¶ BPI-R3 Introduction
Banana Pi BPI-R3 Router board with MediaTek MT7986(Filogic 830) Quad core ARM A53 + MT7531A chip design ,2G DDR RAM ,8G eMMC flash onboard. It is a very high performance open source router development board,support Wi-Fi 6 2.4G wifi use MT7975N and 5G wifi use MT7975P, support 2 SFP 2.5GbE port, and 5 GbE network port
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¶ Introduction Video
YouTuBe Video: https://youtu.be/RO8J_sLEyBg
¶ MediaTek MT7986(Filogic 830)
The MT7986(Filogic 830) integrates four Arm Cortex-A53 cores up to 2GHz with up to 18,000 DMIPs of processing power and 6Gbps of dual 4x4 Wi-Fi6 connectivity. It has two 2.5g Ethernet interfaces and serial peripheral interfaces (SPI). Filogic 830‘s built-in hardware acceleration engine enables fast and reliable Wi-Fi offloading and wireless network connection. In addition, the chip supports Mediatek FastPath™ technology, which is suitable for games, AR/VR and other low-latency applications.
Wi-fi 6 has many advantages over its predecessors, including lower latency, larger bandwidth capacity and faster transmission rates. Wireless network devices supporting the 6GHz band mainly use 160MHz wide channel and 6GHz uncongested bandwidth to provide multigigabit transmission and low-latency wi-fi connection, providing reliable wireless network for streaming media, games, AR/VR and other applications.
¶ Key Features
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MediaTek MT7986(Filogic 830) Quad core ARM Cortex A53+MT7531 chip design
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Wifi 6 4x4 2.4G Wifi(MT7975N) +4x4 5G Wifi(MT7975P)
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2G DDR RAM
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8G eMMC flash
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128MB SPI Nand
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2x SFP 2.5GbE
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5x GbE network port
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POE support (optional)
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Mini PCIe via USB
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M.2 KEY-M PCIe inerface
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Mciro SD card interface
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26 PIN GPIO
¶ Application direction
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Maker DIY
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Internet service Router
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Wireless Router
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Wireless Repeater
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Home security Gateway
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Home Automation
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Nas device
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Network and communication applications
¶ Getting Start
¶ Hardware
¶ Hardware Interface
¶ BPI-R3 Photo
¶ Jumper setting
Jumper Setting of Banana pi BPI-R3 |
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Jumper Setting |
SW1 |
SW2 |
SW5 |
SW6 |
SPIM-NoR |
Low |
Low |
Low |
X |
SPIM-Nand |
High |
Low |
High |
X |
eMMC |
Low |
High |
High |
Low |
SD card |
High |
High |
X |
High |
¶ Hardware Spec
| HardWare Specification of Banana Pi R3 | |
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CPU |
MediaTek MT7986(Filogic 830) Quad core ARM Cortex A53+MT7531 chip design |
SDRAM |
2 GB DDR4 |
On board Storage |
MicroSD \(TF\) card,8GB eMMC onboard |
GPIO |
26 Pin GPIO,some of which can be used for specific functions including UART, I2C, SPI, PWM, I2S. |
On board Network |
5 Port 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet |
SFP |
2 SFP 2.5GbE |
Wifi |
Wifi 6 4x4 2.4G Wifi(MT7975N) +4x4 5G Wifi(MT7975P) |
mini PCIE |
Mini PCIe via USB |
M.2 interface |
M.2 KEY-M PCIe inerface |
USB |
1 USB 3.0 host ,2 USB interface with slot. |
Buttons |
Reset button,WPS botton, boot switch |
Leds |
Power status Led and RJ45 Led |
DC Power |
12V/2A with DC in |
Sizes |
100.5x148mm same as Banana Pi BPI-R64 and Banana Pi BPI-R2 |
Weight |
200g |
¶ Accessories
¶ 4G
BPI-R3 can use Quectel EC25E minipcie-slot
¶ SFP
Notice:
The SFP serdes of R3 are fixed 2.5Gbase-X, so only SFP that support this protocol can be used.
