Banana Pi BPI-M2 ZERO
Introduction
The Banana Pi M2 Zero is an ultra compact single board computer which measures only 60mm*30mm. Its external interfaces are the same as the Raspberry Pi Zero W, and it will fit almost all cases and accessories for the Zero W. It uses the quad-core Cortex A7 Allwinner H2+ processor, with 512MB RAM. It's ideal for light-weight systems and space-limited applications. Like other members of the Banana Pi family, it supports both Linux and Android operating systems.
Key Features
- CPU: Allwinner H2+, Quad-core Cortex-A7.
- 512MB DDR 3 SDRAM.
- WiFi (AP6212) & Bluetooth onboard.
- Mini HDMI.
- 40 Pin Raspberry Pi-compatible GPIO, including UART, SPI, I2C, etc.
Getting Start
- Quick strart your BPI-M2 zero : Quick Start Banana pi SBC
- How to development : Getting Start with M2 Zero
Hardware
Hardware interfaces
Hardware spec
HardWare Specification of Banana pi BPI-P2 Zero VS BPI-M2 zero VS Raspberry Pi Zero W | |||
Module | Banana Pi BPI-P2 Zero | Banana Pi BPI-M2 Zero | Raspberry Pi Zero W |
CPU | H2+ Quad-core Cortex-A7 H265/HEVC 1080P | H2+ Quad-core Cortex-A7 H265/HEVC 1080P | Broadcom BCM2835 32 Bit 1 GHz ARM1176JZF-S single-core |
GPU | Mali400MP2 GPU @600MHz,Supports OpenGL ES 2.0 | Mali400MP2 GPU @600MHz,Supports OpenGL ES 2.0 | VideoCore IV |
Memory \(SDRAM\) | 512M DDR3(shared with GPU) | 512M DDR3(shared with GPU) | 512 MB DDR2 |
Onboard Storage | TF card \(Max. 64GB\) | TF card \(Max. 64GB\) | TF card \(Max. 64GB\) |
Onboard Network | 100M LAN | NOPE (but can extension with PIN define) | NOPE |
PoE power | PoE function support | NOPE | NOPE |
Onboard flash | 8G eMMC | NOPE | NOPE |
Onboard WIFI | SDIO AP6212(option AP6181、AP6335) | SDIO AP6212(option AP6181、AP6335) | 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.1 |
Video decoding | 1080p@60fps,H.264 Video encoding 1080p@30fps,H.264 | 1080p@60fps,H.264 Video encoding 1080p@30fps,H.264 | 1080p30 H.264/MPEG-4 AVC high-profile decoder and encoder |
Video input | A CSI input connector Camera | A CSI input connector Camera | CSI camera connector |
Video Outputs | mini HDMI 1.4,1080P@30fps, DHCP | mini HDMI 1.4,1080P@30fps, DHCP | Mini HDMI and USB On-The-Go ports |
Audio Output | Mini HDMI | Mini HDMI | Mini HDMI |
Power Source | Micro USB with 5V/2A or PoE power | Micro USB with 5V/2A | 5V/2A |
USB 2.0 Ports | one USB 2.0 OTG | one USB 2.0 OTG | one USB 2.0 OTG |
Buttons | Power Button, Reset Button | Power Button, Reset Button | Composite video and reset headers |
Low-level peripherals | 40 Pins Header,compatible with Raspberry Pi 3 | 40 Pins Header,compatible with Raspberry Pi 3 | 40 PIN |
uart GPIO\(1x3\) pin | UART, ground | UART, ground | UART |
LED | Power led & Status led | Power led & Status led | Power Status LED |
IR | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Supported OS | android linux | android linx | Linux |
Product size | 65mm X 52.5mm | 65mm × 30mm | 65mm x 30mm |
Weight | 30g | 15g | 9g |
GPIO PIN define
Banana Pi BPI-M2 zero 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 zero | |||
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″.
24 PIN CSI Camera connector of Banana pi BPI-M2 Zero | |||
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.
jumper CON3 of Banana pi BPI-M2 Zero | |||
CON3 Pin Name | Default Function | GPIO | |
CON3 P03 | UART0-TXD | PA4 | |
CON3 P02 | UART0-RXD | PA5 | |
CON3 P01 | GND |
Development
Basic Development
how to use zero 10/100 Ethernet
BPI-M2 zero not RJ45 interface ,but it support 100M network with PIN define.
