¶ BPI-R2 Introduction
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 Linux. It has 4 Gigabit LAN ports, 1 Gigabit WAN, and 300Mbs wireless N capabilities.
BPI-R2 integrate a Quad-code ARM Cortex-A7 MPcore operating up to 1.3GHz, The Router also includes a variety of peripherals, including HDMI TX, MIPI DSI, PCIe2.0, USB2.0 OTG, USB3.0 Port, SATA port，5 Gbps Port Gigabit Ethernet port, 802.11a/b/g/n wifi & BT4.1 onboard, also support 802.11ac/n WLAN connection thru mini PCI-e port
¶ Key Features
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MediaTek MT7623N, Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7
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Mali 450 MP4 GPU
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2G DDR3 SDRAM
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Mini PCIE interface.
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support 2 SATA interface
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MicroSD slot supports up to 256GB expansion
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8G eMMC flash (option 16/32/64G)
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MIPI display interface support
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5 port 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port
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(2) USB 3.0 and (1) USB 2.0 otg port
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1080P high-definition video playback
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HDMI port and multi-channel audio output
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WIFI&Bluetooth 4.1 with 802.11B/G/N onboard
¶ Getting Start
| Howto build 19.07.3 openwrt image for bpi r2: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/howto-build-19-07-3-openwrt-image-for-bpi-r2/11503 |
¶ Hardware
¶ Hardware Interface
¶ Hardware Spec
| HardWare Specification of Banana Pi R2 | |
|---|---|
CPU |
MediaTek MT7623N, Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 |
GPU |
Mali 450 MP4 GPU |
Memory |
2G DDR3 SDRAM |
Storage |
Onboard 8GB eMMC Flash, Micro SD-Card slot, Two SATA 2.0 Port |
Network |
5 x 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet (MT7530) |
WIFI&BT |
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4G/5G + Bluetooth BT4.1(MT6625L) |
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 port |
USB 3.0 PORT (x2), USB OTG (x1) |
mini PCIE |
1 mini 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 |
148p;mm × 100.5mm 100g same ase Banana Pi BPI-R64 and Banana Pi BPI-R3 |
OS |
OpenWRT, Debian, Ubuntu, Raspbian and others OS |
¶ GPIO Pin Define
¶ BPI-R2 40PIN GPIO
| 40 PIN GPIO of Banana pi BPI-R2 | ||
|---|---|---|
GPIO Pin Name |
Default Function |
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CON1-P01 |
VCC-3V3 |
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CON1-P02 |
VCC-5V |
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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 |
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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 |
How to use Banana PI BPI-R2’s GPIO-s: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/how-to-use-banana-pi-bpi-r2s-gpio-s/4480
¶ MIPI DSI \(Display SerialInterface\)
| MIPI DSI of Banana pi BPI-R2 | ||
|---|---|---|
DSI Pin Name |
Default Function |
Function2：GPIO |
CN6-P01 |
VCC-3V3 |
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CN6-P02 |
VCC-5V |
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CN6-P03 |
VCC-3V3 |
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CN6-P04 |
VCC-5V |
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CN6-P05 |
GND |
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CN6-P06 |
VCC-5V |
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CN6-P07 |
GND |
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CN6-P08 |
VCC-5V |
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CN6-P09 |
NC |
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CN6-P10 |
GND |
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CN6-P11 |
NC |
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CN6-P12 |
DSI-D0N |
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CN6-P13 |
NC |
|
CN6-P14 |
DSI-D0P |
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CN6-P15 |
DSI\_TE |
GPIO84 |
CN6-P16 |
GND |
|
CN6-P17 |
I2C\_SDA2 |
GPIO77 |
CN6-P18 |
DSI-D1N |
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CN6-P19 |
I2C\_SCL2 |
GPIO78 |
CN6-P20 |
DSI-D1P |
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CN6-P21 |
CTP-INT |
GPIO23 |
CN6-P22 |
GND |
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CN6-P23 |
CTP-RST |
GPIO236 |
CN6-P24 |
DSI-CKN |
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CN6-P25 |
GND |
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CN6-P26 |
DSI-CKP |
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CN6-P27 |
GPIO28 |
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CN6-P28 |
GND |
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CN6-P29 |
GPIO83 |
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CN6-P30 |
DSI-D2N |
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CN6-P31 |
GPIO204 |
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CN6-P32 |
DSI-D2P |
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CN6-P33 |
GND |
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CN6-P34 |
GND |
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CN6-P35 |
LCM\_BLPWM |
GPIO203 |
CN6-P36 |
DSI-D3N |
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CN6-P37 |
GND |
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CN6-P38 |
DSI-D3P |
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CN6-P39 |
NC |
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CN6-P40 |
GND |
|
¶ BPI-R2 Debug UART
CON2P03 |
UTXD2 |
CON2P02 |
URXD2 |
CON2P01 |
GND |
¶ BPI-MT7615 802.11 ac wifi 4x4 dual-band
We have design a MT7615 802.11 ac wifi module ,can use on BPI-R2
MT7615 is a highly integrated Wi-Fi single chip which support 1733 Mbps PHY rate,It fully compies with IEEE 802.11ac and IEEE802.11 a/b/n standards,offering feature-rich wireless connecivity at high standards,and delivering reliable,cost-effective throughput from and extended distance.
