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The Banana Pi is an open source computer capable of running Linux and Android 4.4. It has an AllWinner A20 SoC with 1GB of memory and a dual core ARM CPU.
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[[File:BPIm1classic.jpg|240px|thumb|right|Banana Pi BPI-M1 Classic]]
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[[File:BPIm1plus.jpg|240px|thumb|right|Banana Pi BPI-M1+ (or M1 Plus)]]
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[[File:LeMaker_Banana_Pro.jpg|240px|thumb|right|LeMaker Banana Pro]]
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[[File:BPIm2.jpg|240px|thumb|right|Banana Pi BPI-M2]]
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[[File:BPIm3.jpg|240px|thumb|right|Banana Pi BPI-M3]]
  
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Banana Pi is the generic name of a family of open source computer boards capable of running Linux and Android 4.4.  The dual-core models featured an AllWinner A20 SoC with ARM Cortex-A7 CPU cores and 1GB of memory.  Subsequent models feature the Allwinner quad-core Cortex-A7 A31S and octa-core A83T SoCs.
  
== OS ==
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== Linux on Allwinner SoC resources ==
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* Raspbian
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* [http://linux-sunxi.org Linux Sunxi Wiki]
* Lubuntu
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* OpenSuse
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== Banana Pi Resources ==
* Fedora
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* [https://mirror.fawdaw.com/banana-pi/ Downloads]
* ArchLinux
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* [http://www.lemaker.org/resources/9-39/banana_pi_quick_start_guide.html Quickstart]
* Bananian
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* [http://banoffeepiserver.com/ Banana Pi tutorials and usage information]
* Android 4.4
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== Banana Pi Community ==
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Note that Banana Pi has experienced some vendor and community fragmentation as a result of design cloning and possible trademark disputes.
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* [http://forum.lemaker.org/ LeMaker's Banana Pi product page] and [http://www.lemaker.org/forum.php forum]
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* [http://www.bananapi.org/p/product.html Banana Pi product page at bananapi.org]
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* [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bananapien Banana Pi discussions at Google Groups]
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* [http://bananapi.com/index.php BPI's product page at bananapi.com], and [http://bananapi.com/index.php/forum/index forum]
  
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== Specifications ==
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This section refers to the original dual-core model of Banana Pi, [http://www.banana-pi.org/m1.html "BPM-M1 Classic"].
  
 
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== Models of Banana Pi ==
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* [http://www.banana-pi.org/m1.html Original "Banana Pi" board, now sold as Banana Pi BPM-M1 Classic -- dual-core Allwinner A20]
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* [http://www.banana-pi.org/m1plus.html Banana Pi BPM-M1 Plus -- dual-core Allwinner A20]
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* [http://www.lemaker.org/article-43-1.html LeMaker Banana Pro -- dual-core Allwinner A20]
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* [http://www.banana-pi.org/m2.html Banana Pi BPM-M2 -- quad-core Allwinner A31S]
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* [http://www.banana-pi.org/m3.html Banana Pi BPM-M3 -- octa-core Allwinner A83T]
  
== Banana Pi Resources ==
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== OS Support ==
* [http://www.lemaker.org/resources/9-38/image_files.html Downloads]
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* [http://www.lemaker.org/resources/9-39/banana_pi_quick_start_guide.html Quickstart]
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* Raspbian
* [http://banoffeepiserver.com/ Banana Pi tutorials and usage information]
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* Lubuntu
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* OpenSuse
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* Fedora
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* ArchLinux
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* Bananian
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* Android 4.4
  
== Banana Pi Community ==
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[[Category:Banana Pi]]
* [http://forum.lemaker.org/ LeMaker's Banana Pi forum]
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[[category:SBC with Allwinner SoC]]
* [http://wiki.lemaker.org/Main_Page Banana Pi Wiki ]
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[[category:SBC with ARM CPU]]
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[[category:SBC with DDR3 RAM]]
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[[category:SBC with one Gigabit LAN]]
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[[category:SBC with HDMI]]
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[[category:SBC with SATA]]

Latest revision as of 10:39, 26 March 2024

Banana Pi BPI-M1 Classic
Banana Pi BPI-M1+ (or M1 Plus)
LeMaker Banana Pro
Banana Pi BPI-M2
Banana Pi BPI-M3

Banana Pi is the generic name of a family of open source computer boards capable of running Linux and Android 4.4. The dual-core models featured an AllWinner A20 SoC with ARM Cortex-A7 CPU cores and 1GB of memory. Subsequent models feature the Allwinner quad-core Cortex-A7 A31S and octa-core A83T SoCs.

Linux on Allwinner SoC resources

Banana Pi Resources

Banana Pi Community

Note that Banana Pi has experienced some vendor and community fragmentation as a result of design cloning and possible trademark disputes.

Specifications

This section refers to the original dual-core model of Banana Pi, "BPM-M1 Classic".

CPU A20 ARM® Cortex™-A7 Dual-Core
GPU ARM Mali400MP2 Complies with OpenGL ES 2.0/1.1
Memory (SDRAM) 1GB DDR3 (shared with GPU)
Onboard Storage SD (Max. 64GB) / MMC card slot UP to 2T on SATA disk
Onboard Network 10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ45 (optional USB WIFI Dongle)
Camera Input A CSI input connector allows for the connection of a designed camera module
Sound Input Mic
Video Outputs HDMI, CVBS , LVDS/RGB
Audio Output 3.5 mm Jack and HDMI
Power Source 5 volt via MicroUSB(DC In Only) and/or MicroUSB (OTG)
USB 2.0 Ports 2 (direct from Allwinner A20 chip)
Buttons Reset button: Next to MicroUSB connector

Power button: Next to Reset button

UBoot button (optional): Behind HDMI connector

GPIO(2X13) pin GPIO,UART,I2C bus,SPI bus with two chip selects,CAN bus,ADC,PWM,+3.3v,+5v,ground.
LED Power Status LED (Red)

Ethernet Status LED (Blue)

User Define LED (Green)

Remote IR

Models of Banana Pi

OS Support

  • Raspbian
  • Lubuntu
  • OpenSuse
  • Fedora
  • ArchLinux
  • Bananian
  • Android 4.4