And there is no debugging insertion detection function, so there will be no prompt when inserting any SFP module.
The SFPs we have tested that work are as follows:
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2.5G Copper: SFP-2.5G-T-R-RM
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2.5G Optical Fiber: SFP-2.5G-BX0-U/SFP-2.5G-BX0-D
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TP-LINK 2.5G Copper: TL-SM410U
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TP-LINK 2.5G Optical Fiber: TL-SM411LSA-500m/TL-SM411LSA-500m
Easy to buy:
SFP Copper Module：
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SINOVOIP Aliexpress Shop: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256805015251590.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt
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Bipai Aliexpress Shop: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256805015329676.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt
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Taobao Shop: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5-c-s.w4002-25059194413.19.12722367QBRXCJ&id=702147676760
SFP Fibre Module：
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SINOVOIP Aliexpress Shop: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256805416517044.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt
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Bipai Aliexpress Shop: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256805416773989.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt
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Taobao Shop: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=719557580139&spm=a1z10.5-c-s.w4002-25059194413.21.12722367QBRXCJ
¶ WIFI6e
ASIA.RF AW7916-NPD:
Module: WiFi6E 3000 802.11ax G-band 2T2R and A-band 3T3R 2ss Dual Bands Dual Concurrents mPCIe Card AW7916-NPD(With BPI-M.2 to mPCIe Adapter)
BPI-M.2 to mPCIe Adapter:
Test Items:
As Client:
Easy to buy:
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SINOVOIP Aliexpress Shop: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256806501559230.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt
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Bipai Aliexpress Shop: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256806501611160.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt
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Taobao Shop: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5-c-s.w4002-25059194413.25.12722367QBRXCJ&id=773626754788
¶ FAN
Easy to buy:
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SINOVOIP Aliexpress Shop: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256805581533519.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt
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Bipai Aliexpress Shop: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256805581539217.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt
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Taobao Shop: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?ft=t&id=726562119098
¶ POE
We have reserved a POE interface in BPI-R3, which can be customized if you have needs.
Add a network management chip, solder the POE module, and replace the 2.5G SFP WAN interface with RJ45 (power is provided through this network port)
¶ Development
¶ Source Code
| Official BPI-R3 kernel v5.15 + firmware repo: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R3-bsp-5.15 |
| Official OpenWrt 21.02 for BPI-R3 repo: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-R3-OPENWRT-V21.02.3 |
Baidu link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1JSQ7wJTCeK4JqWR_XB-LLQ?pwd=6vdb (Pincode: 6vdb)
| Frank’s U-Boot repo: https://github.com/frank-w/u-boot/tree/2023-04-bpi |
| Frank’s BPI-R3 kernel v6.1 repo https://github.com/frank-w/BPI-Router-Linux/tree/6.1-main |
| Unofficial wiki (English): https://wiki.fw-web.de/doku.php?id=en:bpi-r3:start |
¶ Resources
| BPI-R3 DXF file : Baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/10L6rXjdDa1Sz0cQVDYnp8Q?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888) |
| BPI-R3 schematic diagram |
Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1-GJNHAqNy7-JFTx22uoSfQ?pwd=8888 (pincode:8888)
| MT7986A_Datasheet_1.15 : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t_nuPTeoAcFb1dmEe4kJVlLWdHcAA6OB/view?usp=sharing |
