Banana Pi BPI-M4
Contents
Introduction
Banana Pi BPI-M4 use Realtek RTD1395 chp design ,it is a 64-bit quad-core A53 mini single board computer. It features 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB eMMC. It also has onboard WiFi for b/g/n/ac and BT 4.2. On the ports side, the BPI-M4 has 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 USB TYPE C port, 1 HDMI port, 1 audio jack. support M.2 Key E PCIE 2.0 interface.
The RTD1395 is equipped with a high-performance quad-core CPU,ARM cortex-A53,with 512K L2 cache embedded. the RTD1395 also integrates and efficient ARM Mali-470 Graphic Processing Unit(GPU) to accelerate 2D and 3D graphics processing. For acceleration of this OSD and 2K user interface,the built-in Streaming Engine of the RTD1395 provides commonly used drawing functions.the CPU is dedicated to applications ,while most of the functions of the RTD1395 is dedicated to manipulating,decoding video streams in vaious formats.e.g. decoding 4K2K H.265,Full HD MPEG1/2/4/H.264/H.264 MVC,AVC/VC-1,VP8,VP9,AVS,AVS plus,HD JPEG,etc. Video DSP can also handle encoding of up to Full HD with H.264 format.Video decoding and encoding can run simultaneously.
Key Features
- Realtek RTD1395 ARM Cortex-A53 Quad-Core 64 Bit
- Mali 470 MP4 GPU OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 H.264 H.265,2K4K
- Onboard1 GB DDR4 (option 2 GB)
- 8G eMMC flash (max 64 GB)
- 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet and RTL8821 module support Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/AC + Bluetooth 4.2
- USB 2.0 TYPE C
- M.2 Key E slot PCIE 2.0 and USB 2.0
- PoE function support
Getting Start
Hardware
Hardware interfact
Hardware spec
HardWare Specification of Banana pi BPI-M4 | |||
CPU | Realtek RTD1395 ARM Cortex-A53 Quad-Core 64 Bit | ||
GPU | Mali 470 MP4 GPU OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 | ||
Memory | 1 GB DDR4 (option 2 GB) | ||
Storage | MicroSD slot with support for up to 256GB expansion and 8G eMMC flash with support for up to 64GB | ||
Network | 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet + Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/AC + Bluetooth 4.2 | ||
Video Output(s) | HDMI port and multi-channel audio output support 1080P H.264 H.265 2K/4K | ||
Audio Output(s) | 3.5mm jack and HDMI | ||
PCIE | M.2 Key E slot PCIE 2.0 and USB 2.0 | ||
USB ports | USB 2.0 PORT (x4), USB 2.0 TYPE C(x1) | ||
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 @2A via Micro USB (TYPE C) or PoE support | ||
Size & Weight | 92x60mm, 48g | ||
OS | Android and Linux |
GPIO PIN define
Banana Pi BPI-M4 has a 40-pin GPIO header that matches that of the Model Raspberry Pi 3. Following is the Banana Pi GPIO Pinout:
40 PIN GPIO of Banana pi BPI-M4 | |||
GPIO Pin Name | Default Function | Function2:GPIO | Function3 |
CON1-P01 | VCC-3V3 | ||
CON1-P02 | DCIN | ||
CON1-P03 | I2C1_SDA | GPIO-17 | |
CON1-P04 | DCIN | ||
CON1-P05 | I2C1_SCL | GPIO-16 | |
CON1-P06 | GND | ||
CON1-P07 | PWM1 | GPIO-21 | |
CON1-P08 | UR1_TX | GPIO-9 | |
CON1-P09 | GND | ||
CON1-P10 | UR1_RX | GPIO-8 | |
CON1-P11 | SDIO-D0 | GPIO-42 | |
CON1-P12 | AIO_BCK | GPIO-3 | |
CON1-P13 | SDIO-D1 | GPIO-43 | |
CON1-P14 | GND | ||
CON1-P15 | SDIO-D2 | GPIO-44 | |
CON1-P16 | UR1_RTS | GPIO-11 | |
CON1-P17 | VCC-3V3 | ||
CON1-P18 | UR1_CTS | GPIO-10 | |
CON1-P19 | GSPI-MOSI | GPIO-31 | |
CON1-P20 | GND | ||
CON1-P21 | GSPI-MISO | GPIO-18 | |
CON1-P22 | GPIO-47 | GPIO-47 | |
CON1-P23 | GSPI-SCK | GPIO-19 | |
CON1-P24 | GSPI-CS | GPIO-20 | |
CON1-P25 | GND | ||
CON1-P26 | PWM2 | GPIO-22 | |
CON1-P27 | SDIO-D3 | GPIO-45 | |
CON1-P28 | PWM3 | GPIO-23 | |
CON1-P29 | SDIO-CLK | GPIO-41 | |
CON1-P30 | GND | ||
CON1-P31 | SDIO-CMD | GPIO-40 | |
CON1-P32 | SPDIF | GPIO-50 | |
CON1-P33 | AIO_CK | GPIO-4 | |
