Introduction
Banana Pi BPI-M64 is a 64-bit quad-core mini single board computer. It features 2GB of RAM and 8GB eMMC. It also has onboard WiFi and BT. On the ports side, the BPI-M64 has 2 USB A 2.0 ports, 1 USB OTG port, 1 HDMI port, 1 audio jack, and lastly a DC power port. The processor is pin-to-pin comptialbe with R18, so it comes with two versions:M64 and M64-R18.
Also being a member of the Banana Pi family, the M64 is a big jump from the octa-core BPI-M3. This is because this Banana Pi BPI is named after its 64-bit SoC. BPI-M64 will be reserved for an upcoming board
BPI-M64 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 A64 1.2 Ghz Quad-Core ARM Cortex A53 64-Bit Processor.
WiFi (AP6212) & Bluetooth
Getting Start
Hardware
Hardware interfact
Hardware spec
HardWare Specification of Banana pi BPI-M64
Allwinner 64 Bit Quad Core ARM Cortex A53 1.2 GHz CPU
Dual core Mali 400 MP2 GPU
2GB LPDDR3 (shared with GPU)
MicroSD slot with support for up to 256GB expansion and 8G eMMC flash with support for up to 64GB
10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet + Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n + Bluetooth 4.0
A CSI input connector allows for the connection of a designed camera module
1080p capable HDMI port and multi-channel audio output (NO H./X.265 capabilities)
USB 2.0 PORT (x2), USB OTG (x1)
40 Pin Header : GPIO (x28) and Power (+5V, +3.3V and GND). GPIO pins can be used for UART, I2C, SPI or PWM
5 volt @2A via DC Power and/or Micro USB (OTG)
GPIO PIN define
Banana Pi BPI-M64 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 of Banana pi BPI-M64
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 “Camera”.
CSI camer PIN define of Banana pi BPI-M64
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 display PIN define of Banana pi BPI-M64
UART specification:
The header CON2 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 PIN define of Banana pi BPI-M64
Software
Development
Basic Development
Win 10 IoT
banana pi BPI-M64 IOT certifying pass by Microsoft:windows 10 iot core
BPI-M64 for Win10 IoT : https://catalog.azureiotsolutions.com/details?title=Allwinner_Banana_Pi_BPI_M64&source=all-devices-page
link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/iot-hub-tested-configurations/
get start:
https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-sdks/blob/master/doc/get_started/windows10-iot-core-banana-pi-bpi-m64-csharp.md
test on BPI-M64
discuss on forum: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-m64-iot-certifying-pass-by-microsoft-windows-10-iot-core/2090
Windows 10 IoT Core for BPI-M64 Release Note
The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI]) is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware. UEFI replaces the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) firmware interface originally present in all IBM PC-compatible personal computers AllWinner UEFI Firmware Release Notes
This document describes how to build AllWinner UEFI Firmware and bring a AllWinner dev board up with it. The AllWinner UEFI Firmware, as the major boot system for AllWinner-Windows platform, is based on the EDK2 framework which is open-source and with some AllWinner platform software packages injected.
Some updates:1. Update the OS version to build v.10.0.15063.0 \(Creators Update\)2. New page style of Device Portal, visit [1](https://deviceipaddr:8080) to check it3. Built-in Cortana assistant, need to be enabled in settings page in default app and Device Portal4. Support on-screen keyboard, need to be enabled in Device Portal5. Enable 100M Ethernet and fix some bugs6. Support built-in UART bus in A64 SoC\(not built in the ffu, later provide driver binary and deployment helper\)7. Support built-in IR module in A64 SoC\(not built in the ffu, later provide source code and dev doc for developers in community\)
Known Issues:Kernel debug is enabled by default. This will slow the bring-up process. If a kernel debug is not necessary for you, visit Device Portal and navigate to Processes->Run Command page, run this command to disable : Bcdedit /store C:\EFIESP\EFI\Microsoft\boot\BCD /set {default} debug offAn PnP bug in audio device may cause a blue screen when acting software shutdownEthernet device may not start with problem code 12 at the first time to bring up
And another bomb! I uploaded core driver binaries and packaging toolchains on GitHub!
