Banana Pi BPI-M2+
Introduction
Case BPI-M2+ Premium Aluminum Enclosure
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Banana Pi BPI-M2 Pro S905x3 design,same size and inerface as BPI-M2+
Banana PI BPI-M2+ is the open source hardware platform, use Alliwnner H3 (option H2+ chip and H5 chip ) chip on board. and mini size only 65mm*65mm,
PBI-M2 hardware: 1Ghz ARM7 quad-core processor, 1GB DDR3 SDRAM, 8G eMMC flash on board,and SDIO wifi&BT 4.0 moodule on board.Gigabit ethrnet.
BPI-M2+ series run Android,Debian linux,Ubuntu linux, Raspberry Pi image and others image. Banana PI,it can easily run with the game it support 1080P high definition video output and 4K support, the GPIO compatible with Raspberry Pi B+ .
Banana Pi BPI-M2+ not support sata port, so you need use USB for hardisk
Key Features
- Allwinner H3 Quad-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A7 (option H2+ H5).
- 1GB DDR3
- 8GB eMMC onboard
- HDMI out
- WiFi and BT onboard
- 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet Port
- CSI camera interface
Getting Start
Hardware
Hardware interface
Hardware spec
| HardWare Specification of Banana Pi M2+(Plus) | ||||
| CPU | H3 Quad-core Cortex-A7 H.265/HEVC 4K | |||
| GPU | Mali400MP2 GPU @600 MHz,Supports OpenGL ES 2.0 | |||
| Memory | 1GB DDR3 (shared with GPU) | |||
| Flash | 8GB eMMC flash onboard | |||
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet | |||
| WIFI&BT | K016/SDIO AP6212 for Wifi &BT 4.0（option AP6181 AP6335） | |||
| Video Input | A CSI input connector Camera:1 Supports 8-bit YUV422 CMOS sensor interface,2 Supports CCIR656 protocol for NTSC and PAL, 3 Supports SM pixel camera sensor, 4 Supports video capture solution up to 1080p@30fps | |||
| Video Outputs | Supports HDMI output with HDCP, Supports HDMI CEC, Supports HDMI 30 function, Integrated CVBS, Supports simultaneous output of HDMI and CVBS | |||
| Audio Outputs | HDMI | |||
| Power | 5V/2A DC input can supply power, but USB OTG input don’t supply power | |||
| USB 2.0 ports | two USB 2.0 HOST, one USB 2.0 OTG | |||
| GPIO | 40 Pins Header,compatible with Raspberry Pi B+ | |||
| LED | Power led & Status led | |||
| IR | IR input on board | |||
| OS | Android, Ubuntu, Debian, Raspberry Pi Image | |||
GPIO PIN define
Banana Pi BPI-M2+ (BPI-M2 Plus) 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-M2+ | |||
| GPIO Pin Name | Default Function | Function2：GPIO | Function3 |
| CON2-P01 | VCC-3V3 | ||
| CON2-P02 | VCC-5V | ||
| CON2-P03 | TWI0-SDA | PA12-EINT12 | |
| CON2-P04 | VCC-5V | ||
| CON2-P05 | TWI0-SCK | PA11-EINT11 | |
| CON2-P06 | GND | ||
| CON2-P07 | PWM1 | PA6-EINT6 | |
| CON2-P08 | UART3-TX | PA13-EINT13 | SPI1-CS |
| CON2-P09 | GND | ||
| CON2-P10 | UART3-RX | PA14-EINT14 | SPI1-CLK |
| CON2-P11 | UART2-RX | PA1-EINT1 | |
| CON2-P12 | UART3-CTS | PA16-EINT16 | SPI1-MISO |
| CON2-P13 | UART2-TX | PA0-EINT0 | |
| CON2-P14 | GND | ||
| CON2-P15 | UART2-CTS | PA3-EINT3 | |
| CON2-P16 | UART3-RTS | PA15-EINT15 | SPI1-MOSI |
| CON2-P17 | VCC-3V3 | ||
| CON2-P18 | PC4 | PC4 | |
| CON2-P19 | SPI0-MOSI | PC0 | |
| CON2-P20 | GND | ||
| CON2-P21 | SPI0-MISO | PC1 | |
| CON2-P22 | UART2-RTS | PA2-EINT2 | |
| CON2-P23 | SPI0-CLK | PC2 | |
| CON2-P24 | SPI0-CS | PC3 | |
| CON2-P25 | GND | ||
| CON2-P26 | PC7 | PC7 | |
| CON2-P27 | TWI1-SDA | PA19-EINT19 | |
| CON2-P28 | TWI1-SCK | PA18-EINT18 | |
| CON2-P29 | PA7-EINT7 | PA7-EINT7 | |
| CON2-P30 | GND | ||
| CON2-P31 | PA8-EINT8 | PA8-EINT8 | |
| CON2-P32 | PL2-S-EINT2 | PL2-S-EINT2 | |
| CON2-P33 | PA9-EINT9 | PA9-EINT9 | |
| CON2-P34 | GND | ||
| CON2-P35 | PA10-EINT10 | PA10-EINT10 | |
| CON2-P36 | PL4-S-EINT4 | PL4-S-EINT4 | |
| CON2-P37 | PA17-EINT17 | PA17-EINT17 | SPDIF-OUT |
| CON2-P38 | PA21-EINT21 | PA21-EINT21 | |
| CON2-P39 | GND | ||
| CON2-P40 | PA20-EINT20 | PA20-EINT20 | |
CSI Camera Connector specification:
The CSI Camera Connector is a 24-pin FPC connector which can connect external camera module with proper signal pin mappings. The pin definitions of the CSI interface are shown as below. This is marked on the Banana Pi board as “CSI″.
