Banana Pi BPI-M2+
Introduction
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*5mm,
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 BlueTooth onboard
- 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet Port
- CSI camera interface
Getting Start
Hardware
Hardware interfact
File:BPI-M2 plus interface.jpg
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 | 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 | ||
Software
Development
Basic Development
Resources
- 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
Image Release
Ubuntu
Kernel 3.4
2018-5-17 update Ubuntu 16.04 V1.1
- Image Link:
- Source Code Github Repo:
- Forum thread:
- Image Link:
- Google Drive: Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dlfo9LGNcrc-_cpKd1uJnrNx0PdonBnK
- Source Code Github Repo:
- Forum thread:
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
Armbian image
- 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
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
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
