Banana Pi BPI-M2 Ultra – Quad-Core Single Board Computer, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Support

Banana Pi is one Open source hardware platform. The Banana Pi model BPI-M2 Ultra has a quad-core Cortex A7 CPU, an Allwinner R40 chip, and supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It also has a built-in SATA interface. It runs on Android, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux, the Raspbian Image and other operating systems.

The board’s hardware includes: Quad-Core ARM Cortex A7 CPU, 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 8 GB eMMC Flash integrated and 1x Gigabit Ethernet connection. It runs fine with Android 4.2.2. The Banana Pi BPI-M2 Ultra is just as small as the Banana Pi BPI-M64. The board supports 1080P videos and the GPIO header is pin compatible with Raspberry Pi.

The new BPI-M2 Ultra is a tiny computer with big ambitions. The expandable single board device runs with either Linux or Android and has impressive technical specifications that are far ahead of comparable products. Highlights include a quad-core ARMv7 processor, a Mali 400 MP2 GPU, 2 GB DDR3 RAM, a microSDXC slot, 8GB eMMC Flash, integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and the board also supports 1080P ultra HD videos.

• CPU: Quad-Core Cortex A7
• GPU: Dual-Core MALI-400 MP2, 500 MHz, up to 1.1 Gpixel / s throughput, offers OpenGL ES 2.0, hardware-accelerated OpenVG, 1080p45 H.264 high-profile coding and decoding
• SDRAM: 2 GB DDR3 with 733 MHz (together with GPU)
• SATA: supports SATA interface
• GPIO: 40-pin header, 28x GPIO, some of which are for special functions such as UART, I2C, SPI,
• PWM, I2S can be used
• WLAN module: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n (integrated AP 6212 module)
• Bluetooth: BT4.0
• Internal memory: MicroSD (TF) card, eMMC 8 GB integrated (option: 16/32/64 GB)
• Network interface: 10/100/1000 Ethernet (Realtek RTL8211E / D)
• Display: 4-Lane MIPI DSI display, or RGB / LVDS panel, TV output on HDMI V1.4
• Video:
• Multi-format FHD video decoding, including Mpeg1 / 2, Mpeg4, H.263, H.264 etc.
• H.264 decodes up to 1080P60
• Supports video encoding: High-Definition (HD) H.264 video encoding up to 1080P (at) 45 fps
• Audio output: HDMI, analog audio (via 3.5 mm TRRS jack), I2S audio (potentially also for video input)
• Camera: CSI interface camera:
• supports 8-bit YUV422 CMOS sensor interface,
• supports CCIR656 protocol for NTSC and PAL,
• supports 5M pixel camera sensor,
• supports image capture resolutions of up to 1080p (at) 30 fps
• Audio input: integrated microphone
• Power supply: 5 V (at) 2 A via DC input
• USB: 3x USB 2.0 hosts, 1x USB 2.0 OTG
• Buttons: reset button, power button, submarine button
• LED: On / Off and RJ45
• Others: integrated IR receiver
• Battery: 3.7 V lithium battery
• Dimensions: 92 x 60 mm
• Weight: 45 g