Banana Pi BPI R3

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abgn+ac+ax (AX6000)
Banana Pi BPI R3 SBC
Homepage Product page
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru Banana Pi BPI R3
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Status Unknown
OpenWrt Supported
Tomato any flavor Incompatible
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
BrandModelRev Banana Pi BPI R3 (2GB) V1.1
FCC ID none specified
Type single-board computer, wireless router
CPU1 checkY MediaTek MT7986A
CPU1 Type ARM Cortex-A53
CPU1 Speed 2.0 GHz ( 4 cores ) 64-bit
Flash1 Chip Kioxia THGBMJG6C1LBAIL
Flash1 Size 8 GiB 8,192 MiB <br />8,589,934,592 B <br />67,108,864 Kib <br />8,388,608 KiB <br />65,536 Mib <br /> (eMMC)
Flash2 Chip Winbond W25N01GVZEIG
Flash2 Size 128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size 2 GiB 2,048 MiB <br />2,147,483,648 B <br />16,777,216 Kib <br />2,097,152 KiB <br />16,384 Mib <br /> (DDR3)
RAM1 Chip Samsung K4AAG165WA-BCWE
ETH chip1 MediaTek MT7986A
Switch MediaTek MT7531AE
Ethernet Port Count 1-1GbE-WAN
4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab

802dot11 OUI: 00:0C:43 (6 E, 19 W)

Stock bootloader U-Boot 2022.04
Stock FW OS Linux 5.4.171 OpenWrt 21.02-SNAPSHOT
Expansion IF types Mini PCIe, M.2, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, SFP, MicroSD Card slot, SIM Card slot
SIM Card slot 1
Mini PCIe slots 1
USB ports 3
SD/MMC Slots 1
SFP ports 2
M.2 Slots 1
USB Hub Compatible Untested
Power 12 VDC, 2 A
Connector type barrel
5.5 mm (OD)
2.1 mm (ID)
Serial Port (UART) yes, 3-pin header, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)

Flags:
MicroSD Card slot, SIM Card slot, SFP (2.5G), GPIO, SPI, I2C, fan header

Additional chips
16MB SPI NOR Flash;Winbond;W25Q256JVEQ;;1;
USB 2.0 High Speed 4-Port Hub Controller;JFD;FE1.1s;;1;
26V, 6A Synchronous Step-Down Converter;MPS;MP8756;;4;
5.5V, 2A Low Loss Power Distribution Switch;Silergy;SY6280;;3;
300mA Low Dropout RF Linear Regulator;SGMicro;SGM2032;;3;
Ultra Low Dropout 500mA CMOS LDO;Will Semiconductor;WL2803E;;1;
Ultra Low Capacitance ESD Protection Array;Amazing Micro;AZ1143;;1;
10A, 40V P-Channel MOSFET;Alpha & Omega Semiconductor;AO4485;;1;
High Speed USB 2.0 (480Mbps) DPDT Analog Switch,SGMicro;SGM7222;;1;
13.5A, 60V N-Channel MOSFET;Alpha & Omega Semiconductor;AO4264E;;1;
3A, 18V, 340KHz Synchronous Rectified Step-Down Converter;MPS;MP1484EN;;2;,

Other

Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1359 additional devices
of which 7 are Banana Pi devices
Default login user: root
Default login password: blank
root:blank credentials used by 82 additional devices
of which 7 are Banana Pi devices

Manuf/OEM/ODM SinoVoIP
3rd Party Firmware Support Android, Ubuntu
, Debian
, OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
(Est.) release date February 2022
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $94
ASIN B0BDG6R41Q
Country of manuf China
Radio 1
Chip1 MediaTek MT7986A
Chip2 MediaTek MT7975N
Wireless interface OUI 00:0C:43
Antenna Connector Type U.FL
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax
802.11ax up to 1148 Mbps
802.11n up to 600 Mbps
802.11g up to 54 Mbps
802.11b up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 2.4 GHz
Radio 2
Chip1 MediaTek MT7986A
Chip2 MediaTek MT7975PN
Wireless interface OUI 00:0C:43
Antenna Connector Type U.FL
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
802.11ax up to 4804 Mbps
802.11ac up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n up to 600 Mbps
802.11a up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 5 GHz
 CPU1 brandRadio1 chip1 brandRadio2 chip1 brand
Banana Pi BPI R3MediaTekMediaTekMediaTek
Banana Pi BPI R3 MiniMediaTekMediaTekMediaTek

For a list of all currently documented MediaTek chipsets with specifications, see MediaTek.

