¶ BPI-M8 Introduction
The BPI-M8 is built on the high-performance octa-core AI platform chip A733, which combines a dual-core Arm® Cortex®-A76 and a hexa-core Arm Cortex-A55. It supports an Imagination PowerVR BXM-4-64 MC1 GPU, a 3TOPS NPU, and LPDDR4, LPDDR4x, LPDDR5 DRAM and UFS/eMMC memory.
The BPI-M8 boasts a rich array of peripherals, including USB, DP, UFS, HDMI, MIPI CSI, MIPI DSI, FAN, RTC, and one Gigabit Ethernet port (supporting PoE). It also supports SD card booting and features an onboard KEIIOT K038 WiFi/Bluetooth chip. It is equipped with 4GB of LPDDR5 RAM, 32GB of eMMC storage, and two 12x12mm single-antenna modules.
¶ Key Features
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Dual-Core Arm Cortex-A76 + Hexa-Core Arm Cortex-A55, up to 2.0GHz
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Imagination PowerVR BXM-4-64 MC1
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4GB LPDDR5 RAM
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32GB eMMC flash
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Support MIPI DSI Display interface
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Support MIPI CSI Camera interface
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Support PCIE/DP interface
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Supports UFS modules
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HDMI output
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40 PIN GPIO
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POE
¶ Getting Start
¶ Hardware
¶ Hardware Interface
¶ Hardware Spec
| HardWare Specification of Banana Pi M8 | |
|---|---|
CPU |
Dual-Core Arm Cortex-A76 + Hexa-Core Arm Cortex-A55, up to 2.0GHz |
GPU |
Imagination PowerVR BXM-4-64 MC1 |
Memory |
4GB of LPDDR5 RAM |
Storage |
MicroSD slot,32GB of eMMC storage(Supports UFS modules) |
Network |
10/100/1000M Ethernet + K038 WiFi/Bluetooth chip |
Video Output(s) |
HDMI port output |
Audio Output(s) |
3.5mm headphone jack output and HDMI sound out |
PCIE |
FPC PCIe socket (reused with DP socket) |
USB ports |
4x USB port |
GPIO |
40 Pin GPIO |
Switches |
PWR button and ADC button |
LED |
Power Status and Activity status |
Power Source |
5 volt @4A via Micro USB (TYPE C) or PoE support |
Size & Weight |
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OS |
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¶ GPIO Pin Define
BPI-M8 40PIN GPIO
| 40 PIN GPIO of Banana pi BPI-M8 | |
|---|---|
Pin Num |
Pin Name |
1 |
DCDC1 |
2 |
VBUS-AXP318 |
3 |
PJ23/TWI7-SDA |
4 |
VBUS-AXP318 |
5 |
PJ22/TWI7-SCK |
6 |
GND |
7 |
PL05/PWM0-3 |
8 |
PB00/UART2-TX |
9 |
GND |
10 |
PB01/UART2-RX |
11 |
PL12/S-UART1-TX |
12 |
HD-PIN12 |
13 |
PL13/S-UART1-RX |
14 |
GND |
15 |
PL06/S-UART0-TX |
16 |
PB02/UART2-RTS |
17 |
DCDC1 |
18 |
PB03/UART2-CTS |
19 |
PJ25/SPI3-MOSI |
20 |
GND |
21 |
