Banana Pi M3 Single board computer&development board with 8GEMMc ,WiFi,BT module on board

2GB of RAM Octa-Core BPI-M3 Banana Pi M3 Single board computer&development board with EMMc ,WiFi,BT module on board

What is Banana Pi M3?

Banana Pi M3 is a super charged single board computer with an Octa-core processor and 2GB of RAM. Along side the elite processing uit, it features Gigabit Ethernet, 2 USB, SATA, WiFi, Bluetooth, and HDMI connection. It can run on a variety of operating systems including Android, Lubuntu, Ubuntu, Debian, and Raspbian.

Banana Pi M3 is a super charged single board computer with an Octa-core processor and 2GB of RAM. Along side the elite processing unit, it features Gigabit Ethernet, 2 USB, SATA, WiFi, Bluetooth, and HDMI connection. It can run on a variety of operating systems including Android, Lubuntu, Ubuntu, Debian, and Raspbian.

Being a brother of the power hungry M2, the M3 does not want to rest while his brother goes to acquire two more cores. The M3 secretly mastered the powerful art of Octa-core to best even the M2. Unlike his careless brother, the M3 did not lose his SATA port.

Banana Pi is an open platform device, it is for anyone who wants to play and build with developer technology instead of simply using consumer technology. Backed by our community, starting a project and building servers is fun and rewarding. We welcome all companies, DIYers, and tech loving people within our community! Together, we can make a difference, we can discover our passions, inspire others, and build a practical project.

Key Features

Allwinner A83T Octa-core 1.8GHz Powerful CPU.

2 GB LPDDR3 memory.

8 GB eMMC storage.

HDMI out

IR control

WiFi & Bluetooth onboard.

MIPI DSI ingerface

CSI camera interface

GPIO PIN define

Banana Pi BPI-M3 has a 40-pin GPIO header that matches that of the Model Raspberry Pi 3. Following is the Banana Pi GPIO Pinout:

40 PIN GPIO define of Banana pi BPI-M3

GPIO Pin Name Default Function Function2:GPIO Function3

CON1-P01 VCC-3V3

CON1-P02 DCIN

CON1-P03 TWI2-SDA PH5-EINT5

CON1-P04 DCIN

CON1-P05 TWI2-SCK PH4-EINT4

CON1-P06 GND

CON1-P07 S-PWM PL10-S-EINT10

CON1-P08 UART2-TX PB0-EINT0

CON1-P09 GND

CON1-P10 UART2-RX PB1-EINT1

CON1-P11 PC4 PC4

CON1-P12 UART2-CTS PB3-EINT3

CON1-P13 PC7 PC7

CON1-P14 GND

CON1-P15 PC17 PC17

CON1-P16 UART2-RTS PB2-EINT2

CON1-P17 VCC-3V3

CON1-P18 PL8-ENT8 PL8-S-ENT8

CON1-P19 SPI0_MOSI PC0

CON1-P20 GND

CON1-P21 SPI0_MISO PC1

CON1-P22 PL9-EINT9 PL9-S-EINT9

CON1-P23 SPI0_CLK PC2

CON1-P24 SPI0_CS PC3

CON1-P25 GND

CON1-P26 PH10-ENT10 PH10-ENT10

CON1-P27 TWI1-SDA PH3-EINT3

CON1-P28 TWI1-SCK PH2-EINT2

CON1-P29 PC18 PC18

CON1-P30 GND

CON1-P31 I2S1-BCLK PG10-EINT10 UART3-TX

CON1-P32 I2S1-DIN PG13-EINT13 UART3-CTS

CON1-P33 I2S1-LRCK PG11-EINT11 UART3-RX

CON1-P34 GND

CON1-P35 I2S1-DOUT PG12-EINT12 UART3-RTS

CON1-P36 PE5 PE5

CON1-P37 PE4 PE4

CON1-P38 OWA-DOUT PE18

CON1-P39 GND

CON1-P40 PE19 PE19

CSI Camera Connector specification:


The CSI Camera Connector is a 40-pin FPC connector which can connect external camera module with proper signal pin mappings. The pin definitions of the CSI interface are shown as below. This is marked on the Banana Pi board as "CSI".

