboard 1 HDMI-rx port and 1 Hdmi-tx port.

About VideoSmart VS680

VideoSmart™ VS680 solution, an industry-first edge computing SoC that combines a CPU, NPU, and GPU. This new multimodal platform with integrated neural network accelerator is purpose built with perceptive intelligence for applications including smart displays, smart cameras, set-top-boxes and media streamers.The Synaptics VideoSmart VS680 is a multimedia powerhouse that combines a Qdeo 4K-video engine, an audio processor capable of far-field keyword detection and voice recognition, and a proprietary SyNap deep-learning accelerator (DLA). it also integrates a higher-performance Imagination PowerVR Series9 GPU. Another new feature is an ISP with HDR capabilities that can handle two 4K cameras. Previous VideoSmart products target the streaming-video set-top-box (STB) market, but the VS680 aims for a broader range of smart-home devices. It s well suited to the Facebook Portal and other smart displays, which enable video calling. The audio processor can drive a smart speaker or sound bar, but when coupled with the DLA, it handles on-device voice-UI functions in addition to providing the front end to a cloud-based digital assistant. The DLA works with the dual ISP to run neural networks on video streams from front and rear cameras, enabling face ID, object recognition, and security monitoring, among other tasks. The Qdeo engine can drive two displays, allowing the device to power a 1080p touchscreen panel in an STB while simultaneously streaming to a 4K TV.

VS680 chip official Developer Center: https://developer.senarytech.com/index.html

Key Features

Synaptics VideoSmart VS680 quad-core Cortex-A73 (2.1GHz) and One Cortex-M3 processor
Imagination GE9920 GPU
NPU for AI up to 6 .75Tops
4GB LPDDR4
16GB eMMC flash
M.2 Key E(PCIe + MIPI CSI)
4 USB 3.0
1 GbE ethernet
1 HDMIin and 1 HDMIout

Getting Start

Getting Started with BPI-M6

Hardware

Hardware interface

Hardware spec

HardWare Specification of Banana pi BPI-M6
CPU	Synaptics VS680 quad-core Cortex-A73 (2.1GHz) and One Cortex-M3 processor
GPU	Imagination GE9920 GPU
NPU for AI	Up to 6 .75Tops
Memory	4 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 ,Optional WiFi USB dongle
Video	1 x HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K@60Hz with HDR, CEC, EDID) out, and 1 HDMI in Port
Audio Output(s)	1 x HDMI digital output
Display	MIPI DSI interface
M.2 interface	M.2 Key E(PCIe + MIPI CSI)
USB ports	USB 3.0 PORT (x4)
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	SPI boot and U-boot
LED	Power Status and Activity status
Power Source	5 volt @3A TYPE C
Size & Weight	92x60mm, 48g
OS	Android and Linux

GPIO PIN define

40PIN Header(CON3)

BPI-M6 40PIN Header(CON3)
BPI-M6-CON3	PIN	PIN	BPI-M6-CON3
PWR_3V3_CTL	1	2	PWR_5V
GPIO46/TW0_SDA	3	4	PWR_5V
GPIO47/TW0_SCL	5	6	GND
GPIO53/PWM1	7	8	SM_GPIO15/UART2_TXD
GND	9	10	SM_GPIO14/UART2_RXD
GPIO36/PWM3	11	12	GPIO20/I2S1_BCLK
GPIO37/PWM2	13	14	GND
EXPANDER_TW3_GPIO1_4	15	16	EXPANDER_TW3_GPIO1_0
PWR_3V3_CTL	17	18	EXPANDER_TW3_GPIO1_1
SM_GPIO13/SPI2_SDO/URT2_RTS/SM_STRAP1	19	20	GND
SM_GPIO12/SPI2_SDI/URT2_CTS	21	22	GPIO4/SPDIF
SM_GPIO11/SPI2_SCK	23	24	SM_GPIO17/SPI2_SS0/SM_STRAP2
GND	25	26	SM_GPIO16/SPI2_SS1/SM_STRAP3
GPIO15/I2S1_DO3	27	28	GPIO16/I2S1_DO2
EXPANDER_TW3_GPIO1_7	29	30	GND
EXPANDER_TW3_GPIO1_6	31	32	EXPANDER_TW3_GPIO1_3
EXPANDER_TW3_GPIO1_5	33	34	GND
GPIO21/I2S1_LRCK	35	36	EXPANDER_TW3_GPIO1_2
GPIO18/I2S1_MCLK	37	38	GPIO17/I2S1_DO1
GND	39	40	GPIO19/I2S1_DO0