CON1-P34 | GND | ||
CON1-P35 | AIO_LRCK | GPIO-2 | |
CON1-P36 | GPIO-53 | GPIO-53 | |
CON1-P37 | GPIO-34 | GPIO-34 | |
CON1-P38 | AI_SD | GPIO-5 | |
CON1-P39 | GND | ||
CON1-P40 | AO_SD | GPIO-6 |
UART specification:
The header CON2 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.
Uart PIN define of Banana pi BPI-M4 | |||
CON2 Pin Name | Default Function | GPIO | |
CON2-P1 | GND | ||
CON2-P2 | UART0-RX | ||
CON2-P3 | UART0-TX |
Resources
Source code
Android
Linux
- Supports Banana Pi BPI-M4 (RTD1395) (Kernel 4.9.119)
- Source code on github: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M4-bsp
documents
- BPI-M4 schematic diagram:
- google driver:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A6pj8Y9Ru1_qfMapIdiQnMavEs5xzN5H/view?usp=sharing
- Baidu cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1mnn51dwBV5uxpNheBD4vJA pincode: t6cd
- Banana Pi BPI-M4 CE,FCC,RoHS Certification :http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-m4-ce-fcc-rohs-certification/9520
- Realtek RTD1395 chip datasheet : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jt8qUwEjLinMqURMftC3db0Xg9MIWIhu/view?usp=sharing
- BPI-M4 DXF file download
- google driver: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xK-DAjdjXiY7BgGcmq7x-aL5g6djznqT/view?usp=sharing
- baidu cloud : 链接: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1bSZFMJ2lD_zuQru6Lf27RQ Pincode: 6pb8
- Banana Pi BPI-M4 Android 8 1 1 demo ,power by raspberry Pi PoE module :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEZ9tSJ-Oao&feature=youtu.be
- Banana Pi BPI-M4 video play h264 4K under Linux with gst-launch-1.0;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwdyGX3tqvo&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3AHOgFo4I3bDRl3oLtQXFBj2NUCYBR9GJnEo3tZzpNPKhjE9eKms7JVsQ
- Banana Pi BPI-M4 digital photo download:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lD9vOhdZMqHFilTPPHY80My0biszvW8r/view?usp=sharing
- BPI-M4 SBC bench test :http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m4-sbc-bench-test/9469
Image Release
All image link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xBxYgKM40GrBa-qfgPDD-cRrUhWBo34u
Android
- 2019-6-25 update ,This release is for BPI-M4 which is based on rtd1395,Image is Android 8.1.0 with kernel 4.9.119.
- For detail steps please see here:http://wiki.banana-pi.org/Getting_Started_with_M4#Install_Android
- Forum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m4-android-8-1-demo-image-release-2019-06-25/9401
Ubuntu linux
- 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 : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nPI2dy_KCW4h5korQdvj0iymHIDyxIPq
- 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 : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1G4915FPOU4pDzbI0TCFH8wWXUGmNdlkF
- 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-m4-demo-image-release-ubuntu-mate-18-04-ubuntu-server-16-04-2019-06-18/9362
- BPI-M4/BPI-W2 Ubuntu Mate 18.04
Debian linux
- 2019-08-13 update BPI-M4/BPI-W2 Debian10 Buster Desktop New Demo Image ,This release is for banana pi M4 and W2 board, and it is based on Debian 10 Operation system with kernel 4.9.Debian 10 buster desktop(32bit)
- Fetures Map: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M4_Image_Map#Debian_10_buster
- Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rVrZStsw2PINBhIxCzOLOtYLbtoECmEk
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1WcrBkxm5OyBLedCBwaUz6Q (PinCode:e6m3)
- MD5 : 300b37cdfa092d72dceddd4f33825b40
- Forum Pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m4-bpi-w2-debian10-buster-desktop-new-demo-image-20190813/9712
- FAQ
- Issue: if HDMI doesn’t display, please try “ctrl + alt + F1” to change terminal then “ctrl + alt + F7” change to desktop display.
