Banana Pi BPI-M4 Zero
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Contents
Introduction
Banana Pi BPI-M4 Zero is the successor model of M2 Zero. It has a huge improvement in performance. The SOC is upgraded to H618 and the CPU frequency is increased by 25%. The memory is upgraded to DDR4, the capacity is quadrupled, and 8G eMMC is added. It supports 5G WiFi, and the USB interface has also been upgraded to type-C.
It has same form factor and 40-pin connector as the Raspberry Pi Zero W, and it can fit most of the RPI Zero W cases and accessories.
Key Features
- Allwinner H618, Quad-core ARM Cortex™-A53 processor
- ARM Mali G31 GPU
- 2.4G/5G WIFI & Bluetooth 4.2
- 2G LPDDR4 RAM
- 8G eMMC flash memory
- 1x USB2.0 Type-C OTG, 5V power supply
- 1x USB2.0 Type-C
- 1x miniHDMI 2.0a
- 1x 24-pin FPC connector
- 1x USB2.0
- 1x 100Mbps Ethernet
Getting Start
Hardware
Hardware interface
Hardware spec
| Hardware Specification of Banana pi BPI-M4 Zero | |
| 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, SDIO3.0 |
| Wireless | 2.4G/5G WiFi and Bluetooth 4.2 |
| HDMI | 1x miniHDMI 2.0a (up to 4K@60Hz with HDR10, CEC, DDC, SCDC), HDMI digital Audio output |
| USB | 1x USB2.0 Type-C HOST, 1x USB2.0 Type-C OTG |
| 40-pin header | 28 pins GPIO and Power (+5V, +3.3V and GND) |
| UART, SPI, TWI/I²C, PWM, PCM/I²S | |
| 24-pin FPC | 0.5mm pitch FPC connector， 1x USB2.0, 1x IR, 1x 100Mbps Ethernet |
| 9 pins GPIO, UART,TWI/I²C, PWM, PCM/I²S | |
| Buttons | Reset, FEL |
| LED | Power Status and Activity status |
| Power | 5V@3A via USB Type-C |
| Size | 65mm × 30mm |
| Weight | |
PIN define
BPI-M4 Zero 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 | ||
24-pin FPC
| 24-pin FPC define and GPIO Alternative Functions Assignments | |||||
| Pin Num | Pin Name | ALT0 | ALT1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GND | ||||
| 2 | EPHY_RXN | ||||
| 3 | EPHY_RXP | ||||
| 4 | EPHY_TXN | ||||
| 5 | EPHY_TXP | ||||
| 6 | GND | ||||
| 7 | PI9 | UART3_TX | TWI2_SCK | ||
| 8 | PI10 | UART3_RX | TWI2_SDA | ||
| 9 | PI12 | UART3_CTS | PWM2 | ||
| 10 | PI11 | UART3_RTS | PWM1 | ||
| 11 | 3V3 | ||||
| 12 | 3V3 | ||||
| 13 | PI4 | H_I2S0_DIN0 | H_I2S0_DOUT1 | ||
| 14 | PI3 | H_I2S0_DOUT0 | H_I2S0_DIN1 | ||
| 15 | PI2 | H_I2S0_LRCK | |||
| 16 | PI1 | H_I2S0_BCLK | |||
| 17 | PI0 | H_I2S0_MCLK | |||
| 18 | GND | ||||
| 19 | PH10 | IR_RX | |||
| 20 | 5V | ||||
| 21 | 5V | ||||
| 22 | USB2_DP | ||||
| 23 | USB2_DM | ||||
| 24 | GND | ||||
BPI-M4 Zero Debug UART
| 1 | GND |
| 2 | UART0_RX |
| 3 | UART0_TX |
Development
Source code
- u-boot for H618 : https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/pi-u-boot/tree/v2021.07-sunxi
- kernel for H618 : https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/pi-linux/tree/pi-6.1-sunxi
Resources
- BPI-M4 Zero Allwinner H618 SBC burn Ubuntu desktop image
- BPI-M4 Zero DXF file
- Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1Mjpa8V_rm9S_advARWvzKA?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HBTiiMwU5mz2ogGsBUwHz2idkqJpXCNB/view?usp=sharing
- BPI-M4 ZERO Schematic diagram
- Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1KPAf3tz_-h-9PWv-6VcAJg?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WUFn_GItB6fBIt0C-ejdyu3FwznuGmCr/view?usp=sharing
- BPI-M4 Zero SBC bench test:
- 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
Linux
Ubuntu
- 2023-12-12 Bpi-m4zero_1.0.0_ubuntu_jammy_minimal_linux6.1.31
- Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1GCfkl6nNP3aBZytS8G909g?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qNRjN5O5oOoYPXy0efrTPVZkE8KjbH5K/view?usp=sharing
- 2023-12-12 Bpi-m4zero_1.0.0_ubuntu_jammy_desktop_xfce_linux6.1.31
- Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1DsKB_bOdcKrHSI5pmZV6bg?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yRkGWEd2uLsXu1WPgBG-FUhDICgte_90/view?usp=sharing
Easy to buy
- SINOVOIP Aliexpress shop: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005006325178305.html
- Bipai Aliexpress shop: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005006325280213.html
- Taobao Shop: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.4fee3d0dOP5VBH&ft=t&id=754939469582
- OEM&ODM, please contact: [email protected]
