Banana Pi BPI M5 User Guide

BPI-M5 Introduction

Banana Pi BPI-M5 is the next generation single board computer from Banana Pi in 2020. It is powered by Amlogic S905X3 quad-core Cortex-A55 (2.0 XXGHz) processor.Onboard 4GB LPDDR4 memory and 16GB EMMC storage, and supports 4 USB 3.0 interface, a gigabit network port.

Key Features

Amlogic S905X3 quad core Cortex-A55 (2.0xxGHz)
Mali-G31 GPU
4GB LPDDR4
16GB eMMC flash
4 USB 3.0
1 GbE ethernet
HDMI output

Getting Start

Getting Started with M5/M2Pro

Hardware spec

HardWare Specification of Banana pi BPI-M5
CPU	Amlogic S905X3 Quad-Core Cortex-A55 (2.0xxGHz)
GPU	Mali-G31 MP2 GPU with 4 x Execution Engines (650Mhz)
Memory	4 GB LPDDR4
Storage	MicroSD slot with support for up to 256GB expansion and 16G eMMC flash with support for up to 64GB
Network	10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet ,Optional WiFi USB dongle
Video Output(s)	1 x HDMI 2.0 (up to 4K@60Hz with HDR, CEC, EDID)
Audio Output(s)	3.5mm jack and 1 x HDMI digital output
USB ports	USB 3.0 PORT (x4)
GPIO	40 Pin Header : GPIO (x28) and Power (+5V, +3.3V and GND). GPIO pins can be used for UART, I2C, SPI or PWM
Switches	Reset, Power and U-boot
LED	Power Status and Activity status
Power Source	5 volt @3A via Micro USB (TYPE C)
Size & Weight	92x60mm, 48g
OS	Android and Linux

Wifi & BT support via expansion board

SDIO interface Wifi&BT

WiFi&BT board, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2T2R WiFi and Bluetooch 5.0 , support BPI-M5 and BPI-F2P

how to use : Getting Started with BPI-M5
discuss on forum : https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m5-rtl8822cs-wifi-bt-board-sdio-interface-802-11-a-b-g-n-ac-2t2r-wifi-and-bluectooch-5-0/11846

standard USB interface Wifi&BT

Banana Pi Wifi&BT 4.2 expansion Board, standard USB interface, so support all open source boards via USB port.IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac(1T1R) USB WLANAnd BT Module

BPI-M2 Pro VS BPI-M5 VS Odroid C4 VS RPI 4

BPI-M2 Pro VS BPI-M5 VS Odroid C4 VS RPI 4
	Banana Pi BPI-M5	Odroid C4	Raspberry Pi 4
Processor	Amlogic S905X3 Quad-Core Cortex-A55 ARMv8.2-A 64-bit 1.5GHz	Amlogic S905X3 Quad-Core Cortex-A55 ARMv8.2-A 64-bit 1.5GHz	Broadcom BCM2711, Quad core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.5GHz
GPU	Mali-G31 MP2 GPU	Mali-G31 MP2 GPU	Broadcom VideoCore VI
RAM	4GB LPDDR4	DDR4 4GiB with 32-bit bus width	2GB, 4GB or 8GB LPDDR4-3200 SDRAM
Storage	micro SD card slot & 16GB eMMC flash on board	micro SD card slot , eMMC connector for option	micro SD card slot, non EMMC
Network	GbE ,Optional WiFi USB dongle	GbE	GbE, 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
Video Output	1 x HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K@60Hz with HDR, CEC, EDID)	1 x HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K@60Hz with HDR, CEC, EDID)	2 × micro-HDMI 2.0
Audio Output	3.5mm jack and 1 x HDMI digital output	Optional SPDIF optical output	3.5 mm analogue audio-video jack
DSI	N/A	N/A	2-lane MIPI DSI display port
CSI	N/A	N/A	2-lane MIPI CSI camera port
USB	USB 3.0 x 4 TYPE C	USB 3.0 x 4, 1 x Micro USB 2.0 port (OTG)	2 USB 3.0 ports; 2 USB 2.0 ports;
Power	5 volt @3A via Micro USB (TYPE C)	1 x DC power jack (Outer diameter : 5.5mm, inner diameter : 2.1mm)	5V DC via USB-C connector (minimum 3A*)
IR	Yes	Yes	N/A
GPIO	40 Pin Header : GPIO (x28) and Power (+5V, +3.3V and GND).	40 x GPIO pins	40-pin GPIO header, populated
Button	Reset, user and U-boot	N/A	N/A
LED	Power Status and Activity status	Power Status and Activity status	Power Status and Activity status
Dimensions & weight	85mm x 56mm, 48g	85mm x 56mm 59g	88 mm × 58 mm, 46 g
System Support	Linux & Android	Linux & Android	Linux & Android

