Banana Pi BPI-M4 Berry

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Introduction

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The BPI-M4 Berry development board stands as a powerful Single Board Computer (SBC), harnessing the capabilities of the Allwinner H618 System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide developers with impressive performance and a wealth of features. Similar to the Raspberry Pi 4b, the BPI-M4 Berry boasts comparable CPU prowess, LPDDR4 memory support, integrated WiFi and Bluetooth functionalities, and a familiar 40-pin header layout, alongside 4 USB interfaces and a GbE RJ45 port.

Characterized by its robust performance, versatile features, and remarkable image processing capabilities, stands as an exemplary SBC development platform for professionals within the embedded and computing industries. Equipped with 8GB eMMC flash storage, high-performance decoding and encoding capabilities, and an array of interface options, it caters to a wide spectrum of application domains, including media processing, IoT, and entertainment. Whether catering to novices or seasoned developers, the BPI-M4 Berry development board offers an ideal toolset for realizing creative visions and project objectives.

Key Features

  • Allwinner H618, Quad-core ARM Cortex™-A53 processor
  • ARM Mali G31 GPU
  • WIFI & Bluetooth
  • 2G LPDDR4 RAM
  • 8G eMMC flash memory
  • 1x USB2.0 Type-C OTG, 5V power supply
  • 4x USB2.0 Type-A
  • 1x HDMI 2.0a
  • 1x 3.5mm Audio & TVE jack socket
  • 1x GbE Ethernet port

Getting Start

Hardware

Hardware interface

BPI-M4 Berry interface.jpg

Hardware spec

Hardware Specification of Banana pi BPI-M4 Berry
CPU Allwinner H618, Quad-core ARM Cortex™-A53 processor, 64-bit, up to 1.5GHz
GPU ARM Mali G31 GPU
Memory 2 GB LPDDR4
Storage 8G eMMC flash
SD card MicroSD card slot
Wireless 2.4G/5G WiFi and Bluetooth 4.2
Ethernet 1x GbE Ethernet port(supports PoE with add-on PoE HAT)
HDMI 1x full-size HDMI 2.0a (up to 4K@60Hz with HDR10, CEC, DDC, SCDC), HDMI digital Audio output
Audio 1x 3.5mm Audio & TVE jack socket
IR 1x CIR
USB 4x USB2.0 Type-A HOST, 1x USB2.0 Type-C OTG
GPIO 40-pin header, 28 pins GPIO and Power (+5V, +3.3V and GND)
UART, SPI, TWI/I²C, PWM, PCM/I²S
Buttons Reset, FEL and User
LED Power Status and Activity status
Power 5V@3A via USB Type-C
Size 85x56 mm
Weight 60g

BPI-M4 Berry VS Raspberry Pi 4b

PIN define

BPI-M4 Berry 40-pin header

40-pin header define and GPIO Alternative Functions Assignments
Pin Num Pin Name ALT0 ALT1 ALT2 ALT3
1 3.3V
2 5V
3 PG16 UART2_RX TWI4_SDA
4 5V
5 PG15 UART2_TX TWI4_SCK
6 GND
7 PG19 PWM1
8 PG6 UART1_TX
9 GND
10 PG7 UART1_RX
11 PH2 UART5_TX PWM2
12 PG11 H_I2S2_BCLK
13 PH3 UART5_RX PWM1
14 GND
15 PG2
16 PG8 UART1_RTS
17 3.3V
18 PG9 UART1_CTS
19 PH7 UART2_RTS H_I2S3_LRCK SPI1_MOSI
20 GND
21 PH8 UART2_CTS H_I2S3_DOUT0 SPI1_MISO H_I2S3_DIN1
22 PG1
23 PH6 UART2_RX H_I2S3_BCLK SPI1_CLK
24 PH5 UART2_TX H_I2S3_MCLK SPI1_CS0
25 GND
26 PH9 H_I2S3_DIN0 SPI1_CS1 H_I2S3_DOUT1
27 PG18 UART2_CTS TWI3_SDA
28 PG17 UART2_RTS TWI3_SCK
29 PG3
30 GND
31 PG4
32 PG0
33 PG5
34 GND
35 PG12 H_I2S2_LRCK
36 PH4
37 PG10 H_I2S2_MCLK
38 PG14 H_I2S2_DIN0 H_I2S2_DOUT1
39 GND
40 PG13 H_I2S2_DOUT0 H_I2S2_DIN1

BPI-M4 Berry Debug UART

1 GND
2 UART0_RX
3 UART0_TX

Development

Source code

Resources

Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1qS-_3d3IpoMBWJe8aI8JFA?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)
Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13wsY0cMZGfz5MdTqlo19DtmlZfdOGLI4/view?usp=sharing
  • Allwinner H618 Datasheet
Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/10Rk4xLMOhIkk-gIoQx9DQw?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)
Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N6oWF9PHTcxXC1JY4x3Malr3twFv2wWZ/view?usp=sharing

System image

Easy to buy

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