PIN define:
schematic diagram:
test
Zero power with GPIO 5V input
BPI-M2 Zero 40 PIN GPIO have support 5V input , so you can use 5V input PIN to power zero board .
Resources
Documents
- schematic diagram: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4PAo2nW2KfnMW5sVkxWSW9qa28/view?usp=sharing
- DXF file :https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4PAo2nW2KfnZGcycVk2bWhmWjA/view?usp=sharing
- CE FCC RoHS : BPI-M2 zero 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 Zero - Review and compare to RPI Zero:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaXi1qbOvYk
- Banana Pi M2 Zero - Unboxing, Caratteristiche e Test (CPU, Gimp, WiFi, USB, Burntest):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rioWNzPXBnM
- A Review of the Banana Pi M2 Zero Running openHAB : https://community.openhab.org/t/a-review-of-the-banana-pi-m2-zero-running-openhab/37652
- Banana Pi BPI-M2 Zero with OpenCV : https://bluexmas.tistory.com/category/OS/Banana%20Pi%20%EF%BC%8FBPI-Bit?page=2
- Banana Pi M2 Zero: Low-Cost, Quad Core SBC : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51OMXTElStM&feature=youtu.be
Source code
- Android 4.4 source code
- Linux source code
- kernel 3.4 source code : https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M2Z-bsp
- BPI-M2 Zero Mainline linux kernel 4.19.0 (experimental)
- BPI-M2 zero Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine Mainline Kernel 5.3.5
Image Release
Android 4.4
2018-07-09 update Android 4.4
2017-11-12 update Android 4.4
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TywrMLLxqJj23ql2jyzLruZw18V_XwX3
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1c2pTXUo
- MD5: 67a5953dac47f3ca7a2628e1422a36e2
- Forum pthread:
- http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m2-zero-new-image-android-4-4-version-v1/4384
Armbian
- Image Link:
- Forum thread:
RetroPie
- RetroPie for Banana Pi M2 Zero v.1.2.1 beta
retrorangepi
- retrorangepi support BPI-M2+ BPI-M2 Zero : http://retrorangepi.download/download/index2.html
Raspbian
M2Z & P2Zero Raspbian 9.4
- Features Map http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M2Z_Image_Map#Raspbian_9.4
- HDMI-Version
- Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=14tsP-ctECFxFBsF7Lmuv_C-Bm7Xppl79
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1gmg-qX235t5kpL1N9uHy5A ( PinCode: 146j )
- Md5sum : 25aca018ee40a6df903e1f51b9d73327
- Forum pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m2z-bpi-p2-zero-h2-new-images-reapbian9-4-ubuntu16-04-release-2019-04-30/9166
- HDMI-Version
2018-07-09
- Image Link:
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMVCWCWoWmhzL-c89rkqzZVE_k7xYCvd/view
- baidu Drive: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1ahXv3Hl7Dst7uBwz60pcrg 2
- Forum thread:
Ubuntu
- BPI-M2 zero Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine Mainline Kernel 5.3.5
- .2019-4-30 update BPI-M2 Zero & BPI-P2 Zero Ubuntu Server 16.04
- Features Map:http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M2Z_Image_Map#Kernel_3.4
- Image Links:
- HDMI-Version
- Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nTrali0w7GgcGatu-jxyJR-sF06rMN39
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/100LiQcD7V2_AJ3EmYN8p0g ( PinCode: q379 )
- Md5sum : f8aa74511677a0543d2af65115d7d0d0
- Forum pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m2z-bpi-p2-zero-h2-new-images-reapbian9-4-ubuntu16-04-release-2019-04-30/9166
4.2018-4-30 update BPI-M2 Zero & P2Zero Ubuntu Desktop 16.04
- Features Map:http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M2Z_Image_Map#Kernel_3.4
- Image Links:
- HDMI-Version
- Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=14_qm7Nk3FIycIC95ghVyeFz2xEbKjuSx
- Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1LZmkxRnszlhfdLD0Ngg18g ( PinCode: dqe1 )
- Md5sum : 25daaac1e678a5cc98259a82ea5ce53c
- Forum pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m2z-bpi-p2-zero-h2-new-images-reapbian9-4-ubuntu16-04-release-2019-04-30/9166
- 2018-07-09 update
- Image Link:
- 2017-11-13 update