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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

What is Banana Pi?

Banana Pi is a single-board computer.  Banana Pi targets to be a cheap, small and flexible enough computer 
for daily life.  Built with ARM Cortex-A7 Dual-core CPU and Mali400MP2 GPU, and open source software, Banana Pi can serve as a platform to make lots of applications for different purposes. 



Banana Pi Specification

SoC
(ARM Cortex-A7 dual-core, 1GHz, Mali400MP2 GPU)
System Memory
1GB DDR3 DRAM
Storage
SD card slot,
Extensible with SATA connection (2.5" SATA HDD with 5V)
Video output
HDMI,
Composite,
Extensible with on-board LVDS connector
Audio I/O
HDMI,
3.5mm stereo jack output,
On-board microphone input
Connectivity
Gigabit Ethernet
USB
2* USB 2.0 ports,
1* OTG micro USB port,
1* micro USB for power supply**
Expansion
Extensible 26-pin headers,
Camera connector,
Display connector for LVDS and touch screen
Misc.
3* on-board buttons, (Power, Reset, Uboot key),
IR receiver
Dimensions
92mm X 60 mm
Weight
48 g

* Allwinner http://www.allwinnertech.com/en/

** Due to limited power amperage from computer USB port , we suggest using 5V 2A external power adapter.



Banana Pi Input/Output (Front side)









Banana Pi Input/Output (Back side)



Pin Definitions of Extensible connector
  Banana Pi has multiple extensible connectors for users to develop their own amazing projects and applications.   Most of common extension accessories Including LCD panel, touch screen, camera module, UART console and GPIO control pins are accessible from Banana Pi on-board connectors and headers.





Banana Pi extensible 26-pins GPIO headers
  Banana Pi has 26-pins GPIO headers to extend the functions such as I2C, SPI, 5V and 3.3V output…etc.   There are also additional GPIO pins available for extension controls and daughter boards.  For instance, you can use those headers to connect an Arduino board for your projects.  Here could be the start point for your way of exciting applications. 


CON3 (GPIO Headers)
  CON3 is a DIP-26 headers.  The header pin definitions of CON3 are shown as below.
You can connect the headers for I2C, UART, SPI connections.  The 5V and 3.3 V power output are also available here.  Meanwhile, there are several pins free for GPIO pins for your specific usage.



CON3
Pin Name
Multiplex Function Select
GPIO
Multi 1
Multi 2
Pin 1
3.3V1
VCC-3V3

Pin 2*
5.0V1
VCC-5V

Pin 3
SDA
TWI2-SDA
PB21
Pin 4*
5.0V2
VCC-5V

Pin 5
SCL
TWI2-SCK
PB20
Pin 6
GND3
GND

Pin 7
IO-GCLK
GPCLK
PI3
Pin 8
TXD0
UART3-TX
PH0
Pin 9
GND1
GND

Pin10
RXD0
UART3-RX
PH1
Pin11
IO-0
IO-0(UART2-RX)
PI19
Pin12
IO-1
IO-1
PH2
Pin13
IO-2
IO-2(UART2-TX)
PI18
Pin14
GND4
GND

Pin15
IO-3
IO-3(UART2-CTS)
PI17
Pin16
IO-4
IO-4(CAN_TX)
PH20
Pin17
3.3V2
VCC-3V3

Pin18
IO-5
IO-5(CAN_RX)
PH21
Pin19
SPI-MOSI
SPI0_MOSI
PI12
Pin20
GND5
SPI0_GND

Pin21
SPI-MISO
SPI0-MISO
PI13
Pin22
IO-6
IO-6(UART2_RTS)
PI16
Pin23
SPI-CLK
SPI0_CLK
PI11
Pin24
SPI-CE0
SPI0_CS0
PI10
Pin25
GND2
GND

Pin26
SPI-CE1
SPI0_CS1
PI14

    * Those 5V pins(CON3 Pin2 & CON3 Pin4) are voltage output pins from BananaPi's PMIC(AXP209). They can NOT be power input pins from external power source. Otherwise, it may damage the BPi board.


      CON1 (Camera Serial Interface)
        CON1 is an extensible on-board CSI connector of Banana Pi.  It is a 40-pin FPC connector which can connect external camera module with proper signal pin mappings.  The pin definitions of CON1 are shown as below.


