Banana Pi BPI R4 Lite
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Banana Pi BPI-R4 Lite SBC/Router | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru | Banana Pi BPI R4 Lite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd Party Firmware | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dd-wrt | Status Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OpenWrt | Status Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tomato any flavor | Incompatible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brand • Model • Rev | Banana Pi BPI R4Lite v1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type | single-board computer, router | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CPU1 ![]() | MediaTek MT7987AV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CPU1 Type | ARM Cortex-A53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CPU1 Speed | 2.0 GHz ( 4 cores ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flash1 Chip | Samsung KLM8G1GETF-B041 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 W25N02KVZEIR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flash2 Size | 256 MiB 268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br /> (SPI NAND) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flash3 Size | 32 MiB 33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br /> (NOR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 MT7987AV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Switch | MediaTek MT7531AE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ethernet Port Count |
1-2.5GbE-WAN 4-1GbE-LAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wired Standard | IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab/3bz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stock bootloader | U-Boot 2025-01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock FW OS | Linux 5.4.281 OpenWrt 21.02-SNAPSHOT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expansion IF types | M.2 (USB 2.0), Mini PCIe, SFP, Micro SD Card slot, Nano SIM Card slot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIM Card slot | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mini PCIe slots | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USB ports | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SD/MMC Slots | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SFP ports | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USB Hub Compatible | Untested | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PoE | 802.3at, standard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power | 12 VDC, 5.2 A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serial Port (UART) | yes, USB (Type-C) Female, console, (115200 8N1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Default IP address: 192.168.1.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manuf/OEM/ODM | SinoVoIP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Est.) release date | August 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): | $74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ASIN |
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Country of manuf | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 R4 board
- CPU: MediaTek MT7987AV (Filogic 850)
- Quad-Core ARM (Cortex-A53) @2.0GHz
- System Memory: 2GB (DDR4) RAM
- Storage: 8GB (eMMC), 256MB (SPI NAND) Flash,
- 32MB (NOR) Flash, MicroSD Card slot
- Networking: 4x GbE (RJ45) ports (LAN)
- 1x 2.5GbE (RJ45) port (WAN), 1x 2.5GbE SFP cage
- USB: 1x USB 3.2 (Host) port
- Expansion: M.2 (Key-B) slot w/ USB 3.0 interface
- for 5G or 4G LTE connectivity + 3x nanoSIM slots
- 1x Mini PCIe slot w/ 2-lane PCIe 3.0 for Wi-Fi 7 NIC
- 1x Mini PCIe slot w/ USB 2.0 interface
- 1x 16-pin MikroBus GPIO header
- Power Supply: 12V/5.2A via DC jack or 2-pin connector,
- 20V via USB Type-C PD port or
- Optional PoE module (RT5400) for 2.5GbE (RJ45) port
Links of Interest
- Banana Pi on Wikipedia
- Banana Pi BPI-R4 on Banana Pi Docs
- Getting Started BPI-R4_Lite on Banana Pi' Docs
- Banana Pi BPI-R4 Lite on CNX-Software
- Banana Pi BPI-R4 Lite Released with MediaTek MT7987A and Wi-Fi 7 Support on LinuxGizmos
- Banana Pi BPI-R4 Lite design with Mediatek MT7987 chip on OpenWrt forums
- Banana Pi BPI-R4 Lite: A more Affordable R4 Router Board Variant on AndroidPimp
Pictures
See also
Models
- Banana Pi • >>
- Banana Pi BPI (2014) • Allwinner A20
- Banana Pi BPI-6202 (2023) • Allwinner A40i
- Banana Pi BPI-6204 (2024) • Allwinner A40i
- Banana Pi BPI CanMV-K230D-Zero (2024) • Kendryte K230D
- Banana Pi BPI CM2 (2023) • Rockchip RK3568
- Banana Pi BPI CM4 (2023) • Amlogic A311D
- Banana Pi BPI CM5 Pro (2024) • Rockchip RK3576
- Banana Pi BPI CM6 (2025) • SpacemiT K1
- Banana Pi BPI F2 (2018) • Freescale i.MX6
- 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
- Banana Pi BPI M4 (2019) • Realtek RTD1395
- Banana Pi BPI M4 2G (2020) • Realtek RTD1395
- Banana Pi BPI M4 Berry (2023) • Allwinner H618
- Banana Pi BPI M4 Zero (2023) • Allwinner H618
- Banana Pi BPI M5 (2020) • Amlogic S905X3
- Banana Pi BPI M6 (2023) • Synaptics VS680
- Banana Pi BPI M7 (2023) • Rockchip RK3588
- Banana Pi BPI M64 (2016) • Allwinner A64
- 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
- Banana Pi BPI R2 (2017) • MediaTek MT7623N
- Banana Pi BPI R2 Pro (2022) • Rockchip RK3568
- Banana Pi BPI R3 (2022) • MediaTek MT7986A
- Banana Pi BPI R3 Mini (2023) • MediaTek MT7986A
- 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
- Wi-Fi: MT7996AV (4T4R)/MT7975N (2.4GHz)/MT7977BN (5GHz)/MT7977AN (6GHz)
- Banana Pi BPI-R4-NIC-BE14 • BE14000 • Banana Pi BPI R4 Lite
- Wi-Fi: MT7995AV (2T2R/3T3R)/MT7976CN (2.4/5GHz)/MT7977IAN (6GHz)
- RUIO ZLT-X300 • CPU: MediaTek MT7986AV (T830) • PPage
- Wi-Fi: MT7996AV/MT7976GN/MT7977BN/MT7977AN