¶ Development
¶ Source Code
¶ OpenWRT
| OpenWRT 18.06 source code on Github: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-OPENWRT-18.06 |
| Banana Pi BPI-R2 19.07.7 OpenWRT Router source code on github: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-OPENWRT-19.07.7.git |
¶ OpenMPTCP
| OpenMPTCProuter : https://github.com/Ysurac/openmptcprouter |
¶ Linux
| BPI-R2 linux kernel 4.14 : https://github.com/frank-w/BPI-R2-4.14 |
| BPI-R2 github BSP : https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-bsp |
¶ FreeBSD
| BPI-R2 FreeBSD support/ZRouter.org support : https://gist.github.com/rayddteam/3461964e69f1fcc727b1b68ec9d6d0c8 |
¶ Resources
| Because of the Google security update some of the old links will not work if the images you want to use cannot be downloaded from the new link bpi-image Files |
| All banana pi docement(SCH file,DXF file,and doc) |
| BPI-R2 Schematics :BPI-R2 V1.2 hardware schematic diagram |
| BPI-R2 Schematics :BPI-R2 V1.1 hardware schematic diagram |
| Dimensional diagram BPI-R2 DXF design file |
| MTK MT7623N datasheet: MTK 7623N datasheet for development board programming guide v1.1 new update |
| FW-Web Wiki : http://fw-web.de/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=en:bpi-r2:start |
| How to use Banana PI BPI-R2 GPIO: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/how-to-use-banana-pi-bpi-r2s-gpio-s/4480 |
| Banana pi BPI-R2 : CE,FCC,RoHS: CE,FCC,RoHS |
| Banana Pi BPI-R2 Razberry board OpenHab2: https://community.openhab.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-r2-razberry-board-openhab2-help/37222/8 |
| Gitbook online documents: https://bananapi.gitbooks.io/banana-pi-bpi-r2-open-source-smart-router/content/ |
| The best news is that the final patchset version for HNAT framework was accepted ( kernel 4.16) and it’s based on nftables.: https://www.spinics.net/lists/netfilter-devel/msg50973.html |
| How to build an Ubuntu/Debian SD image from scratch : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/how-to-build-an-ubuntu-debian-sd-image-from-scratch/6805 |
| Best Banana Pi R2 Operating System Options: https://www.electromaker.io/blog/article/best-banana-pi-r2-operating-system-options |
| Make a Banana Pi R2 Router: Banana Pi R2 OpenWRT Installation and Review: https://www.electromaker.io/tutorial/blog/make-a-banana-pi-r2-router-banana-pi-r2-openwrt-installation-and-review |
| MTK chip mailline Linux effort : https://mtk.bcnfs.org/doku.php?id=linux_mainline_effort |
| BPI-R2 and SSD1306 oled screen : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r2-and-ssd1306-oled-screen/11917 |
| How to configure BPi-R2 as one-armed “router on a stick”: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/how-to-configure-bpi-r2-as-one-armed-router-on-a-stick/12022/6 |
| New netfilter flow table based HNAT: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/new-netfilter-flow-table-based-hnat/12049 |
| OpenWRT official wiki for BPI-R2 : https://openwrt.org/toh/sinovoip/sinovoip_banana_pi_r2 |
| 802.11ax 4x4 (mt7915) with BPI-R2 : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/802-11ax-4x4-mt7915-with-r2/12082 |
| [Tutorial] Build, customize and use MediaTek open-source U-Boot and ATF : https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/tutorial-build-customize-and-use-mediatek-open-source-u-boot-and-atf/13785 |
| [BPI-R2/R64/R3] OpenWrt built on devices : https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/toolchain/building_openwrt_on_openwrt |
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BPI-R2 based DIY NAS/Router : https://bburky.com/NAS/ Forum pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r2-based-diy-nas-router/6787 |
¶ System Image
¶ Android
| Android 6.0 |
Baidu cloud : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1pMrroy3
Discuss on forum : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r2-new-image-release-android-6-0-v1-0/4630
¶ Linux
¶ Ubuntu
| BPI-R2 Ubuntu 16.04 Kernel4.4 V1.3 |