      CON1 Pin
      Pin Name
      GPIO
      CON1 P01
      LINEINL

      CON1 P02
      LINEINR

      CON1 P03
      VCC-CSI

      CON1 P04
      ADC_X1

      CON1 P05
      GND

      CON1 P06
      ADC_X2

      CON1 P07
      FMINL

      CON1 P08
      ADC_Y1

      CON1 P09
      FMINR

      CON1 P10
      ADC_Y2

      CON1 P11
      GND

      CON1 P12
      CSI-FLASH
      PH17
      CON1 P13
      LRADC0

      CON1 P14
      TWI1-SDA
      PB19
      CON1 P15
      LRADC1

      CON1 P16
      TWI1-SCK
      PB18
      CON1 P17
      CSI-D0
      PE4
      CON1 P18
      CSI0-STBY-EN
      PH19
      CON1 P19
      CSI0-D1
      PE5
      CON1 P20
      CSI-PCLK
      PE0
      CON1 P21
      CSI-D2
      PE6
      CON1 P22
      CSI0-PWR-EN
      PH16
      CON1 P23
      CSI-D3
      PE7
      CON1 P24
      CSI0-MCLK
      PE1
      CON1 P25
      CSI-D4
      PE8
      CON1 P26
      CSI0-RESET#
      PH14
      CON1 P27
      CSI-D5
      PE9
      CON1 P28
      CSI-VSYNC
      PE3
      CON1 P29
      CSI-D6
      PE10
      CON1 P30
      CSI-HSYNC
      PE2
      CON1 P31
      CSI-D7
      PE11
      CON1 P32
      CSI1-STBY-EN
      PH18
      CON1 P33
      RESET#

      CON1 P34
      CSI1-RESET#
      PH13
      CON1 P35
      CSI-IO0
      PH11
      CON1 P36
      HPR

      CON1 P37
      HPL

      CON1 P38
      IPSOUT

      CON1 P39
      GND

      CON1 P40
      IPSOUT


      CON2 (LCD display interface)
        CON2 is an extensible on-board LCD display LVDS connector of Banana Pi.  It is a 40-pin FPC connector which can connect external LCD panel (LVDS) and touch screen (I2C) module as well.  The pin definitions of CON2 are shown as below.

      CON2 Pin
      Pin Name
      Multiplex Function Select
      GPIO
      Multi 1
      Multi 2
      CON2 P01
      IPSOUT(5V output)


      CON2 P02
      TWI3-SDA

      PI1
      CON2 P03
      IPSOUT(5V output)


      CON2 P04
      TWI3-SCK

      PI0
      CON2 P05
      GND


      CON2 P06
      LCD0-IO0

      PH7
      CON2 P07
      LCDIO-03

      PH12
      CON2 P08
      LCD0-IO1

      PH8
      CON2 P09
      LCD0-D0
      LVDS0-VP0
      PD0
      CON2 P10
      PWM0

      PB2
      CON2 P11
      LCD0-D1
      LVDS0-VN0
      PD1
      CON2 P12
      LCD0-IO2

      PH9
      CON2 P13
      LCD0-D2
      LVDS0-VP1
      PD2
      CON2 P14
      LCD0-DE

      PD25
      CON2 P15
      LCD0-D3
      LVDS0-VN1
      PD3
      CON2 P16
      LCD0-VSYNC

      PD27
      CON2 P17
      LCD0-D4
      LVDS0-VP2
      PD4
      CON2 P18
      LCD0-HSYNC

      PD26
      CON2 P19
      LCD0-D5
      LVDS0-VN2
      PD5
      CON2 P20
      LCD0-CS

      PH6
      CON2 P21
      LCD0-D6
      LVDS0-VPC
      PD6
      CON2 P22
      LCD0-CLK

      PD24
      CON2 P23
      LCD0-D7
      LVDS0-VNC
      PD7
      CON2 P24
      GND


      CON2 P25
      LCD0-D8
      LVDS0-VP3
      PD8
      CON2 P26
      LCD0-D23

      PD23
      CON2 P27
      LCD0-D9
      LVDS0-VN3
      PD9
      CON2 P28
      LCD0-D22

      PD22
      CON2 P29
      LCD0-D10

      PD10
      CON2 P30
      LCD0-D21

      PD21
      CON2 P31
      LCD0-D11

      PD11
      CON2 P32
      LCD0-D20

      PD20
      CON2 P33
      LCD0-D12

      PD12
      CON2 P34
      LCD0-D19

      PD19
      CON2 P35
      LCD0-D13

      PD13
      CON2 P36
      LCD0-D18

      PD18
      CON2 P37
      LCD0-D14

      PD14
      CON2 P38
      LCD0-D17

      PD17
      CON2 P39
      LCD0-D15

      PD15
      CON2 P40
      LCD0-D16

      PD16



      J11 (UART)
        The jumper J11 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. 

      J11 Pin
      Pin Name
      Multiplex Function Select
      GPIO
      Multi 1
      Multi 2
      J11 Pin1
      TXD
      UART0-TX
      PB22
      J11 Pin2
      RXD
      UART0-RX
      PB23



      J12 (UART and Power source)
        The jumper J12 provides the power source including 3.3V and 5V.  There is a pair of UART TX/RX signals output here.  

      J12 Pin
      Pin Name
      Multiplex Function Select
      GPIO
      Multi 1
      Multi 2
      J12 Pin 1
      5V


      J12 Pin2
      3.3V


      J12 Pin3
      NC
      IO-7
      PH5
      J12 Pin4
      RXD
      UART7_RX
      PI21
      J12 Pin5
      NC
      IO-8
      PH3
      J12 Pin6
      TXD
      UART7_TX
      PI20
      J12 Pin7
      GND


      J12 Pin8
      GND


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