¶ BPI-M4 Berry Introduction
The BPI-M4 Berry development board stands as a powerful Single Board Computer (SBC), harnessing the capabilities of the Allwinner H618 System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide developers with impressive performance and a wealth of features. Similar to the Raspberry Pi 4b, the BPI-M4 Berry boasts comparable CPU prowess, LPDDR4 memory support, integrated WiFi and Bluetooth functionalities, and a familiar 40-pin header layout, alongside 4 USB interfaces and a GbE RJ45 port.
Characterized by its robust performance, versatile features, and remarkable image processing capabilities, stands as an exemplary SBC development platform for professionals within the embedded and computing industries. Equipped with 8GB eMMC flash storage, high-performance decoding and encoding capabilities, and an array of interface options, it caters to a wide spectrum of application domains, including media processing, IoT, and entertainment. Whether catering to novices or seasoned developers, the BPI-M4 Berry development board offers an ideal toolset for realizing creative visions and project objectives.
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Allwinner H618 design : Banana Pi BPI-M4 Berry Same size as Raspberry Pi 4B Allwinner H618 design : Banana Pi BPI-M4 Zero Same size as Raspberry Pi Zere W |
¶ Key Features
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Allwinner H618, Quad-core ARM Cortex™-A53 processor
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ARM Mali G31 GPU
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WIFI & Bluetooth
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2G LPDDR4 RAM
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8G eMMC flash memory
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1x USB2.0 Type-C OTG, 5V power supply
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4x USB2.0 Type-A
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1x HDMI 2.0a
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1x 3.5mm Audio & TVE jack socket
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1x GbE Ethernet port
¶ Getting Start
¶ Hardware
¶ Hardware Interface
¶ BPI-M4 Berry Photo
¶ Hardware Spec
| HardWare Specification of Banana Pi BPI-M4 Berry | |
|---|---|
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 |
Wireless |
2.4G/5G WiFi and Bluetooth 4.2 |
Ethernet |
1x GbE Ethernet port(supports PoE with add-on PoE HAT) |
HDMI |
1x full-size HDMI 2.0a (up to 4K@60Hz with HDR10, CEC, DDC, SCDC), HDMI digital Audio output |
Audio |
1x 3.5mm Audio & TVE jack socket |
IR |
1x CIR |
USB |
4x USB2.0 Type-A HOST, 1x USB2.0 Type-C OTG |
GPIO |
40-pin header, 28 pins GPIO and Power (+5V, +3.3V and GND) |
UART, SPI, TWI/I²C, PWM, PCM/I²S |
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Buttons |
Reset, FEL and User |
LED |
Power Status and Activity status |
Power |
5V@3A via USB Type-C |
Size |
88x58 mm |
Weight |
60g |
BPI-M4 Berry VS Raspberry Pi 4B
| module | Raspberry Pi 4B | Banana Pi BPI-M4 Berry |
|---|---|---|
CPU |
1.5GHz Quad-Core BroadcomBCM2711(Cortex A72) |
H618,64 Bit Cortex™-A53 Quad-Core |
GPU |
500 MHz VideoCore Vl |
ARM Mali G31 GPU |
Memory (SDRAM) |
1-4GB DDR4 |
2GB LPDDR4(up to 4G) |
Onboard Storage |
MicroSD (TF) card |
MicroSD (TF) card / MMC card slot ,eMMC 8GB |
Network |
10/100/1000 Ethernet |
10/100/1000 Ethernet |
Onboard WIFI &BT |
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac & BT5.0 |
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac & BT4.2 |
Display |
HDMI |
HDMI |
Camera |
N/A |
N/A |
Video Outputs |
2*Micro-HDMI |
HDMI 2.0a 4K@60fps |
Audio Output |
3.5 mm Jack and HDMI |
3.5 mm Jack and HDMI |
Audino In |
N/A |
N/A |
GPIO |
40-PIN: PWM,GPIO,UART,I²C bus,I²S bus,SPI bus,+3.3v,+5v,ground. CAN bus |
40-PIN: PWM,GPIO,UART,I²C bus,I²S bus,SPI bus,+3.3v,+5v,ground. CAN bus |
Remote |
N/A |
IR reciever |
USB Ports |
2 * USB3.0+2 * USB2.0 |
2 * USB 2.0 1* USB Otg |
Buttons |
N/A |
Reset button, User button, Uboot button |
LED |
Power led Status led |
Power led Status led Wifi led |
Power |
DC 5V/3A |
DC 5V/2A |
Board Size |
88mmx58mm |
88mmx58mm |
¶ GPIO Pin Define
BPI-M4 Berry 40PIN GPIO
| 40 PIN GPIO of Banana pi BPI-M4 Berry | |||||
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Pin Num |
Pin Name |
ALT0 |
ALT1 |
ALT2 |
ALT3 |
1 |
3.3V |
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2 |
5V |
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3 |
PG16 |
UART2_RX |
TWI4_SDA |
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4 |
5V |
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5 |
PG15 |
UART2_TX |
TWI4_SCK |
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6 |
GND |
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7 |
PG19 |
PWM1 |
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8 |
PG6 |
UART1_TX |
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9 |
GND |
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10 |
PG7 |
UART1_RX |
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11 |
PH2 |
UART5_TX |
PWM2 |
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12 |
PG11 |
H_I2S2_BCLK |
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13 |
PH3 |
UART5_RX |
PWM1 |
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14 |
GND |
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15 |
PG2 |
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16 |
PG8 |
UART1_RTS |
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17 |
3.3V |