Here is the repo address: https://github.com/Leeway213/BSP-aw1689
And also some driver source code here with A64 datasheet in readme: https://github.com/Leeway213/driver-samples
Welcome makers developers and anyone-elsers to post your feedback.
Microsoft Azure IoT
we have test BPI-M64 with Microsoft Azure IoT with aarch64 Ubuntu 18.04 Linux
Microsoft Azure IoT Edge using DPS with TPM 2.0 SLB9670 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9_GSQgKlqk&feature=youtu.beMicrosoft Azure IoT Edge using DPS with TPM 2.0 ST33 i2c : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MrO1-esjwI&feature=youtu.be
Resources
Source code
BPI-M64 Android 7 source code
download link : https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-A64-Android7
BPI-M64 Android 6.0.1 source code
download link : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_YnvHgh2rwjdTRVRVFaSHd2cnc
BPI-M64 (allwnner A64) Linux 4.4 source code
https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M64-bsp-4.4Forum pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-m64-allwnner-a64-linux-4-4-source-code-public-on-github/6706
BPI-M64 Linux kernel 3.4 BSP code:
github link : https://github.com/BPI-SINOVOIP/BPI-M64-bsp
BPI-M64 Win10 IoT source code
https://bananapi.gitbooks.io/bpi-m64/content/en/sourcecodeongithub.html
BPI-M64 Robot Operating System (ROS):
github: https://github.com/techping/BPI-robot-1discuss on forum: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/discuss-robot-operating-system-ros-on-banana-pi/10967
documents
google driver : https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4PAo2nW2KfnUE5tMGItNkZjMzg/view?usp=sharingbaidu cloud : http://pan.baidu.com/s/1kVRpcYb
BPI-M64 quality guarantee
BPI-M64 BT Lab test :https://bananapi.gitbooks.io/bpi-m64/content/en/bpi-m64bt40labtest.htmlBPI-M64 WIFI Lab test :https://bananapi.gitbooks.io/bpi-m64/content/en/bpi-m264wifilabtest.htmlBPI-M64 Validation test : https://bananapi.gitbooks.io/bpi-m64/content/en/bpi-m64validationtestreport.htmlCE FCC RoHS : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m64-ce-fcc-rohs-certification/2747
Amazon AWS Greengrass
Banana Pi BPI-M64 passed Amazon AWS Greengrass:https://devices.amazonaws.com/detail/a3G0h000000OvPoEAK/Banana-Pi-BPI-M64
Image Release
Android
How to install the Android image
2020-07-10 update, Android 7.1, base on kernel 3.10
Download Android 7.1 image
2018-10-24 update Android 6.0 & 7.0 & 8.1, based on kernel 3.10.