| CSI Camera PIN of Banana pi BPI-M2+ | |||
| CSI Pin Name | Default Function | Function2：GPIO | |
| CN3-P01 | NC | ||
| CN3-P02 | GND | ||
| CN3-P03 | CSI0-SDA | PE13 | |
| CN3-P04 | CSI0-AVDD | ||
| CN3-P05 | CSI0-SCK | PE12 | |
| CN3-P06 | CSI0-Reset | PE14 | |
| CN3-P07 | CSI0-VSYNC | PE3 | |
| CN3-P08 | CSI0-PWDN | PE15 | |
| CN3-P09 | CSI0-HSYNC | PE2 | |
| CN3-P10 | CSI0-DVDD | ||
| CN3-P11 | CSI0-DOVDD | ||
| CN3-P12 | CSI0-D7 | PE11 | |
| CN3-P13 | CSI0-MCLK | PE1 | |
| CN3-P14 | CSI0-D6 | PE10 | |
| CN3-P15 | GND | ||
| CN3-P16 | CSI0-D5 | PE9 | |
| CN3-P17 | CSI0-PCLK | PE0 | |
| CN3-P18 | CSI0-D4 | PE8 | |
| CN3-P19 | CSI0-D0 | PE4 | |
| CN3-P20 | CSI0-D3 | PE7 | |
| CN3-P21 | CSI0-D1 | PE5 | |
| CN3-P22 | CSI0-D2 | PE6 | |
| CN3-P23 | GND | ||
| CN3-P24 | CSI0-DOVDD | ||
UART specification:
The jumper 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.
| Uart PIN of Banana pi BPI-M2+ | |||
| CON3 Pin Name | Default Function | GPIO | |
| CON3 P03 | UART0-TXD | PA4 | |
| CON3 P02 | UART0-RXD | PA5 | |
| CON3 P01 | GND | ||
Hardware V1.2 Version
BPI-M2+ V1.2 hardware version add PMU Voltage regulation design
How to check BPI-M2+ V1.2 hardware version:
BPi-M2+ V1.2 modification
- 1,PL0 Instead the drop-down 10K，As a hardware version identification（V1.1 is pull up）
- 2,PL1 Change to voltage regulation GPIO
voltage regulation schematic diagram:
Software
Development
Basic Development
Resources
source code
- linux kernel 4.4 on github :https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M2P-bsp-4.4
- Linux kernel 3.4 on bithub:https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M2P-bsp
documents
- Because of the Google security update some of the old links will not work if the images you want to use cannot be downloaded from the new link bpi-image Files
- All banana pi docement(SCH file,DXF file,and doc)
- How To Change The Boot Logo：http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/how-to-change-the-boot-logo/7660
- BPI-M2+ V1.2 schematic diagram
- google drive: google driver
- baidu cloud : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1vjBURLzFF2LYCe8CBcs9Mg
- BPI-M2+ V1.1 schematic diagram: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4PAo2nW2KfnMW5sVkxWSW9qa28/view?usp=sharing
- DXF file google download link :BPI-M2+ DXF file
- 3D design file google download link: BPI-M2+ 3D design
- BPI-M2+ BT Lab test :BPI-M2+ BT Lab test report
- BPI-M2+ WIFI Lab test :BPI-M2+ WIFI Lab test report
- Validation test :BPI-M2+ validation test report
- CE FCC RoHS : BPI-M2+ CE,FCC,RoHS
- Allwinner documents:
- allwinner H3 chip doc baidu link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1qTULll2CR02d0Hw9itq1rw
- Allwinner H2+ chip doc baidu link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1TGMYr3rhizfhlg5hl6hLyg
- Banana Pi M2 Plus - Unboxing e apresentação da placa.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_87uHfyMIUA&feature=youtu.be
- Sinovoip Banana Pi M2+ - linux-sunxi.org wiki : http://linux-sunxi.org/Sinovoip_Banana_Pi_M2%2B
Image Release
Android
Android 7.0
2018-10-20 android 7.0 share by https://www.facebook.com/vitor1104
- image download link : http://setordigital.blogspot.com/2018/10/android-70-nougat-para-banana-pi-m2.html
2018-06-30 update HDMI-Version
- Image Link:
- Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TY4CgFxCT3pR6S2nw5w-_XkNsW9fPBhI
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1ETpbauIezp1228n7kdWo4A
- Forum thread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m2p-h3-new-image-android7-0-release-2018-6-30/6147
- How to Google registration: https://www.google.com/android/uncertified/ Android7.0 needs to register devices by youself
Android 4.4
- Image Link:
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_YnvHgh2rwjOWg4ZzBnR0VieFU
- Baidu Drive: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1gfr7vJ9
- Forum thread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m2-new-image-android-4-4-version-v3/2765
H3Droid android
