Introduction

The Banana Pi M2 Zero is an ultra compact single board computer which measures only 65mm*30mm. Its external interfaces are the same as the Raspberry Pi Zero W, and it will fit almost all cases and accessories for the Zero W. It uses the quad-core Cortex A7 Allwinner H3/H2+processor, with 512MB RAM. It's ideal for light-weight systems and space-limited applications. Like other members of the Banana Pi family, it supports both Linux and Android operating systems.

for Allwinner H2+ chip is EOL, so BPI-M2 Zero will use H3 chip defaults. but image for H2+ also support H3, so all image is same. support H2+ and H3 chip.

Key Features

• CPU: Allwinner H2+, Quad-core Cortex-A7.
• 512MB DDR 3 SDRAM.
• WiFi (AP6212) & Bluetooth onboard.
• Mini HDMI.
• 40 Pin Raspberry Pi-compatible GPIO, including UART, SPI, I2C, etc.

Getting Start

Quick strart your BPI-M2 zero : Quick Start Banana pi SBC

How to development : Getting Start with M2 Zero

Hardware

Hardware interface

Hardware spec

GPIO PIN define

Banana Pi BPI-M2 zero has a 40-pin GPIO header that matches that of the Model Raspberry Pi 3. Following is the Banana Pi GPIO Pinout:

• Banana PI BPI-M2 Zero Configuracion y Uso de GPIO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGlon4DOIwc

code on github: https://github.com/TuryRx/Banana-pi-m2-zero-GPIO

CSI Camera Connector specification:

The CSI Camera Connector is a 24-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″.

UART specification:

The jumper CON3 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.

Development

Basic Development

how to use zero 10/100 Ethernet

BPI-M2 zero not RJ45 interface ,but it support 100M network with PIN define.

PIN define:

schematic diagram:

test

Zero power with GPIO 5V input

BPI-M2 Zero 40 PIN GPIO have support 5V input , so you can use 5V input PIN to power zero board .

Resources

Documents

• 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)
• schematic diagram: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4PAo2nW2KfnflVqbjJGTFlFTTd1b1o1OUxDNk5ackVDM0RNUjBpZ0FQU19SbDk1MngzZWM?resourcekey=0-ZRCiv304nGzvq-w7lwnpjg&usp=sharing
• DXF file : https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4PAo2nW2KfnZGcycVk2bWhmWjA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-zvIaAuL9V8RA9dXB9OoRIg
• CE FCC RoHS : BPI-M2 zero CE,FCC,RoHS
• Allwinner documents:
  • allwinner H3 chip doc baidu link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1TGMYr3rhizfhlg5hl6hLyg
  • Allwinner H2+ chip doc baidu link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1TGMYr3rhizfhlg5hl6hLyg
• Banana Pi M2 Zero - Review and compare to RPI Zero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaXi1qbOvYk
• Banana Pi M2 Zero - Unboxing, Caratteristiche e Test (CPU, Gimp, WiFi, USB, Burntest)：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rioWNzPXBnM
• A Review of the Banana Pi M2 Zero Running openHAB : https://community.openhab.org/t/a-review-of-the-banana-pi-m2-zero-running-openhab/37652
• Banana Pi BPI-M2 Zero with OpenCV : https://bluexmas.tistory.com/category/OS/Banana%20Pi%20%EF%BC%8FBPI-Bit?page=2
• Banana Pi M2 Zero: Low-Cost, Quad Core SBC : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51OMXTElStM&feature=youtu.be
• NO COMPRES RASPBERRY PI ZERO - BANANA PI M2 ZERO LA DESTRUYE! RETRORANGE PI ：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N2QwWeuehM
• Banana Pi M2 Zero Armbian O.S. Install and Setup Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4PflbMusSQ&t=8s

Source code

• Android 4.4 source code

download link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_YnvHgh2rwjdWNEQzg1UDl1bUE

forum thread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m2-android-4-4-source-code-download-link/3159

• Linux source code

kernel 4.4 source code : https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M2P-bsp-4.4

kernel 3.4 source code : https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M2Z-bsp

• BPI-M2 Zero Mainline linux kernel 4.19.0 (experimental)
  https://github.com/avafinger/bananapi-zero-ubuntu-base-minimal#whats-new-with-this-image-v5-experimental

• BPI-M2 zero Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine Mainline Kernel 5.3.5
  https://github.com/avafinger/bananapi-zero-ubuntu-base-minimal

• Banana Pi M2 Zero GPIO with Python
  https://github.com/rlatn1234/pyGPIO2

• Imagenes Ubuntu estables para Banana Pi M2 Zero:
        https://github.com/TuryRx/Banana-pi-m2-zero-GPIO

duscuss on forum : https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/gpio-imagenes-ubuntu-banana-pi-bpi-m2-zero/13247

Image Release

Note: all image support H2+ and H3 chip on board for BPI-M2 Zero

Android

• 2018-07-09 update Android 4.4, kernel 3.4

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fAwnXuJI9C8aAfVrD3gM0mIgPKQGWFBY

Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1zaUoVBK39AxZw6ou5bDv2g

Forum pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m2z-h2-new-image-android4-4-release-2018-07-09/6223

• 2017-11-12 update Android 4.4, kernel 3.4

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TywrMLLxqJj23ql2jyzLruZw18V_XwX3

Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1c2pTXUo

MD5: 67a5953dac47f3ca7a2628e1422a36e2

Forum pthread:
https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m2-zero-new-image-android-4-4-version-v1/4384