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18 |
PG9 |
UART1_CTS |
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19 |
PH7 |
UART2_RTS |
H_I2S3_LRCK |
SPI1_MOSI |
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20 |
GND |
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21 |
PH8 |
UART2_CTS |
H_I2S3_DOUT0 |
SPI1_MISO |
H_I2S3_DIN1 |
22 |
PG1 |
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23 |
PH6 |
UART2_RX |
H_I2S3_BCLK |
SPI1_CLK |
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24 |
PH5 |
UART2_TX |
H_I2S3_MCLK |
SPI1_CS0 |
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25 |
GND |
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26 |
PH9 |
H_I2S3_DIN0 |
SPI1_CS1 |
H_I2S3_DOUT1 |
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27 |
PG18 |
UART2_CTS |
TWI3_SDA |
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28 |
PG17 |
UART2_RTS |
TWI3_SCK |
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29 |
PG3 |
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30 |
GND |
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31 |
PG4 |
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32 |
PG0 |
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33 |
PG5 |
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34 |
GND |
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35 |
PG12 |
H_I2S2_LRCK |
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36 |
PH4 |
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37 |
PG10 |
H_I2S2_MCLK |
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38 |
PG14 |
H_I2S2_DIN0 |
H_I2S2_DOUT1 |
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39 |
GND |
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40 |
PG13 |
H_I2S2_DOUT0 |
H_I2S2_DIN1 |
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BPI-M4 Berry Debug UART
1 |
GND |
2 |
UART0_RX |
3 |
UART0_TX |
¶ Development
¶ Source Code
¶ Android
| BPI-H618-Android12-Code |
Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1yMlLXauxZywujH8WkYqEcQ?pwd=8888 PIN code:8888
Android source code https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-H618-Android12
¶ Linux
| Linux BSP 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
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Linux BSP source code https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M4B-bsp
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Linux Armbian build source code https://github.com/Dangku/armbian-build
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Linux 5.4 boot pack source code https://github.com/Dangku/allwinner-boot-pack
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Linux 5.4 uboot source code https://github.com/Dangku/sunxi-u-boot/tree/sun50iw9-v2018.05
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Linux 5.4 kernel source code https://github.com/Dangku/sunxi-linux/tree/sun50iw9-5.4
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Linux 6.6 uboot source code https://github.com/Dangku/sunxi-u-boot/tree/sunxi-v2024.01
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Linux 6.6 kernel source code https://github.com/Dangku/sunxi-linux/tree/sunxi-6.6
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WringPi source code https://github.com/Dangku/WiringPi
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RPi.GPIO source code https://github.com/Dangku/RPi.GPIO
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WiringPi-Python source code https://github.com/Dangku/WiringPi-Python
¶ Resources
| BPI-M4 Berry Allwinner H618 SBC burn Ubuntu desktop image, youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAZsUDYL0DE |
| BPI-M4 Berry Schematic diagram |
Baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/18jV5XOVoECraDpSWlYd1iA?pwd=8888 PIN code: 8888
| BPI-M4 Berry DXF file |
Baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1lgmPfwqR-B9Pg7ET7NavKw?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
| BPI-M4 Berry SBC bench test: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m4-sbc-bench-test/9469 |
| Allwinner H618 Datasheet |
Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/10Rk4xLMOhIkk-gIoQx9DQw?pwd=8888 PIN code:8888
| UglyScale Press — Banana-Pi BPi-M4 Berry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnmaHl7v82Y |
| Bananapi BPI-M4 Berry support Waveshare 4inch 720x720 screen Test video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRcjx6_29rA&t=75s |
¶ System Image
¶ Android
| 2024-08-19-bananapi-m4berry-android12 |
Baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1Dc6-tVgzE3k1W5sY2KDrmA?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
¶ Linux
¶ Ubuntu
| 20241011-Bananapi-Armbian_24.8.2-trunk_Bpi-m4berry_Ubuntu22.04 |
Baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/16-kB50jYfEdmFpG1av0BJw?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
¶ Debian
| 20241011-Bananapi-Armbian_24.8.2-trunk_Bpi-m4berry_Debian12 |
Baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1B2tEtHEyom0pO5a5RSroaw?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
¶ Easy to buy
| SINOVOIP Aliexpress shop: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005006212355480.html?spm |
| Bipai Aliexpress shop: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005006212128000.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa |
| Taobao Shop: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5-c-s.w4002-25059194413.11.489155c8Addsck&id=747425760994 |
| OEM&ODM, please contact: [email protected] |