GPIO PIN define

BPI-M5 40PIN GPIO (CON2)

GPIO Pin Name	Default Function	Function2	Function3
CON1-P01	VCC-3V3
CON1-P02	VCC5V
CON1-P03	GPIOX_17	I2C_M2_SDA
CON1-P04	VCC5V
CON1-P05	GPIOX_18	I2C_M2_SCL
CON1-P06	GND
CON1-P07	GPIOX_5 SDIO_CMD
CON1-P08	GPIOX_12	UART_A_TX
CON1-P09	GND
CON1-P10	GPIOX_13	UART_A_RX
CON1-P11	GPIOX_3 SDIO_D3
CON1-P12	GPIOAO_8	TDMB_SCLK
CON1-P13	GPIOX_4 SDIO_CLK
CON1-P14	GND
CON1-P15	GPIOX_7 PWM_F
CON1-P16	GPIOX_0 SDIO_D0
CON1-P17	VCC-3V3
CON1-P18	GPIOX_1 SDIO_D1
CON1-P19	GPIOX_8 PCM_DIN
CON1-P20	GND
CON1-P21	GPIOX_9 PCM_DOUT
CON1-P22	GPIOX_2 SDIO_D2
CON1-P23	GPIOX_11	PCM_CLK
CON1-P24	GPIOX_10	PCM_SYNC
CON1-P25	GND
CON1-P26	GPIOX_16	PWM_E
CON1-P27	GPIOA_14	I2C_M3_SDA
CON1-P28	GPIOA_15	I2C_M3_SCL
CON1-P29	GPIOX_14	UART_A_CTS
CON1-P30	GND
CON1-P31	GPIOX_15	UART_A_RTS
CON1-P32	GPIOX_19	PWM_B
CON1-P33	GPIOX_6 PWM_A
CON1-P34	GND
CON1-P35	GPIOAO_7	TDMB_FS
CON1-P36	GPIOH_5 SPDIF_IN
CON1-P37	GPIOAO_7	I2S_MCLK
CON1-P38	GPIOAO_10	TDMB_DIN	SPDIF_OUT
CON1-P39	GND
CON1-P40	GPIOAO_4	TDMB_DOUT

BPI-M5 Debug UART(CON1)

CON2-P1	GND
CON2-P2	UART0-RX
CON2-P3	UART0-TX

Development

Source code

Android

android 9 source code: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-S905X3-Android9

https://wiki.banana-pi.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started_with_BPI-M5/M2Pro&redirect=no#Build_Android_Source_Code

Linux BSP source code

Linux BSP source code: https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M5-bsp

https://wiki.banana-pi.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started_with_BPI-M5/M2Pro&redirect=no#Build_Linux_Source_Code

Resources

Because of the Google security update some of the old links will not work if the images you want to use cannot be downloaded from the new link bpi-image Files
All banana pi docement(SCH file,DXF file,and doc)
BPI-M5 schematic diagram
BPI-M5 PCB DXF file
Amlogic S905x3 datasheet
Banana Pi BPI-M5 CE,FCC,RoHS Certification
Install OpenGapps on Bananapi BPI-M5 Android 9.0:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXOKmWfpqF8

System image

Android

How to flash Android Image

2021-05-20 release, Android 9.0 with kernel 4.9.113, mbox variant ui image

Download: 2021-05-20-bpi-m5-m2pro-mbox-android9-emmc.zip

MD5: dda75a075a5d7572756f57e4a256dffa

2021-05-20 release, Android 9.0 with kernel 4.9.113, tablet variant ui image

Download: 2021-05-20-bpi-m5-m2pro-tablet-android9-emmc.zip

MD5: 27381d5e307034e5c5456b167f67ef75

Linux

How to flash Linux Image

Rasbian

BPI-M5 BPI-M2 Pro new image:Rasbian image, 2022-4-09 update, Rasbian image for linux kernel 4.9 and 5.17. support 32bit and 64 bit,please choose the right image

google driver: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oqamIMl5Kmb3LVYMPFw-1tilvwKQI6n-

discuss on forum : https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m5-bpi-m2-pro-new-image-rasbian-image-2022-4-09-update/13246