- H3Droid 1.3.5 version image download: https://h3droid.com/download
Linux
- 2020-04-23 update, Ubuntu 16.04 Mate Desktop, Ubuntu 16.04 Server, Debian 9 and Raspbian Stretch images, base on kernel 4.4
- google drive :https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_YnvHgh2rwjNExjUmlRNXdVNUE
- baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1Tay4F7nJJV1MzI_aO4NjHw pincode：ih9p
Ubuntu
- 2022-09-07 Armbian_22.11.0-trunk_Bananapim2zero_jammy_edge_5.19.6_xfce_desktop.img
- Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-BXzCnnXr9NvOsfBr646ZGOicQ7Kv9-o/view?usp=sharing
- Baidu Cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/19xg6YfySrUR6jclXYrzdOg?pwd=qfys (pincode: qfys)
- Banana Pi new image: Ubuntu 16.04 with Allwinner BSP, use MPV play 1080P video,Allwinner BSP kernel 3.4 , BPI-M2 Ultra/Berry use kernel 3.10
- 2018-5-17 update : Ubuntu 16.04 V1.1 new eMMC and PMU support, base on kernel 3.4
- Image Link:
- Source Code Github Repo: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M2P-bsp
- Forum thread:
- 2017-07-14 update : ubuntu-16.04-mate-desktop, base on kernel 3.4
- Image Link:
- Google Drive: Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dlfo9LGNcrc-_cpKd1uJnrNx0PdonBnK
- baidu cloud : http://pan.baidu.com/s/1dEX2TDR
- Source Code Github Repo: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M2P-bsp
- Forum thread:
- Image Link:
- 2018-11-09 update ,This release is for banana pi M2P board which is based on Allwinner H3, We release three images, Ubuntu 16.04, Raspbian 9 and Debian 9, base on kernel 4.4.
- M2P Ubuntu 16.04
- Features Map:http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M2P-H3_Image_Map#Kernel_4.4.55
- Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dgrtVqbR4I6xYlSfWBJeGwh8xI79L1PD/view?usp=sharing
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1RHZ-b7PcY9ybeiy95C_VIg
- md5sum : 59f2cc29ce045c15e51fac20ff6924aa
- forum pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m2p-h3-new-demo-images-release-with-kernel-4-4-2018-11-09/7210
- 2018-01-02 update : Ubuntu image, base on Kernel 4.4
Armbian image
- Armbian_23.02.0-trunk_Bananapim2plus_bullseye_current_5.15.93.img.xz
- Armbian_23.02.0-trunk_Bananapim2plus_bullseye_edge_6.0.10_xfce_desktop.img.xz
- Armbian_23.02.0-trunk_Bananapim2plus_jammy_edge_6.1.11_xfce_desktop.img.xz
- 2022-12-06 Armbian_22.11.0-trunk_Bananapim2plus_bullseye_edge_6.0.9.img.xz
- Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xnyen2FlP3b5kpIC8C70fIT2RUPaeQxo/view?usp=share_link
- Baidu Cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/11z-4c1Gj74D7hrT7R-_xhg?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
- Discuss on forum: https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m2-plus-new-image-release-armbian-bullseye/14449
- Armbain have support BPI-M2+，Armbian Bionic and Armbian Stretch version
- image download ： https://www.armbian.com/banana-pi-m2-plus/
- Armbian 5.51 debin Bananapi-m2+ build by BPI 2018-07-12
- Armbian Xenial and Armbian Jessie
- armbin image download: https://www.armbian.com/banana-pi-m2-plus/
Openelec Kodi
- Openelec Kodi 16.0 (xbmc)
- file name:http:OpenELEC-H3.arm-7.0-devel-20161026220508-r23113-g64b34b3-bpim2p.img.gz
- download link: http://down.nu/images/2016-10-26
- baidu cloud:http://pan.baidu.com/s/1mhMTEnI
- forum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/openelec-kodi-16-0-xbmc-on-the-banana-pi-bpi-m2-project/1600
Debian linux
- 2022-09-07 Armbian_22.11.0-trunk_Bananapim2plus_bullseye_edge_5.19.6_xfce_desktop.img
- Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/file/d/17j0YW8SJKpOG2YKRCuGLKXYHuq1wLSAh/view?usp=sharing
- Baidu Cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1prE9mlVuErHidWNJFynKzA?pwd=8ikd (pincode: 8ikd)
- 2019-09-18 update,Banana Pi BPI-M2+ boot debian 10 with grub (u-boot-2019.07 + kernel 5.1.1)
- 2018-11-09 update ,This release is for banana pi M2P board which is based on Allwinner H3, We release three images, Ubuntu 16.04, Raspbian 9 and Debian 9 with kernel 4.4.