Linux

• 2020-04-28 update, Debian 9, Rasbian Stretch, Ubuntu 16.04 Mate Desktop and Ubuntu 16.04 Server, base on kernel 4.4

google driver: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uRE8BppgDjK2TXH5kUIJ1_YrbAAW3HKF

baidu cloud ： https://pan.baidu.com/s/1pJfJbhIcU52uaR4mkWc-4A

 Pincode：5e3E

discuss on forum: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-m2-zero-new-image-2020-04-28-debian-rasbian-ubuntu/11068

Arch Linux

• Banana Pi BPI-M2 Zero Instalacion y Configuracion de Arch Linux
        https://github.com/TuryRx/Banana-pi-m2-zero-Arch-Linux

discuss on forum : https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/instalacion-y-configuracion-de-arch-linux-en-bpi-m2-zero/13192

Armbian

• Image Link:
  • https://www.armbian.com/bananapi-m2-zero/
    

• Forum thread:
  • http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m2-zero-armbian-5-41-3-4-113-debian-jessie-ubuntu-xenial/5485
    

BPi-M2 Zero Armbian+ OV5640 + OpenCV SD image

• https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m2-zero-armbian-ov5640-opencv-sd-image/12733
  

RetroPie

• RetroPie for Banana Pi M2 Zero v.1.2.1 beta

mage Link : http://www.nintendont.it/download/nintendont-retropie-banana-pi-m2-zero-v-1-2-1-beta/

Forum thread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m2-zero-new-image-retropie-for-banana-pi-m2-zero-v-1-2-1-beta/4889

retrorangepi

• retrorangepi support BPI-M2+ BPI-M2 Zero : http://retrorangepi.download/download/index2.html

Raspbian

• 2020-04-10 update Raspbian Stretch, kernel 4.4 ( user :  pi   password :  bananapi )

google driver https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xk86WchdJemKb4ltCX0AB9wRj5NJcZL1/view

baidu cloud: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1eKs85jMW3PS8pdX4jukLUQ

 PIN code：6W2M

fourm: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-m2-zero-new-image-2020-04-10-raspbian-jessie-ap6212-bpi-m2z-sd-emmc-image/10978

• 2019-04-30 update Raspbian Stretch, kernel 3.4

Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=14tsP-ctECFxFBsF7Lmuv_C-Bm7Xppl79

Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/share/init?surl=gmg-qX235t5kpL1N9uHy5A

 ( PinCode: 146j )

forum: https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m2z-bpi-p2-zero-h2-new-images-reapbian9-4-ubuntu16-04-release-2019-04-30/9166

• 2018-07-09 update Raspbian Stretch, kernel 3.4

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMVCWCWoWmhzL-c89rkqzZVE_k7xYCvd/view

baidu Drive: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1ahXv3Hl7Dst7uBwz60pcrg

 2

forum: https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m2z-h2-new-image-raspbian-ubuntu-release-2018-07-09/6221

Ubuntu

• Banana Pi new image: Ubuntu 16.04 with Allwinner BSP, use MPV play 1080P video,Allwinner BSP kernel 3.4 , BPI-M2 Ultra/Berry use kernel 3.10

google driver: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DEO7JdMfDhHynC83K7JMxgnNxf1gV82S

discuss on forum: https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-new-image-ubuntu-16-04-with-allwinner-bsp-use-mpv-play-1080p-video/13272

• BPI-M2 zero Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine Mainline Kernel 5.3.5
  https://github.com/avafinger/bananapi-zero-ubuntu-base-minimal/releases/tag/v2.4

• .2019-4-30 update BPI-M2 Zero & BPI-P2 Zero Ubuntu Server 16.04

Features Map: https://wiki.banana-pi.org/M2Z_Image_Map#Kernel_3.4

Image Links：

HDMI-Version

Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nTrali0w7GgcGatu-jxyJR-sF06rMN39

Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/share/init?surl=00LiQcD7V2_AJ3EmYN8p0g ( PinCode: q379 )

Md5sum : f8aa74511677a0543d2af65115d7d0d0

Forum pthread: https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m2z-bpi-p2-zero-h2-new-images-reapbian9-4-ubuntu16-04-release-2019-04-30/9166

4.2018-4-30 update BPI-M2 Zero & P2Zero Ubuntu Desktop 16.04

Features Map: https://wiki.banana-pi.org/M2Z_Image_Map#Kernel_3.4

Image Links：

HDMI-Version

Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=14_qm7Nk3FIycIC95ghVyeFz2xEbKjuSx

Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1LZmkxRnszlhfdLD0Ngg18g ( PinCode: dqe1 )

Md5sum : 25daaac1e678a5cc98259a82ea5ce53c

Forum pthread: https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m2z-bpi-p2-zero-h2-new-images-reapbian9-4-ubuntu16-04-release-2019-04-30/9166

• 2018-07-09 update

Image Link:

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19WUVZGEeUaIXe5vPtGpsENvS61fPYmEi/view

baidu Drive: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1dg7okBYBkt_1U3saVqOMUw

Forum thread: https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m2z-h2-new-image-raspbian-ubuntu-release-2018-07-09/6221

• 2017-11-13 update

Image Link:

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q4NxmO33RYtmECZ8BobW6DXzGWkvCs9F/view?usp=sharing

baidu Drive: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1gfvRUk7

Forum thread: https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m2-zero-new-image-2017-11-13-ubuntu-16-04-mate-desktop-beta-bpi-m2z-sd-emmc-img/4172

LibreElec 10 (Kodi Matrix) at BPI-M2 Zero

• LibreElec 10 (Kodi Matrix) at BPI-M2 Zero with Youtube, HBO Max and (probably) Netflix:
  https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/libreelec-10-kodi-matrix-at-bpi-m2-zero-with-youtube-hbo-max-and-probably-netflix/12474

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