Ubuntu

2021-06-21 release, Ubuntu Mate Desktop 20.04 with kernel 4.9.241

Download: https://download.banana-pi.dev/d/ca025d76afd448aabc63/files/?p=%2FImages%2FBPI-M5%2Fubuntu%2F2021-06-21-ubuntu-20.04-mate-desktop-bpi-m5-m2pro-aarch64-sd-emmc.img.zip

MD5: cd6bc3cb4fba1b83e2e3f63fd49ba15b

2021-06-21 release, Ubuntu Server 20.04 with kernel 4.9.241

Download: https://download.banana-pi.dev/d/ca025d76afd448aabc63/files/?p=%2FImages%2FBPI-M5%2Fubuntu%2F2021-06-21-ubuntu-20.04-server-bpi-m5-m2pro-aarch64-sd-emmc.img.zip

MD5: 5c896c37eaa590cfbb8a6c7a5ba433a0

Debian

2021-06-21 release, Debian Buster with kernel 4.9.241

Download: https://download.banana-pi.dev/d/ca025d76afd448aabc63/files/?p=%2FImages%2FBPI-M5%2Fdebian%2F2021-06-21-debian-10-buster-bpi-m5-m2pro-aarch64-sd-emmc.img.zip

MD5: 4ea1d71a5ba1a8fa743e4c8abbe7569b

Third part image

EmuELEC

This is a porting of EmuELEC v4.5 for BPI-M5. I ported from odroid c4 official EmuELEC image. PS3 a XBOX ONE S gamepad controllers were tested and work fine.
https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/emuelec-for-bpi-m5/12095

CoreELEC

CoreELEC 19.2
coreelec.org official support Bananapi M5 and M2Pro since 19.2-Matrix_rc1

Download: https://coreelec.org/#download

Install Guide: https://coreelec.org/#install

Source Code: https://github.com/CoreELEC/CoreELEC

how to install: https://wiki.coreelec.org/coreelec:bpim2pro

Armbian

Armbian unstable legacy and current build for Bananapi M5 and M2Pro

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Cx_DA90Tbr8_M_8eQd-NwFUOp3UTwhYt

Baidu Cloud : https://pan.baidu.com/s/15y4LNg4K-w0vrwMTcg5VGQ Pincode: j9aj

Volumio

Download:

Google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1B7nsy4Jxt2lBgXoA6XEnaamEQvZyHI8f

Baidu cloud : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1mj9OC8P2VSI5GAMnIKGBqA

PinCode: mrrb

User Guide: https://cdn.volumio.org/wp-contenthttps://cdn.static.spotpear.com/uploads/2019/01/Quick-Start-Guide-Volumio.pdf

Source code: https://github.com/Dangku/volumio-build

Platform prebuild package: https://github.com/Dangku/volumio-platform-bananapi

Development guilde: https://volumio.github.io/docs/User_Manual/Quick_Start_Guide.html

Odroid Android image

Base on Odroid android source code and build for bananapi m5/m2pro

Download:

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u_CddlHvpAMu2VZJfIfUKTsFFyigCWig

Install Guide: https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=204&t=38579

Odroid ubuntu IMG for BPI-M5：https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/odroid-ubuntu-img-for-bpi-m5/12169

Ubuntu Core 20

Ubuntu Core 20 demo image for bananapi m5/m2pro.

Download:

Google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TdAQ-HdggKrOPmWi0chpHDJY0SMWlUaC

Baidu cloud :

Install Guide: https://ubuntu.com/core/docs/uc20/install

Archlinux

Archlinux xfce and minimal demo image, kernel 4.9, image build refer to archdroid.org

Download:

Google drive:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rSSNgbseY2mwTMIauGR1yrXN8RPKzuk6

Baidu link : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1Ck_H51jPUyAv98o73I8oAw

Pincode: rbv2

discuss on forum : https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m5-bpi-m2-pro-new-image-archlinux-2021-9-14/12595

HuaWei OpenEuler

OpenEuler demo image, bpi kernel 4.9

Download:

Baidu link ：https://pan.baidu.com/share/init?surl=2b7q3y-m3YRyD7GwhKE0QA Pincode：lv50

SIG gitee link : https://gitee.com/openeuler/raspberrypi

Discuss on fourm : http://forum.banana-pi.org/

Manjaro for BPI-M5

Manjaro porting for BPI-M5 from Official Image for Odroid C4, the ported image use kernel 5.10. If anyone is interested on give it a try, the download link is below.

Download Link: https://mega.nz/folder/BuZWkLhC#phC9KSsassB4bmkAegYykA
discuss on forum : https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/manjaro-for-bpi-m5/12726

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