M.2 E-KEY(CN10)

BPI-M6 M.2 E-KEY(CN10)
	PIN		PIN
GND	1	2	VCC-NGFF
NGFF_KEYE_DP	3	4	VCC-NGFF
NGFF_KEYE_DM	5	6	WiFi-LED
GND	7	8	SM_GPIO10/TW3_SDA
MIPI_CSI0_RD0p	9	10	SM_GPIO9/TW3_SCL
MIPI_CSI0_RD0n	11	12	NI
MIPI_CSI0_RD1p	13	14	BT-LED
MIPI_CSI0_RD1n	5	16	BT-LED
MIPI_CSI0_RD2p	17	18	GND
MIPI_CSI0_RD2n	19	20	SM_GPIO6/UART_WAKE#Puboot
MIPI_CSI0_RD3p	21	22	GPIO43/UART3_RXD
MIPI_CSI0_RD3n	23	24	NOTCH
NOTCH	25	26	NOTCH
NOTCH	27	28	NOTCH
NOTCH	29	30	NOTCH
NOTCH	31	32	GPIO42/UART3_TXD
GND	33	34	GPIO41/UART3_CTSn
PCIe_TX0p	35	36	GPIO40/UART3_RTSn
PCIe_TX0n	37	38	NI
GND	39	40	MIPI_CSI0_RCKp
PCIe_RX0p	41	42	MIPI_CSI0_RCKn
PCIe_RX0n	43	44	NI
GND	45	46	NI
PCIe_CLKp	47	48	NI
PCIe_CLKn	49	50	CLK32_OUT
GND	51	52	PCIE_PERSTn
PCIE_CLKREQ	53	54	GPIO10/DISABLE_BT
PCIE_PEWAKE	55	56	GPIO09/DISABLE_WiFi
GND	57	58	GPIO46/TW0_SDA(VDDIO_1.8V)
PCIe_TX1p	59	60	GPIO47/TW0_SCL(VDDIO_1.8V)
PCIe_TX1n	61	62	NI
GND	63	64	MIPI_CSI1_RD0p
PCIe_RX1p	65	66	MIPI_CSI1_RD0n
PCIe_RX1n	67	68	MIPI_CSI1_RD1p
GND	69	70	MIPI_CSI1_RD1n
MIPI_CSI1_RCKp	71	72	VCC-NGFF
MIPI_CSI1_RCKn	73	74	VCC-NGFF
GND	75

MIPI DSI(CN12)

BPI-M6 MIPI DSI(CN12)
CN12-P1	MIPI_DSI_TX1_D0n
CN12-P2	MIPI_DSI_TX1_D0p
CN12-P3	MIPI_DSI_TX1_D1n
CN12-P4	MIPI_DSI_TX1_D1p
CN12-P5	MIPI_DSI_TX1_CLKn
CN12-P6	MIPI_DSI_TX1_CLKp
CN12-P7	MIPI_DSI_TX1_D2n
CN12-P8	MIPI_DSI_TX1_D2p
CN12-P9	MIPI_DSI_TX1_D3n
CN12-P10	MIPI_DSI_TX1_D3p
CN12-P11	GND
CN12-P12	LCD_ADC
CN12-P13	GPIO2/LCD1_PWR_EN(VDDIO_1.8V)
CN12-P14	GPIO3/LCD1_RST(VDDIO_1.8V)
CN12-P15	GPIO39/LCD1_BL_PWM(VDDIO_1.8V)
CN12-P16	GND
CN12-P17	GPIO0/TP_INT(VDDIO_1.8V)
CN12-P18	GPIO1/TP_RST(VDDIO_1.8V)
CN12-P19	GPIO47/TW0_SCL(VDDIO_1.8V)
CN12-P20	GPIO46/TW0_SDA(VDDIO_1.8V)
CN12-P21	GND
CN12-P22	GND
CN12-P23	PWR_5V
CN12-P24	PWR_5V