| MT7986A_Reference_Manual_for_BPI-R3 : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1biSJmxnIpNzQroYDg9mtPtSTAv4i0DFf/view?usp=sharing |
| [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-R3 OpenSource Routerboard how to burn and test image: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaf_SC7fPDM |
| BPI-R3 CE,FCC,RoHS certificate : https://banana-pi.org/en/bpi-honor/ |
| Banana Pi BPI-R3 Review: Details, Pricing, & Features : https://androidpimp.com/embedded/banana-pi-bpi-r3-router-board/?fbclid=IwAR1G4cEco5iULwKG-C-n8MIiWOWZMhPborqmCzS2d3KIHx-eNQS-54lZnps |
| Update OpenWrt to 22.03.3 SNAPSHOT: https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-r3-update-openwrt-to-22-03-3-snapshot/14984 |
| 3D printed cases: https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-bpi-r3-3d-printed-case/14246/43 |
| Cooling solutions topic: https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r3-running-hot/14750 |
| Bananapi R3 review with WiFi / CPU benchmarks and power consumption numbers: https://wiki.junicast.de/en/junicast/review/bananapi-BPI-R3 |
| [BPI-R2/R64/R3] OpenWrt built on devices : https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/toolchain/building_openwrt_on_openwrt |
| [Tutorial] Reworking BPI-R3 nand Flash: https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/tutorial-reworking-bpi-r3-nand-flash/15492 |
| BananaPi BPI-R3, now with ROOTer support!: https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?t=3852 |
| OpenWRT official for Sinovoip BananaPi BPi R3: https://openwrt.org/toh/sinovoip/bananapi_bpi-r3 |
| Setting up the Banana-R3 with OpenWRT: https://uglyscale.press/2023/09/13/setup-the-banana-r3-with-openwrt/ |
| OpenWRT official support : https://openwrt.org/toh/sinovoip/bananapi_bpi-r3 |
¶ System Image
¶ OpenWRT
| Latest official OpenWRT snapshot image: |
https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=SNAPSHOT&target=mediatek%2Ffilogic&id=bananapi_bpi-r3
Discuss on OpenWRT forum: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/openwrt-support-for-banana-pi-bpi-r3/154294
| 2022-07-20 udptae BPI-R3 OpenWRT 21.02 linux kernel 5.4, wifi 6 2.4G and 5G mac80211 opensource wifi driver working fine support nand flash ,SD card ,eMMC flash boot. for BPI-R3 production version hardware |
Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1-5tqHEacMw1wlTSEK1ey9A?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
| 2022-06-01udptae BPI-R3 OpenWRT 21.02 linux kernel 5.4, wifi 6 2.4G and 5G working fine support nand flash ,SD card ,eMMC flash boot. for BPI-R3 production version hardware |
Baidu link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1idqU1-bB4XD1LTGDAJxRGA?pwd=chez Pincode: chez
Discuss on forum : https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-r3-openwrt-image/13236
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2022-09-28 udptae BPI-R3 OpenWRT 21.02 linux kernel 5.4, wifi 6 2.4G and 5G working fine support nand flash ,SD card ,eMMC flash boot, support EC25 LTE 4G Modules for BPI-R3 production version hardware |
Baidu link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1v4sKfAuax3AfHNtp_2RP_g?pwd=mebq (Pincode: mebq)
¶ Linux
¶ Ubuntu
| 2022-12-18-ubuntu-22.04-server-bpi-r3-aarch64-sd-emmc.img |
Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1PajBEeFkgzgBdmJa5KpHpA?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
User/Password:bpi/bananapi,root/bananapi
¶ Debian
| [BPI-R3] Debian Bullseye Image, this image is share by Frank: |
| 2022-12-18-debian-11-bullseye-lite-bpi-r3-5.15-sd-emmc.img, Kernel 5.15.77 |
Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/195HeMXjK-rmCEZTnYBCndA?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
| 2022-12-18-debian-10-buster-lite-bpi-r3-5.15-sd-emmc.img, Kernel 5.15.77 |
Baidu Cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1_OGb8ZMF4pWIbaKJ0z2JsA?pwd=8888 (pincode: 8888)
¶ Third part image
¶ Frank’s image
| Frank’s Debian Bullseye image: https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r3-debian-bullseye-image/14541 |
| Frank’s Ubuntu 22.04 image: https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r3-ubuntu-22-04-image/14956 |
¶ Arch linux
¶ OrayOS
| Image: https://os.oray.com/ |
¶ FAQ
Failed to save the configuration
Enter "mtd erase /dev/mtd10"
¶ Easy to buy
| SINOVOIP Aliexpress Shop: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804530142161.html |
| Bipai Aliexpress Shop: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804530395673.html |
| OEM&ODM, please contact: [email protected] |