M64 Android 6.0 HDMI & LCD7Features Map: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M64_Image_Map#Android_6.0HDMI Version Image Links:Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Em7ZXVvbJI7wMXy_TM4VNwHo6Oa-vVBcBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1ZginIvO3LVakqokIZAX1XwLCD7 Version Image Links: Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Tts1krZyzwz9mL90j1ilTzVrJm6hh_J4Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1oKMx_Ml5K1Jv7-qeS-NMsQM64 Android 7.0 HDMI & LCD7Features Map:http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M64_Image_Map#Android_7.0HDMI Version Image Links:Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mvKyK6KuPixs-jLD0FocIaV465bJ1EigBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/15b32TXdh6752c-GBnR-ZegLCD7 Version Image Links:Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=16Ffc5xiZgD7JYgrMtCGaOYLCuZdQGcnYBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1a9RYKSTRhCO-UzFfIoGCtQ
BPI-M64 Android 8.1 HDMI & LCD7
Features Map:http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M64_Image_Map#Android_8.1HDMI Version Image Links:Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UBaH9CNbmC9-n3jGImrFIAPZ8aZhqMJzBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1lz57HrqNHx6f_Q6nk0oZvALCD7 Version Image Links:Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wktuCcvolfozMFkLmugfZtGziHDj-1EMBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1MteYqyBp8LeECjcDteCTZQ
2018-9-17 update android 6.0
Features Map :http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M64_Image_Map#Android_6.0HDMI Version Image Links:Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=19ExJ9Ztfy3UgK9NZ4SiaVZAMozgyCJl7Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1s_orgiEI7JU_hUgjnpd25wLCD7 Version Image Links:Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gWD_IT0P4NvdeqtK5I4MnJjwzsP7SXJcBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1K0HYPiQe6nGvAS5bAAFHowForum pthread : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-m64-new-images-release-2018-09-18/6796
2018-08-17 update,android 8.1
This release is for banana pi M64 board which is based on Allwinner A64, We have two images release,Android 8.1 is based on kernel 4.9BPI-M64 Android 8.1 Features Map:http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M64_Image_Map#Android_8.1HDMI-LCD-Version:Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=11XjvTAbPw57R6H5kL27GVXry4xu18dVsBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1PQgJCUo6cY3wWxJ7rZrk-AForum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m64-a64-new-image-android-8-1-ubuntu-release-2018-08-17/6531
2018-05-20 update ,android 7.0
hdmi-Version and Lcd 5.0 versionbaidu cloud : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1O3PsI73WmFFvhxMmzEscIQ
2017-05-11 update ,android 6.0
HDMI-VersionGoogle Drive:https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_YnvHgh2rwjcF9USm1MWWtxSXcBaidu Cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1bHWhlWMD5: f85281213b9c5b88008a487dd1b6963cLCD-VersionGoogle Drive:https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_YnvHgh2rwjdHpFbHJMQWtsbFkBaidu Cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1kVJVPGVMD5:be27e4eced96d3de81d46e512fd978ebforum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m64-new-image-android-6-0-version-v3/3240/4
Linux
How to install BPI Linux Image
2020-08-26 update, Ubuntu Mate 18.04, Ubuntu Server 16.04, Raspbian Stretch, base on kernel 4.4
Download Image
2020-04-21 update, Rasbian Stretch, Ubuntu 16.06 Mate Desktop, Ubuntu 16.06 Server and Ubuntu 18.04 Mate Desktop, base on kernel 4.4
google drive:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_YnvHgh2rwja3I4SllZN2VkYm8baidu cloud:https://pan.baidu.com/s/18XH8_uusUGBusbp4xw4txQ Pincode:36R0
Ubuntu
2018-11-02 update, based on kernel 3.10 & kernel 4.4.
BPI-M64 Ubuntu 16.04 DesktpFeatures Map: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M64_Image_Map#Ubuntu_Desktop_16.04Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YzdkY8i-IsXzXLkbPCPNbAuhYbHmUwgv/viewBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1XhOJBQtPkhvidjgipFNdzgmd5sum : 3564f0d3de9936aa26b93eaf027703a0BPI-M64 Ubuntu 16.04 AARCH64 Kernel 3.10Features Map : http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M64_Image_Map#Ubuntu_Desktop_aarch64_16.04Google Drive : Chttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1MglySZLvquRPu1Wj8oLwdKBkFnRzLUL-/viewBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1_ZTDCuL9QZf6qrqaE4gbgQmd5sum : 7422e02daa01bff6de808490e89b436eBPI-M64 Ubuntu 16.04 AARCH64 Kernel 4.4features Map:http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M64_Image_Map#Kernel_4.4.89Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g_m1NLn1-wUQ8jjPKEAwQcSj4d4P9vRP/viewBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1JmKQGRKvJ9DwL_ij0K79FAmd5sum : ea9bba6ab7fc78f7b8478bfd013a9b50 forum pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-m64-new-images-ubuntu16-04-desktop-aarch64-release-2018-11-1/7159/1Debian 9.5 AARCH64 Kernel 3.10Features Map: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M64_Image_Map#Debian_9.5_AARCH64Image Links: Google Drive : Coming soonBaidu Drive: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1DJd7CGAT0NiijKfOBq9J4Qmd5sum: 71fe25c1922c7f9ef81bb88e0f544de6
2018-4-17 update Ubuntu 16.04.4 with linux kernel 4.4.89
image name:2018-04-17-ubuntu-16.04-mate-desktop-demo3-k4.4.89-vdpau-3-mic-docker-bpi-r18-avs-aarch64-sd-emmc.img.zipGoogle Drive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dlfo9LGNcrc-_cpKd1uJnrNx0PdonBnKMD5: 4b7e163d260e58a39ba8905e7ed39943Forum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r18-avs-new-image-ubuntu-16-04-4-with-linux-kernel-4-4-89-2018-4-17/5435
2018-09-18 This release is for banana pi M64 board which is based on Allwinner A64, We release three Images, Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop & Android is based on kernel 3.10.