CSI camera GPIO of Banana pi BPI-M3

CSI Pin Name Default Function Function2:GPIO

CN7-P01 IPSOUT

CN7-P02 AFVCC

CN7-P03 IPSOUT

CN7-P04 IOVDD

CN7-P05 GND

CN7-P06 GND

CN7-P07 CSI2-D3N

CN7-P08 AVDD-CSI

CN7-P09 CSI2-D3P

CN7-P10 DVDD-CSI-R

CN7-P11 GND

CN7-P12 NC

CN7-P13 CSI2-D2N

CN7-P14 CSI-RST-R PE16

CN7-P15 CSI2-D2P

CN7-P16 CSI-STBY-R PE17

CN7-P17 GND

CN7-P18 CSI-PCLK PE0

CN7-P19 CSI2-CKN

CN7-P20 CSI-MCLK PE1

CN7-P21 CSI2-CKP

CN7-P22 CSI-HSYNC PE2

CN7-P23 GND

CN7-P24 CSI-VSYNC PE3

CN7-P25 CSI2-D1N

CN7-P26 CSI-D9 PE13

CN7-P27 CSI2-D1P

CN7-P28 CSI-D8 PE12

CN7-P29 GND

CN7-P30 CSI-D7 PE11

CN7-P31 CSI2-D0N

CN7-P32 CSI-D6 PE10

CN7-P33 CSI2-D0P

CN7-P34 CSI-D5 PE9

CN7-P35 GND

CN7-P36 CSI-D4 PE8

CN7-P37 CSI-SCK PE14

CN7-P38 CSI-D3 PE7

CN7-P39 CSI-SDA PE15

CN7-P40 CSI-D2 PE6

Display specification



MIPI DSI (Display Serial Interface):

The display Connector is a 40-pin FPC connector which can connect external LCD panel (MIPI DSI) and touch screen (I2C) module as well. The pin definitions of this connector are shown as below. This is marked on the Banana Pi board as "DSI".

MIPI DSI PIN define of Banana pi BPI-M3

DSI Pin Name Default Function Function2:GPIO

CN6-P01 VCC-MIPI

CN6-P02 IPSOUT

CN6-P03 VCC-MIPI

CN6-P04 IPSOUT

CN6-P05 GND

CN6-P06 IPSOUT

CN6-P07 GND

CN6-P08 IPSOUT

CN6-P09 NC

CN6-P10 GND

CN6-P11 NC

CN6-P12 DSI-D0N

CN6-P13 NC

CN6-P14 DSI-D0P

CN6-P15 NC

CN6-P16 GND

CN6-P17 TWI0-SDA PH1-EINT1

CN6-P18 DSI-D1N

CN6-P19 TWI0-SCK PH0-EINT0

CN6-P20 DSI-D1P

CN6-P21 TP-INT PL7-S-EINT7

CN6-P22 GND

CN6-P23 TP-RST PL6-S-EINT6

CN6-P24 DSI-CKN

CN6-P25 GND

CN6-P26 DSI-CKP

CN6-P27 LCD-BL-EN PD29

CN6-P28 GND

CN6-P29 LCD-RST PD26

CN6-P30 DSI-D2N

CN6-P31 LCD-PWR-EN PD27

CN6-P32 DSI-D2P

CN6-P33 GND

CN6-P34 GND

CN6-P35 LCD-PWM PD28

CN6-P36 DSI-D3N

CN6-P37 GND

CN6-P38 DSI-D3P

CN6-P39 AP-RESET#

CN6-P40 GND

UART specification:



The header CON4 is the UART interface.For developers of Banana Pi, this is an easy way to get the UART console output to check the system status and log message.

Uart debug pin of Banana pi BPI-M3

CON2 Pin Name Default Function GPIO

CON2 P03 UART0-TXD PB9

CON2 P02 UART0-RXD PB10

CON2 P01 GND

Use Method:

1. Download the relevant Image file

2. Make your card
2.1 Format the SD card
2.2 Unzip the download file to get the OS image
2.3 Write the image file to the SD card

3. Insert the made SD start card

4. Connect with the display screen

5. Connect with the USB power wire

6. Open the system

7. GPIO define