Banana Pi BPI R3 Mini
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| Banana Pi BPI R3 Mini SBC | |||||||||||||
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| Homepage | Product page | ||||||||||||
| 3rd Party Firmware | |||||||||||||
| dd-wrt | Status Unknown | ||||||||||||
| OpenWrt | Supported | ||||||||||||
| Tomato any flavor | Incompatible | ||||||||||||
| Gargoyle | Status Unknown | ||||||||||||
| Platform | |||||||||||||
| Brand • Model • Rev | Banana Pi BPI R3 mini V1.0 | ||||||||||||
| FCC ID | none specified | ||||||||||||
| Type | single-board computer, wireless router | ||||||||||||
| CPU1  | MediaTek MT7986AV | ||||||||||||
| CPU1 Type | ARM Cortex-A53 | ||||||||||||
| CPU1 Speed | 2.0 GHz ( 4 cores ) 64-bit | ||||||||||||
| Flash1 Chip | Toshiba 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 /> (NAND) | ||||||||||||
| 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 /> (DDR4) | ||||||||||||
| RAM1 Chip | Samsung K4AAG165WA-BCWE | ||||||||||||
| ETH chip1 | MediaTek MT7986AV | ||||||||||||
| ETH chip2 | Airoha EN8811H | ||||||||||||
| ETH chip3 | Airoha EN8811H | ||||||||||||
| Ethernet Port Count | 1-2.5GbE-WAN 1-2.5GbE-LAN | ||||||||||||
| Wired Standard | IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab/3bz | ||||||||||||
| Stock bootloader | U-Boot 2024.04 | ||||||||||||
| Stock FW OS | Linux 5.4.171 OpenWrt 21.02-SNAPSHOT | ||||||||||||
| Expansion IF types | eMMC, M.2 KEY-M PCIe, M.2 Key B w/USB 3.0 and nano-SIM support, USB 2.0 | ||||||||||||
| SIM Card slot | 1 | ||||||||||||
| USB ports | 1 | ||||||||||||
| M.2 Slots | 2 | ||||||||||||
| USB Hub Compatible | Untested | ||||||||||||
| Power | 12 VDC, 2 A | ||||||||||||
| Connector type | USB Female (Type-C) | ||||||||||||
| Serial Port (UART) | yes, 3-pin header, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1) | ||||||||||||
| JTAG Port | no | ||||||||||||
| Flags: | |||||||||||||
| Additional chips | |||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||
| Default SSID: OpenWrt (3 addl. devices) | |||||||||||||
| Manuf/OEM/ODM | SinoVoIP | ||||||||||||
| 3rd Party Firmware Support | Android, Ubuntu , Debian , OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs) | ||||||||||||
| Retail | |||||||||||||
| (Est.) release date | July 2023 | ||||||||||||
| (Est.) initial retail price (in USD): | $79 | ||||||||||||
| Newegg | 9SIBZT7KKR7810 | ||||||||||||
| ASIN | B0CGVD5GC8  | ||||||||||||
| Country of manuf | China | ||||||||||||
| Physical | |||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 2.56 x 2.56 x 0.39 inches | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 4.9 ounces | ||||||||||||
| Radio 1 | |||||||||||||
| Chip1 | MediaTek MT7986AV | ||||||||||||
| Chip2 | MediaTek MT7976CN | ||||||||||||
| Wireless interface OUI | 00:0C:43 | ||||||||||||
| Antenna Connector Type | none specified | ||||||||||||
| MIMO status | 2x2:2 | ||||||||||||
| Wireless Standard | IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax | ||||||||||||
| 802.11ax | up to 574 Mbps | ||||||||||||
| 802.11n | up to 300 Mbps | ||||||||||||
| 802.11g | up to 54 Mbps | ||||||||||||
| 802.11b | up to 11 Mbps | ||||||||||||
| WiFi Operating Frequency | 2.4 GHz | ||||||||||||
| Radio 2 | |||||||||||||
| Chip1 | MediaTek MT7986AV | ||||||||||||
| Chip2 | MediaTek MT7976CN | ||||||||||||
| Wireless interface OUI | 00:0C:43 | ||||||||||||
| Antenna Connector Type | none specified | ||||||||||||
| MIMO status | 3x3:2 | ||||||||||||
| Wireless Standard | IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax | ||||||||||||
| 802.11ax | up to 1201 Mbps | ||||||||||||
| 802.11ac | up to 867 Mbps | ||||||||||||
| 802.11n | up to 300 Mbps | ||||||||||||
| 802.11a | up to 54 Mbps | ||||||||||||
| WiFi Operating Frequency | 5 GHz | ||||||||||||
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For a list of all currently documented Airoha (EcoNet) chipsets with specifications, see Airoha.
