Summary

Introduction

Overview

The Banana Pi R2 is a router based development board, which can run on a variety of open source operating systems including OpenWrt, Android, and Bananian. It has 4 Gigabit LAN ports, 1 Gigabit WAN, and 300Mbs wireless N capabilities.

Key Features

MediaTek MT7623N, Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7
Mali 450 MP4 GPU
2G DDR3 SDRAM
Mini PCIE interface.
support 2 SATA interface
MicroSD slot supports up to 256GB expansion
8G eMMC flash (option 16/32/64G)
MIPI display interface support
5 port 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port
(2) USB 3.0 and (1) USB 2.0 otg port
1080P high-definition video playback
HDMI port and multi-channel audio output
WIFI&Bluetooth 4.1 with 802.11B/G/N onboard

Getting Start

Getting Start with R2

Hardware Revision

Hardware interface

Hardware spec

	Banana Pi R2
CPU	MediaTek MT7623N, Quad-code ARM Cortex-A7
GPU	Mali 450 MP4 GPU
Memory	2G DDR3 SDRAM
Storage	On Board 8GB eMMC Flash, Micro SD-Card slot, Two SATA 2.0 Port (USB-to-SATA bridge)
Network	10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet (MT7530) + Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4G/5G (MT6625L) + Bluetooth BT4.1 with MTK6625L chip
Display(s)	HDMI (Type A) output with HDCP 1.4, resolutions up 1920x1200； MIPI Display Serial Interface (DSI) interface(4 data lanes)
Video decoder(s)	Multi-format FHD video decoding, including Mpeg1/2, Mpeg4, H.263, H.264, etc. H.264 high-profile 1080p@60fps, HEVC/H.265 1080P@60fps
Audio Output(s)	HDMI & I2S
USB ports	USB 3.0 PORT (x2), USB OTG (x1)
PCIE	1 pcie interface & 1 pcie pin define interface
Remote	IR Receiver (x1)
GPIO	40 Pin Header : GPIO (x28) and Power (+5V, +3.3V and GND). Some of I/O Pin can be used for specific functions as UART, I2C, SPI or PWM
Switches	Reset button, Power button, U-boot button
LED	Power Status and 8P8C
Power Source	5 volt @2A via DC Power and/or Micro USB (OTG)
Size & Weight	148 mm × 100.5mm 100g
OS	OpenWRT, Debian, Ubuntu, Raspbian and others OS

BPI-R2 GPIO Pin define

Banana Pi BPI-R2 40-pin GPIO define:

Banana Pi BPI-R2 has a 40-pin GPIO header that matches that of the Model Raspberry Pi 3. Following is the Banana Pi GPIO Pinout:

BPI-R2 40 PIN GPIO define:

40 PIN GPIO of Banana pi BPI-R2
GPIO Pin Name	Default Function
CON1-P01	VCC-3V3
CON1-P02	VCC-5V
CON1-P03	I2C\_SDA0	GPIO75
CON1-P04	VCC-5V
CON1-P05	I2C\_SCL0	GPIO76
CON1-P06	GND
CON1-P07	PWM-003	GPIO206
CON1-P08	UTXD1	GPIO80
CON1-P09	GND
CON1-P10	URXD0	GPIO81
CON1-P11	URXD1	GPIO80
CON1-P12	I2S0\_BCK	GPIO74
CON1-P13	UTXD0	GPIO79
CON1-P14	GND
CON1-P15	PWM-002	GPIO205
CON1-P16	URTS1	GPIO25
CON1-P17	VCC-3V3
CON1-P18	UCTS1	GPIO24
CON1-P19	SPI0\_MO	GPIO56
CON1-P20	GND
CON1-P21	SPI0\_MI	GPIO55
CON1-P22	PCM\_CLK	GPIO18
CON1-P23	SPI0\_CK	GPIO54
CON1-P24	SPI0\_CSN	GPIO53
CON1-P25	GND
CON1-P26	PCM\_RX	GPIO20
CON1-P27	I2C\_SDA1	GPIO57
CON1-P28	I2C\_SCL1	GPIO58
CON1-P29	PCM\_RST	GPIO22
CON1-P30	GND
CON1-P31	SPDIF\_OUT	GPIO200
CON1-P32	PCM\_TX	GPIO21
CON1-P33	I2S0\_MCLK	GPIO126
CON1-P34	GND
CON1-P35	I2S0\_LRCK	GPIO73
CON1-P36	PCM\_SYNC	GPIO19
CON1-P37	SPDIF\_IN1	GPIO202
CON1-P38	I2S0\_DATA\_IN	GPIO72
CON1-P39	GND
CON1-P40	I2S0\_DATA\_OUT	GPI049

MIPI DSI \(Display SerialInterface\)

Thedisplay Connector is a 40-pin FPC connector which can connect external LCD panel \(MIPI DSI\) and touch screen \(I2C\) module as well. The pin definitions of this connector are shown as below. This is marked on the Banana Pi board as“DSI”.

MIPI DSI of Banana pi BPI-R2
DSI Pin Name	Default Function	Function2：GPIO
CN6-P01	VCC-3V3
CN6-P02	VCC-5V
CN6-P03	VCC-3V3
CN6-P04	VCC-5V
CN6-P05	GND
CN6-P06	VCC-5V
CN6-P07	GND
CN6-P08	VCC-5V
CN6-P09	NC
CN6-P10	GND
CN6-P11	NC
CN6-P12	DSI-D0N
CN6-P13	NC
CN6-P14	DSI-D0P
CN6-P15	DSI\_TE	GPIO84
CN6-P16	GND
CN6-P17	I2C\_SDA2	GPIO77
CN6-P18	DSI-D1N
CN6-P19	I2C\_SCL2	GPIO78
CN6-P20	DSI-D1P
CN6-P21	CTP-INT	GPIO23
CN6-P22	GND
CN6-P23	CTP-RST	GPIO236
CN6-P24	DSI-CKN
CN6-P25	GND
CN6-P26	DSI-CKP
CN6-P27	GPIO28
CN6-P28	GND
CN6-P29	GPIO83
CN6-P30	DSI-D2N
CN6-P31	GPIO204
CN6-P32	DSI-D2P
CN6-P33	GND
CN6-P34	GND
CN6-P35	LCM\_BLPWM	GPIO203
CN6-P36	DSI-D3N
CN6-P37	GND
CN6-P38	DSI-D3P
CN6-P39	NC
CN6-P40	GND

UART specification:

Theheader CON4 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.