- M2P Debian 9 Features Map :http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M2P-H3_Image_Map#Kernel_4.4.55_2
- Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/file/d/13HTp2smKPPK_4byHCI_T3Atg8_NfyQ5S/view?usp=sharing
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1h3TSAzY8ootahOjxkoTG1Q
- md5sum : f979f1a68d759e804e0a90654f4577f1
- forum pthread :http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m2p-h3-new-demo-images-release-with-kernel-4-4-2018-11-09/7210
Raspbian
- 2018-11-09 update ,This release is for banana pi M2P board which is based on Allwinner H3, We release three images, Ubuntu 16.04, Raspbian 9 and Debian 9 with kernel 4.4.
- M2P Raspbian 9 Features Map:http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M2P-H3_Image_Map#Kernel_4.4.55_3 1
- Google Drive :https://drive.google.com/open?id=182a1iSYyW8UMJHOyzbu35RfLi-Wn5H8h
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1g5Suk-Ybd3jdhdX82llBwg
- md5sum : 53ec3986ec3df84fa2548d0742f700fa
- fourm pthread ：http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m2p-h3-new-demo-images-release-with-kernel-4-4-2018-11-09/7210
- 2018-5-22 update : Raspbian jessie 8.0 kernel 3.4
- Image Link:
- Source Code Github Repo: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M2P-bsp
- Forum thread:
- http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-m2p-new-image-release-raspbian-jessie-8-0-2018-5-22/5788
- 2018-5-22 update : Raspbian 8.0 V1.1 new eMMC and PMU
- Image Link:
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-jQNZrJQi_KajZre6c6mbt5bHilF0h1x
- baidu cloud : https://pan.baidu.com/s/16KJbtwjT_PBCZJkYV79_ag
- Forum thread:
- Image Link:
OpenSUSE
- OpenSUSE have official support Banana Pi BPI-M2+
- image download : http://download.opensuse.org/ports/armv7hl/factory/images/
FreeBSD
FreeBSD on Allwinner (sunxi) systems for banana pi
Banana pi as the official partner of Allwinner , must banana pi product use Allwinner chip design . such as A20/A31S/H3/H2+/A64/A83T , and FreeBSD have support many Allwinner . so easy to use on banana pi board.
- Allwinner A20 (sun7i), a dual-core Cortex-A7 BPI-M1/BPI-M1+/BPI-R1
- Allwinner A31 and A31s (sun6i), a quad-core Cortex-A7 BPI-M2
- Allwinner A64 (sun50i), a quad-core Cortex-A53 BPI-M64
- Allwinner A83T (sun8i), an octa-core Cortex-A7 BPI-M3
- Allwinner H3 (sun8i), a quad-core Cortex-A7 BPI-M2+/BPI-M2+ EDU/
https://wiki.freebsd.org/FreeBSD/arm/Allwinner
Lakka TV
- Banana Pi M2+ with H3 chip
- Banana Pi M3 with A83T chip
- BPI-M1 and BPI-M1+ use A20 chip
- more about this : https://bananapi.gitbooks.io/bpi-m3/content/en/lakkatv.html
http://mirror.lakka.tv/nightly/
Dietpi
- Dietpi have official support BPI-M2+ : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/dietpi-have-official-support-bpi-m2/1882
RetroPie
- RetroPie for Banana Pi BPI-M2+/M2 Zero v.1.2.1 beta
retrorangepi
- retrorangepi support BPI-M2+ BPI-M2 Zero : http://retrorangepi.download/download/index2.html
Others image
BPI-M2+ also support other image. such as Centos Kali,Gentoo .... please choose the newset image .
- others image download link : http://forum.banana-pi.org/c/Banana-pi-BPI-M2/M2image