For a list of all currently documented Banana Pi devices with specifications, see Banana Pi.

4804 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ax (160MHz chan., 1024-QAM),
1148 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11ax (40MHz chan., 1024-QAM) = AX6000 class

Overview

Specifications

Banana Pi RPI R3 board
Quad-Core ARM (Cortex-A53) @2.0GHz
  • Memory: 2GB DDR3 (shared with GPU)
  • Storage:8GB (eMMC), 128MB (SPI NAND) Flash,
32MB (NOR) Flash, MicroSD (TF) Card, SATA 6Gbps
  • Network: 5x 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet (MT7531AE)
  • WLAN: 802.11abgn/ac/ax 2.4/5GHz (MT7975N/MT7975P)
  • USB: 1x USB 3.0 (Host), 2x USB 2.0 (OTG) ports
  • GPIO: 40-pins header, 26x GPIO, UART, I2C
  • OS: Android, Ubuntu, Debian, Bananian
  • Power Source: 12V/2A via DC power

Links of Interest

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Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

Target: mediatek
Subtarget: filogic
Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a53
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 23.05.0
Current supported version: 25.12.5
LAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7531AE
LAN Comment: 2x 1G/2.5G capable SFP cages, one connected to SoC GMAC1, one connected to MT7531 port 5
WLAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7986A, MediaTek MT7975N, MediaTek MT7975P
WLAN Comment: 2.4GHz 4X4, 5GHz 4X4
USB SATA Comment: integrated USB 2.0 hub with USB-lines of the mPCIe slot connected, plus two ports exposed on pin headers
Installation method(s):
SD card
Install Comment:
install from SD card to SPI-NOR or SPI-NAND, install from SPI-NAND to eMMC
Recovery method(s):
JTAG, SD card, U-Boot TFTP recovery, U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery, see devicepage
Comment:
dual-boot capable U-Boot built from source is part of OpenWrt build
git • >>
mediatek: add support for Bananapi BPi-R3
The Bananapi BPi-R3 is a development router board built around the
MediaTek Filogic 830 (MT7986A) SoC.
The board can boot either from microSD, SPI-NAND, SPI-NOR or eMMC.
Only either SPI-NAND or SPI-NOR can be used at the same time, also only
either microSD or eMMC can be used. The various storage options can be
selected using small SMD switches on the board.

Specs:
 * MediaTek MT7986A (Filogic 830) 4x ARM Cortex A53
 * 4T4R 2.4G 802.11bgnax (MT7975N)
 * 4T4R 5G 802.11anac/ax (MT7975P)
 * 2 GB DDR4 RAM
 * 8 GB eMMC
 * 128 MB SPI-NAND flash
 * 32 MB SPI-NOR flash
 * on-board MT7531 GbE switch
 * 2x SFP+ (1 GbE / 2.5 GbE)
 * 5x GbE network port
 * miniPCIe slot (only USB 2.0 connected)
 * uSIM slot (connected to miniPCIe interface)
 * M.2 KEY-E PCIe interface (PCIe x2)
 * microSD card interface
 * 26 PIN GPIO

Hardware details: https://wiki.banana-pi.org/Banana_Pi_BPI-R3

Working:
 * all 4 boot methods incl. installation via U-Boot, sysupgrade, ...
 * copper LAN and WAN ports
 * SFP1 (connected to gmac1, eth1 in Linux)
 * WiFi
 * LEDs
 * Buttons
 * PSTORE/ramoops based dual-boot

Not Working (missing driver features):
 * SFP2 (connected to MT7531 switch)

Untested:
 * M.2/NGFF slot (PCIe x2)
 * mPCIe slot (USB 2.0 + SIM)

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See also

Models

Banana Pi Banana Pi on Wikipedia
List of SBCsAllwinnerMediaTekRockchipAmlogic
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