Banana Pi BPI-M5

Introduction

Banana Pi BPI-M5

Amlogic S905X3 Processor

BPI-M5 case design

Banana Pi BPI-M5 is a new generation single board computer design , use Amlogic S905X3 Quad-Core Cortex-A55 (2.0xxGHz) Processor. Mali-G31 MP2 GPU with 4 x Execution Engines (650Mhz). support 4GB LPDDR4 and 16G eMMC flash. it have 4 USB 3.0 port,1GbE LAN port.

Key Features

• Amlogic S905X3 Quad-Core Cortex-A55 (2.0xxGHz) Processor
• Mali-G31 GPU
• 4GB LPDDR4
• 16GB eMMC flash on board.
• 4 USB 3.0 port
• 1 GbE LAN por
• HDMI output

Getting Start

• Getting Started with BPI-M5

Hardware

Hardware spec

HardWare Specification of Banana pi BPI-M5
CPU	Amlogic S905X3 Quad-Core Cortex-A55 (2.0xxGHz)
GPU	Mali-G31 MP2 GPU with 4 x Execution Engines (650Mhz)
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 Output(s)	1 x HDMI 2.0 (up to 4K@60Hz with HDR, CEC, EDID)
Audio Output(s)	3.5mm jack and 1 x HDMI digital output
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	Reset, Power and U-boot
LED	Power Status and Activity status
Power Source	5 volt @3A via Micro USB (TYPE C)
Size & Weight	92x60mm, 48g
OS	Android and Linux

BPI-M5 VS Odroid C4 VS Raspberry Pi 4

BPI-M5 VS Odroid C4 VS RPI 4
	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	Broadcom BCM2711, Quad core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.5GHz
GPU	Mali-G31 MP2 GPU	Mali-G31 MP2 GPU	Broadcom VideoCore VI
RAM	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 , eMMC connector for option	micro SD card slot, non EMMC
Network	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)	2 × micro-HDMI 2.0
Audio 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	2-lane MIPI DSI display port
CSI	N/A	N/A	2-lane MIPI CSI camera port
USB	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 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	N/A
GPIO	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	N/A	N/A
LED	Power Status and Activity status	Power Status and Activity status	Power Status and Activity status
Dimensions & weight	85x56mm, 48g	85mm x 56mm x 1.0mm 59g	88 mm × 58 mm × 19.5 mm, 46 g
Linux Support	Linux & Android	Linux & Android	Linux & Android

Resources

Source code

Android

android source code: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-S905X3-Android9

How to build the Android Source Code

Linux

Linux BSP code: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M5-bsp

How to build the Linux BSP Source Code

documents

• BPI-M5 schematic diagram
• BPI-M5 PCB DXF file
• Amlogic S905x3 datasheet

Image Release

Android

• 2020-12-11 release, Android 9.0 with kernel 4.9.113

Download: 2020-12-11-bpi-m5-android-9-emmc.zip

MD5: 962325face002250ad4254f7c4625f30

How to flash Android Image

Linux

Ubuntu

• 2020-12-11 release, Ubuntu Mate Desktop 18.04 with kernel 4.9.236

Download: 2020-12-10-ubuntu-18.04-mate-desktop-bpi-m5-aarch64-sd-emmc.img.zip

MD5: 28e4f4e130949fa8257297303fc81139

How to flash Linux Image

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