Source code(BSP): https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-bsp
Image Release : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/topic/5293
| BPI-R2 Ubuntu 16.04 Kernel4.14 V1.0 |
Source code(BSP): https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-bsp-4.14
Image Release : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/topic/5548
¶ Debian
| 2019-8-12 update BPI-R2 debian 10 buster image with Kernel 4.19.62, shared by frank-w |
Username/password: root/bananapi
¶ Centos 7
| BPI-R2 Centos 7 Kernel4.4 20180112 |
Source code(BSP): https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-bsp
Image Release: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/topic/5124
¶ Third part image
¶ Basic Alpine Router Platform with WIFI AccessPoint on Pantavisor 005
| 2018-06-17 image Release |
SD-Card images:
PVR Command Line Tool (download to PATH directory and make executable):
Linux (amd64): https://gitlab.com/pantacor/pvr/uploads/b0db2e9e36fa70ff09e045df9c9803d4/pvr-004-amd64.gz
Windows (x64): https://gitlab.com/pantacor/pvr/uploads/a7a26b603a5b8e9a98e2dc7c77b4c252/pvr-004-win10-x64.zip
More downloads: https://gitlab.com/pantacor/pvr/tags/004
¶ yocto Linux
| This image just for test. yocto with kernel 4 4,and GPU working fine.this GPU binary is from yocto SDK with kernel 3.18 , we test it with github kernel 4.4 , just change rootfs. if working fine .so , maybe can use on kernel 4.14. just need to test . and have weston commond to test more. |
¶ MQLinux 19.02 beta
| Update 2019-03-12, Note : this image is shared by http://www.morequick.net/. not support by BPI team |
Main features:
Highly streamlined embedded design system, running in memory Mutilple Language (en/zh_CN currently) DNS Proxy/Cache DDNS VLAN Extension for WAN Multiple WAN (each ethernet port can be defined) DHCP Server FTP Server PPPoE Server Samber Server VPN client/Server (PPTP VPN, IPsecVPN, OpenVPN) Cloud Login Firewall IP-MAC Locking Port Mapping/DMZ/UPnP Diagnose Tools …
MD5: 09b58f050166ed5d09803e1de56d7890
¶ FreeBSD
| BPI-R2 FreeBSD support/ZRouter.org support |
¶ OpenWRT
¶ OpenWrt(LEDE)
| Banana Pi BPI-R2 19.07.7 OpenWRT Router image Kernel 4.14.112 2021-04-15 |
Wan IP : DHCP
Lan IP :192.168.1.1
Google image download link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OFSq6-23CT31Nt5Nohq2E9Nh6RmsCGXC/view?usp=sharing
Baidu link : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1_0dWUsLXc4HUurAdleOf_w pincode: 7262
Discuss on forum: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-r2-19-07-7-openwrt-router-image-2021-04-15/12161
| Banana Pi BPI-R2 OPENWRT 19.07 Image |
| Official OpenWR 18.06.4 for Banana Pi BPI-R2 image released 2019-7-04 |
Forum pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/official-openwr-18-06-4-for-banana-pi-bpi-r2-image-released-2019-7-04/9459
| BananaPI BPI-R2 Openwrt18.06 Image Release and source code 2019-03-06 |
Source code on Github: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R2-OPENWRT-18.06
Image download: https://dev.banana-pi.org.cn/Image/BPI-R2/Openwrt/1806/
MD5SUM:
mtk-bpi-r2-EMMC.img : 5d1537c45679de352dd25d8dda46b9ad mtk-bpi-r2-SD.img ：71fce303abdceed4f1c3548d5a3fc207
Forum Pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-r2-openwrt18-06-demo-image-release-2019-03-06/8562
| Official OpenWRT 18.06.0 image |
| BPI-R2 OpenWrt(LEDE) 20180509: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/topic/5646 |
| BPI-R2 OpenWrt(LEDE) 20180411: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/topic/5395 |
| BPI-R2 OpenWrt(LEDE) 20170908: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/topic/3797 |
¶ OpenMPTCProuter
| 2018-10-12 update, OpenMPTCProuter use MultiPath TCP (MPTCP) to aggregate multiple Internet connections and OpenWrt. and have official support BPI-R2. |
Image download: https://www.openmptcprouter.com/download
Source code on github: https://github.com/Ysurac/openmptcprouter
¶ Easy to buy
| OEM&ODM, please contact: [email protected] |