Features Map :http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M64_Image_Map#Ubuntu_Desktop_16.04Google Drive :Baidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1wANJ4SwfNwKtBcd02WcbWAforum pthread : http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-m64-new-images-release-2018-09-18/6796
2018-08-17 update Ubuntu 16.04 Server kernel 3.10.105
Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1K-B4u8jGcv17s3I9v-Pr0xv5u5txvfokBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1HcrR8NsL9_1RwbZNa7uwmgForum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m64-a64-new-image-android-8-1-ubuntu-release-2018-08-17/6531
2017-08-14 update based on ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS Mate Desktop (64-bit),support BPI-M64 kernel 3.10.105
Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_YnvHgh2rwjN1h1U0xDYUxET00/view?usp=sharingbaidu cloud: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1pLkbdTTMD5: ae34baa840874276858d936a7ca85c4fForum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m64-new-image-2017-08-14-ubuntu-16-04-mate-desktop-beta-aarch64-bpi-m64-sd-emmc/3695
Debian
2018-11-2 update , This release is for banana pi M64 board which is based on Allwinner A64, We release two Images, Debian 9.5 AARCH64 is based on kernel 3.10 & kernel 4.4.
M64 Debian 9.5 AARCH64 Kernel 3.10Features Map : * http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M64_Image_Map#Debian_9.5_AARCH64Google driver : https://drive.google.com/file/d/10qGv2gVrSgwXMBLDsCF0nQFc9EJnnkeS/viewBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1DJd7CGAT0NiijKfOBq9J4Qmd5sum : 71fe25c1922c7f9ef81bb88e0f544de6M64 Debian 9.5 AARCH64 Kernel 4.4Features Map: * http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M64_Image_Map#Debian_9.5_AARCH64Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/file/d/17fh3YY6cwOzHMsqwnRQRTu9cXjKU4_tV/viewBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1sOR6WFz2U9MT0ltq6zYnJAmd5sum : f3c2391b0232178018fda7ebfd64b14cforum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-m64-new-images-debian-9-5-aarch64-release-2018-11-02/7166
2017-08-13 debian 8.9 jessie Mate Desktop (64-bit),support BPI-M64 kernel 3.10.105
Google Drive:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_YnvHgh2rwjazlNRTRHei1NbmM/view?usp=sharingbaidu cloud:http://pan.baidu.com/s/1eSeTQeAMD5: 9ddf067457ebaf193de63c5c7141446aForum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-m64-new-image-2017-08-13-debian-8-jessie-mate-desktop-preview-aarch64-bpi-m64-sd-emmc/3694
Armbian
Raspbian
2018-11-06 update : This release is for banana pi M64 board which is based on Allwinner A64, We release two Images, Raspbian 9.4 is based on kernel 3.10 & kernel 4.4.
