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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Android
- Android source code https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-H618-Android12
Linux
- Linux BSP source code https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M4B-bsp
- Linux Armbian build source code https://github.com/Dangku/armbian-build
- Linux 5.4 boot pack source code https://github.com/Dangku/allwinner-boot-pack
- Linux 5.4 uboot source code https://github.com/Dangku/sunxi-u-boot/tree/sun50iw9-v2018.05
- Linux 5.4 kernel source code https://github.com/Dangku/sunxi-linux/tree/sun50iw9-5.4
- Linux 6.6 uboot source code https://github.com/Dangku/sunxi-u-boot/tree/sunxi-v2024.01
- Linux 6.6 kernel source code https://github.com/Dangku/sunxi-linux/tree/sunxi-6.6
- WringPi source code https://github.com/Dangku/WiringPi
- RPi.GPIO source code https://github.com/Dangku/RPi.GPIO
- WiringPi-Python source code https://github.com/Dangku/WiringPi-Python
Resources
- BPI-M4 ZERO Hardware introduction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23J_TfsB480
- BPI-M4 Zero DXF file
- BPI-M4 ZERO Schematic diagram
- Baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1kceiTekfFvYFsXrLiQrxQA?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
- Google drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AtKZROqmdPSz2XQzdeQLL4K6wCPerqeu/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
Android
- 2024-08-19-bananapi-m4zero-android12.zip
- Baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1OUJEnathYgcPsmsX5CSj9w?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
- Google drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1twgJpV4kbHkK-OKiEwhMCIxbnkIw74dF/view?usp=sharing
Linux
Ubuntu
- 20240819-Bananapi-Armbian_24.8.0-trunk_Bpi-m4zero_Ubuntu22.04
- Baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/14d-s9O2cJco9fFsBUcUYoQ?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
- Google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-MzSVsduPX8qHKgbAOM3wmcCbwfkffAz?usp=sharing
Debian
- 20240819-Bananapi-Armbian_24.8.0-trunk_Bpi-m4zero_Debian12
- Baidu could: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1MFQE8zJVXeUKV9ZHeznWpA?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
- Google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Csk5mTyInOaWP6HsZbt_nk8V7dlG6Db0?usp=sharing
Old version system image
For the v00 version of M4 Zero, please use the image here.
Android
- BPI-M4Zero-Android-20240429
- Baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/10MA_gjYbT-VPSjsvmHZhOA?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
- Google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Bk3PJ_x49a09EQSpD7n3XpP4YwYMSEuK?usp=sharing
- 2024-01-14-bananapi-m4zero-android12-box.img.
- Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1HRiOLLBwdrLehv_z2sksfA?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15XDTLd5VqZxfgmv7tlqDBHrgOGvaBofU?usp=sharing
- 2024-01-14-bananapi-m4zero-android12
- Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1rNXZc_OKJHyUVOPXtCixcQ?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18ZvhcAMIOWyAZxHcxNGJmKVjZidYqGtW?usp=sharing
Linux
Debian
- 20240314-Bpi-m4zero_1.0.1_debian12_bookworm_desktop_xfce_linux6.1.31
- Baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1QJ0wFHxLMvaJgiCkk_NBpw?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)
- Google drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OKrAm2fX8pLpiYM6GcQOIyNdcgQh9_bH/view?usp=sharing
- 20240314-Bpi-m4zero_1.0.1_debian12_bookworm_minimal_linux6.1.31
- Baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1oGq-HaHJoiUsUqIQwp72_Q?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)
- Google drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dNkG1sbh2EkKD9UUmUhT9LtdbfF3rT_c/view?usp=sharing
- 20240315_Bpi-m4zero_1.0.1_debian11_bullseye_desktop_xfce_linux6.1.31
- Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1mkjxqcDDyDXDQ-ZJ_7Dcag?pwd=8888（pincode:8888)
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RyIC-1AsVUk9i8aL6c37uDcB3VIBQJwk/view?usp=sharing
- 20240315_Bpi-m4zero_1.0.1_debian11_bullseye_minimal_linux6.1.31
- Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1x2ByNdQJHRxRxRIo5Ui1lA?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19BjUfWAH8pQdVtxN1Ow6QERlSm5o5g5e/view?usp=sharing
Ubuntu
- 20240314-Bpi-m4zero_1.0.1_ubuntu24.04_jammy_desktop_xfce_linux6.1.31
- Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1GigN7INJarQnqJL5pQNK4g?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AhQqo54W4QOS36ek9lxoMnewk0F5nIoX/view?usp=sharing
- 20240314-Bpi-m4zero_1.0.1_ubuntu24.04_jammy_minimal_linux6.1.31
- Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1nV6AJUayGSmLsUhIrMq9IQ?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)
- Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CttN-hCD1PWImalYPh8QuxWsa2BPEyz-/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
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