- SW2: switch to 0,if insert SD, SD start;if doesn’t insert SD,EMMC start.
- 2019-08-06 update,BPI-M4/BPI-W2 Debian 10 Buster Lite Demo Image ,This release is for banana pi M4 and W2 board, and it is based on Debian 10 Operation system with kernel 4.9.
- Debian 10 buster AArch64 (64bit)
- Fetures Map: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M4_Image_Map#Debian_10_buster
- Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QyZX5AGUpEV2OZMXz3qkB8riXROXHdx3
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1CGxGUi8rt06tHwfk134Seg (Pincode:7rcz)
- MD5 : 5a8b1eb36b782fdd742ba746c645593d
- Debian 10 buster AArch64 (64bit)
- Debian 10 buster (32bit)
- Fetures Map: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M4_Image_Map#Debian_10_buster
- Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WJlKTMPAipYnDFqIPl_dmR76oobuO5Wd
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1lTtcMTWqE0jG_1PWGtWSqw (Pincode:gny6)
- MD5 : a59f2e6a298237a08bb523b53372d937
- Debian 10 buster (32bit)
- FAQ
- For more info, please see here:
- BPI-M4: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/Getting_Started_with_M4
- BPI-W2: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/Getting_Started_with_W2
- FAQ
Raspbian Linux
- 2019-6-19 update,This release is for banana pi M4 & W2 board, and it is based on Raspbian 9.8 stretch & AArch64 Linux Mate & AArch Linux Lite Operation system with kernel 4.9.119.
- Fetures Map: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M4_Image_Map#Raspbian_9.8_stretch
- Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=15cypBk4NKL0X8uD3Mffc__Sx05j39xCW
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1gwD5ok9XLLQa0InU_-b7EA (PinCode:uuqn)
- MD5 : a397a9c4d078c2841f0c243c573dc9a8
- FAQ
- Issue: if HDMI doesn't display, please try "ctrl + alt + F1" to change terminal then "ctrl + alt + F7" change to desktop display.
- SW2: switch to 0,if insert SD, SD start;if doesn't insert SD,EMMC start.
- Forum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m4-bpi-w2-demo-image-release-raspbian-9-8-stretch-aarch64-linux-mate-aarch64-linux-lite-2019-06-19/9370
AArch Linux
- .2019-6-19 update,This release is for banana pi M4 & W2 board, and it is based on AArch64 Linux Mate & AArch linux liteOperation system with kernel 4.9.119.
- Fetures Map:
- Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fsk5S4zQfo3tl97Nty_QA1uAEqgB63YK
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1GvGsfs7t018EoRIv-au1GA (PinCode:o496)
- MD5 : d284b2326a36d2d9039fb8d7e20e2600
- AArch64 Linux Lite
- Fetures Map:
- Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=17V49oBoJZ18MKjSHD_LKjf1Z7qEokYn7
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1WivDWZHu_GnWOxhVOjoqIQ (PinCode:uhcg)
- MD5 : 53bb6f8d00f8708dab96bc865eaddc5e
- FAQ
- Issue: if HDMI doesn't display, please try "ctrl + alt + F1" to change terminal then "ctrl + alt + F7" change to desktop display.
- SW2: switch to 0,if insert SD, SD start;if doesn't insert SD,EMMC start.
- Forum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m4-bpi-w2-demo-image-release-raspbian-9-8-stretch-aarch64-linux-mate-aarch64-linux-lite-2019-06-19/9370
- FAQ