BPI-M64 Raspbian 9.4 Kernel 3.10Features Map : http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M64_Image_Map#Raspbian_9.4_AARCH64Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qoKCVDgiuEj0IVEzuPgzuFLjFR9hTLH8/viewBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1MlIzQRpjs_soBDXOKf8NAwmd5sum : e321c6dbb096a0348fceb9d4a0b6c210BPI-M64 Raspbian 9.4 Kernel 4.4Features Map : http://wiki.banana-pi.org/M64_Image_Map#Kernel_4.4.89_4Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WnsHKnbI_FWQVkHQmbCcJ3yJ38oWaHGy/viewBaidu Drive : https://pan.baidu.com/s/1Bu-xiqiYsnau_xZp8-QEkwmd5sum : 1d4f00680e6869e2c4e66e205e61d93dforum pthread: http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-bpi-m64-new-images-raspbian-9-4-kernel-3-10-4-4-release-2018-11-06/7195
Fedora Linux
BPI-M64 fedora image download(not support desktop): fedora 31 with grub (u-boot-2019.07 + kernel 5.3.0)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dIr943Ke28lEtCDpy8cI3q1dBUtHymJP/view?usp=drivesdkhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1F3nYOw9AiLLaz8be0umz_9nlnhDP3t0s/view?usp=drivesdkForum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m64-new-image-fedora-31-with-grub-u-boot-2019-07-kernel-5-3-0/9938
Manjaro
2019-01-15 update,BananaPi BPI-M64 Support Run Manjaro AArch64 System
Baidu Drive: https://pan.baidu.com/s/18drwPBFKAzf4lFe6IPjaPAGoogle Drive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Lu8xw4sAVyiHJT4eYcolNTAIKG154gm6Bpi Ftp Server: https://dev.banana-pi.org.cn/Image/BPI-M64/Manjaro/md5sum : 8c9964fbd80836228c72fa205eb62f78username: manjaro/rootpassword: bananapiForum pthread:http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bananapi-bpi-m64-new-image-manjaro-aarch64-system-2019-01-16/7696
FreeBSD
FreeBSD on Allwinner (sunxi) systems for banana pi
Banana pi as the official partner of Allwinner , must banana pi product use Allwinner chip design . such as A20/A31S/H3/H2+/A64/A83T , and FreeBSD have support many Allwinner . so easy to use on banana pi board.
Allwinner A20 (sun7i), a dual-core Cortex-A7 BPI-M1/BPI-M1+/BPI-R1
Allwinner A31 and A31s (sun6i), a quad-core Cortex-A7 BPI-M2
Allwinner A64 (sun50i), a quad-core Cortex-A53 BPI-M64
Allwinner A83T (sun8i), an octa-core Cortex-A7 BPI-M3
Allwinner H3 (sun8i), a quad-core Cortex-A7 BPI-M2+/BPI-M2+ EDU/
https://wiki.freebsd.org/FreeBSD/arm/Allwinner
Clonezilla
Clonezilla support arm64 (Banana Pi BPI-M64),Thanks to Steven Shiau (NCHC Free Software Labs in Taiwan) & https://clonezilla.org/ 1, this image just for test .
Others
Win 10 IoT
2017-1-13 updae Win10 IoT Core beta0.2
baidu cloud :http://pan.baidu.com/s/1c2ce100
Win10 IoT Core 10586 beta0.1
download link : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_YnvHgh2rwjODJOSS1TdkRvcEkbaidu link : http://pan.baidu.com/s/1dEQyGgDMD5: 1c09118cd45bf0c3b61d1846710a3649
FAQ
1,How-to use ubuntu system to support lcd7**?
1."vi /media/pi/BPI-BOOT/bananapi/bpi-m64/linux/lcd7/uEnv.txt"2.If you use HC070TG lcd7 screen, change "touch=gt9xxnew_ts" But if you use S070WV20 lcd7 screen, you don't need to change.3. "bpi-bootsel /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/bpi-m64/u-boot-with-dtb-bpi-m64-lcd7-8k.img.gz"4.rebootFor more operation details please see Wiki: http://wiki.banana-pi.org/Getting_Started_with_M64