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 Mini board
- CPU: MediaTek MT7986A (Filogic 830)
- Quad-Core ARM (Cortex-A53) @2.0GHz
- Storage: 8GB (eMMC), 128MB (SPI NAND) Flash,
- M.2 2230 NVMe SSD socket
- Memory: 2GB (DDR4) SDRAM
- WLAN: 2x2 2.4G + 3x3 5G (Wi-Fi 6)
- PCIe: 1x M.2 (Key B), 1x M.2 (Key M)
- USB: 1x USB 2.0 port
- Network: 2x 2.5GbE ports
- Power Source: 12V/20W USB (Type-C) PD
Links of Interest
- Banana Pi on Wikipedia
- Banana Pi BPI-R3 Mini on Banana Pi Wiki
- Banana Pi Introduces Mini Router Board with 2x 2.5GbE ports on LinuxGizmos
- Banana Pi BPI-R3 Mini – A low-profile 2.5GbE router board 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
OpenWrt Subtarget: filogic
OpenWrt Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a53
Support started version: 24.10.0
Current supported version: 24.10.4
WLAN Comment: MediaTek MT7986AV, MediaTek MT7976CN, 2x2 2.4Ghz + 3x3 5Ghz
Please insert instructions here
See also
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- Banana Pi • >>
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- Banana Pi BPI CM5 Pro (2024) • Rockchip RK3576
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- Banana Pi BPI F2P (2020) • Sunplus SP7021
- Banana Pi BPI F2S (2019) • Sunplus SP7021
- Banana Pi BPI F3 (2024) • SpacemiT K1
- Banana Pi BPI F4 (2025) • Sunplus SP7350
- Banana Pi BPI F5 (2025) • Allwinner T527
- Banana Pi BPI Forge1 (2025) • Rockchip RK3506J
- Banana Pi BPI-KVM (2023) • Rockchip RK3568
- Banana Pi BPI M1 (2014) • Allwinner A20
- Banana Pi BPI M1+ (2015) • Allwinner A20
- Banana Pi BPI M1S (2024) • Rockchip RK3528
- Banana Pi BPI M2 (2015) • Allwinner A31S
- Banana Pi BPI M2+ (2016) • Allwinner H3
- Banana Pi BPI M2 Berry (2016) • Allwinner V40
- Banana Pi BPI M2 Magic (2017) • Allwinner A33/R16
- Banana Pi BPI M2 Pro (2021) • Amlogic S905X3
- Banana Pi BPI M2S (2022) • Amlogic S922X/A311D
- Banana Pi BPI M2 Ultra (2016) • Allwinner R40
- Banana Pi BPI M2 Zero (2017) • Allwinner H2+
- Banana Pi BPI M3 (2015) • Allwinner A83T
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- Banana Pi BPI M4 2G (2020) • Realtek RTD1395
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- Banana Pi BPI M4 Zero (2023) • Allwinner H618
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- Banana Pi BPI M7 (2023) • Rockchip RK3588
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- Banana Pi BPI P2 Zero (2018) • Allwinner H2+
- Banana Pi BPI P2 Maker (2019) • Allwinner H2+
- Banana Pi BPI P2 Pro (2023) • Rockchip RK3308
- Banana Pi BPI Pro (2014) • Allwinner A20
- Banana Pi BPI R1 (2014) • Allwinner A20
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- Banana Pi BPI R4 (2023) • MediaTek MT7988A
- Banana Pi BPI R4 (WiFi 7) (2023) • MediaTek MT7988A
- Banana Pi BPI R4 Lite (2025) • MediaTek MT7987A
- Banana Pi BPI R4 Pro (2025) • MediaTek MT7988A
- Banana Pi BPI R64 (2018) • MediaTek MT7622A
- Banana Pi BPI RV2 (2025) • SiFlower SF21H8898
- Banana Pi BPI S64 (2018) • Actions Semi S700
- Banana Pi BPI W2 (2018) • Realtek RTD1296
- Banana Pi BPI W3 (2023) • Rockchip RK3588
- Banana Pi BPI WiFi 5 (2024) • SiFlower SF19A28
- Banana Pi BPI WiFi 6 (2024) • TriDuctor TR6560
- Banana Pi BPI WiFi 6 Mini (2024) • TriDuctor TR6560
- Banana Pi
- Embedded system/single-board computer
- Embedded system/wireless router
- Embedded System MediaTek
- Embedded System MT7986AV
- MediaTek
- Embedded System ARM
- Embedded System Cortex-A53
- Embedded System EN8811H
- Embedded System Airoha
- Airoha
- OpenWrt Supported
- Embedded System MT7976CN
- Has Mimo Status
- Embedded System IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax
- Embedded System IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
- Dual-Radio Wireless Embedded System
- Wireless Embedded System
- Dual-Band
- Embedded System
- English Documentation