PJ26/SPI3-MISO |
22 |
HD-PIN22 |
23 |
PJ24/SPI3-CLK |
24 |
HD-PIN24 |
25 |
GND |
26 |
PJ27/SPI3-CS0 |
27 |
HD-PIN27 |
28 |
HD-PIN28 |
29 |
PL07/S-UART0-RX |
30 |
GND |
31 |
HD-PIN31 |
32 |
HD-PIN32 |
33 |
HD-PIN33 |
34 |
GND |
35 |
HD-PIN35 |
36 |
HD-PIN36 |
37 |
HD-PIN37 |
38 |
HD-PIN38 |
39 |
GND |
40 |
HD-PIN40 |
BPI-M8 MIPI CSIA
| MIPI CSIA of Banana pi BPI-M8 | |
|---|---|
Pin Num |
Pin Name |
1 |
MCSIA-D3N |
2 |
MCSIA-D3P |
3 |
GND |
4 |
MCSIA-D2N |
5 |
MCSIA-D2P |
6 |
GND |
7 |
NC |
8 |
NC |
9 |
GND |
10 |
MCSIA-D1N |
11 |
MCSIA-D1P |
12 |
GND |
13 |
MCSIA-D0N |
14 |
MCSIA-D0P |
15 |
GND |
16 |
MCSIA-CKN |
17 |
MCSIA-CKP |
18 |
GND |
19 |
PE00/MCSI-A-MCLK |
20 |
PE06/MCSI-A-STBY |
21 |
PE07/MCSI-A-RST |
22 |
PE10/TWI4-SCK |
23 |
PE11/TWI4-SDA |
24 |
GND |
25 |
NC |
26 |
NC |
27 |
NC |
28 |
NC |
29 |
NC |
30 |
VCC1V8_CSI0 |
31 |
GND |
32 |
GND |
33 |
VCC3V3_CSI0 |
34 |
VCC3V3_CSI0 |
35 |
VCC3V3_CSI0 |
36 |
GND |
37 |
GND |
BPI-M8 MIPI CSIB
| MIPI CSIB of Banana pi BPI-M8 | |
|---|---|
Pin Num |
Pin Name |
1 |
MCSIB-D3N |
2 |
MCSIB-D3P |
3 |
GND |
4 |
MCSIB-D2N |
5 |
MCSIB-D2P |
6 |
GND |
7 |
NC |
8 |
NC |
9 |
GND |
10 |
MCSIB-D1N |
11 |
MCSIB-D1P |
12 |
GND |
13 |
MCSIB-D0N |
14 |
MCSIB-D0P |
15 |
GND |
16 |
MCSIB-CKN |
17 |
MCSIB-CKP |
18 |
GND |
19 |
PE05/MCSI-B-MCLK |
20 |
PE08/MCSI-B-STBY |
21 |
PE09/MCSI-B-RST |
22 |
PE03/TWI3-SCK |
23 |
PE04/TWI3-SDA |
24 |
GND |
25 |
AP-NMI |
26 |
PMU-PWRON |
27 |
AP-RESET |
28 |
PMU-SCK |
29 |
PMU-SDA |
30 |
VCC1V8_CSI1 |
31 |
GND |
32 |
GND |
33 |
VCC3V3_CSI1 |
34 |
VCC3V3_CSI1 |
35 |
VCC3V3_CSI1 |
36 |
GND |
37 |
GND |
BPI-M8 PCIe+DP
| PCIe+DP of Banana pi BPI-M8 | |
|---|---|
Pin Num |
Pin Name |
1 |
COMB1-TX0P |
2 |
COMB1-TX0N |
3 |
GND |
4 |
COMB1-RX0P |
5 |
COMB1-RX0N |
6 |
GND |
7 |
COMB1-REFP |
8 |
COMB1-REFN |
9 |
GND |
10 |
DP_TX0P |
11 |
DP_TX0N |
12 |
GND |
13 |
DP_TX1P |
14 |
DP_TX1N |
15 |
GND |
16 |
DP_AUXP |
17 |
DP_AUXN |
18 |
DP_HPD |
19 |
HOST-D4M |
20 |
HOST-D4P |
21 |
GND |
22 |
PCIE-PERSTn-3p3V |
23 |
PCIE-WAKEn-3p3v |
24 |
PCIE-CLKREQn-3p3v |
25 |
PCIE-PWREN-3p3v |
26 |
VDD1P8V-PCIe |
27 |
GND |
28 |
GND |
29 |
VDD5P0V-PCIe |
30 |
VDD5P0V-PCIe |
31 |
VDD5P0V-PCIe |
32 |
GND |
33 |
GND |
BPI-M8 MIPI DSI0
| MIPI DSI0 of Banana pi BPI-M8 | |
|---|---|
Pin Num |
Pin Name |
1 |
MIPI-DSI0-D0N |
2 |
MIPI-DSI0-D0P |
3 |
GND |
4 |
MIPI-DSI0-D0P |
5 |
MIPI-DSI0-D1P |
6 |
GND |
7 |
MIPI-DSI0-CKN |
8 |
MIPI-DSI0-CKP |
9 |
GND |
10 |
MIPI-DSI0-D2N |
11 |
MIPI-DSI0-D2P |
12 |
GND |
13 |
MIPI-DSI0-D3N |
14 |
MIPI-DSI0-D3P |
15 |
GND |
16 |
GPADC6 |
17 |
PD18/LCD-PWREN |
18 |
PD21/LCD-RST |
19 |
PD19/LCD-BLEN |
20 |
PD22/LCD-PWM |
21 |
GND |
22 |
PD23/TP-INT |
23 |
PD20/TP-RST |
24 |
PD16/TWI2-SCK |
25 |
PD17/TWI2-SDA |
26 |
VDD1P8V-DSI0 |
27 |
GND |
28 |
GND |
29 |
VDD5P0V-DSI0 |
30 |
VDD5P0V-DSI0 |
31 |
VDD5P0V-DSI0 |
32 |
GND |
33 |
GND |