Banana Pi BPI R3
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| Banana Pi BPI R3 SBC | |||||||||||||
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| Homepage | Product page | ||||||||||||
| WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru | Banana Pi BPI R3 | ||||||||||||
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| dd-wrt | Status Unknown | ||||||||||||
| OpenWrt | Supported | ||||||||||||
| Tomato any flavor | Incompatible | ||||||||||||
| Gargoyle | Status Unknown | ||||||||||||
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| Brand • Model • Rev | Banana Pi BPI R3 (2GB) V1.1 | ||||||||||||
| FCC ID | none specified | ||||||||||||
| Type | single-board computer, wireless router | ||||||||||||
| CPU1 | 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 | ||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||
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Default IP address: 192.168.1.1 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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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.
Overview
Specifications
- Banana Pi RPI R3 board
- CPU: MediaTek MT7986A (Filogic 830)
- 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
News
- Banana Pi BPI R3 Board Powered by MediaTek MT7986 on LinuxGizmos
- Banana Pi BPI-R3 Board is Powered by MediaTek MT7986 on CNX-Software
Flashing
| NOTE: During configuration or flashing a device, the only things that should be hooked to the device is the computer and power. |
Flashing OpenWrt
Subtarget: filogic
Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a53
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 23.05.0
Current supported version: 25.12.5
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
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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) |
Pictures
See also
Models
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- Banana Pi
- Embedded system/single-board computer
- Embedded system/wireless router
- Embedded System MediaTek
- Embedded System MT7986A
- MediaTek
- Embedded System ARM
- Embedded System Cortex-A53
- Embedded System MT7531AE
- Manuf SinoVoIP
- OpenWrt Supported
- Embedded System MT7975N
- Has Mimo Status
- Embedded System IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax
- Embedded System MT7975PN
- Embedded System IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
- Dual-Radio Wireless Embedded System
- Wireless Embedded System
- Dual-Band
- Embedded System
- English Documentation