The Metal Case
This time, Banana Pi designed a well-made case for the board with plenty of venting holes, including space for two side 40mm fans, plus an extra one for blowing hot air out of the case. Depending on the best cooling situation, you can experiment and also reverse the direction of the 40mm fan’s airflow to bring air into the case.
The components of the case
It’s made up of two sheet metal parts: the main cover, which protects the front panel and the top of the case, and the base, where the R4 Pro is secured with four Phillips-type screws. Compared to previous R4 case designs, this new version is a big upgrade and makes it much easier to access and open the case when needed. As mentioned, there are plenty of venting holes and slots, making this item a must-have if you’re planning to buy the R4 Pro board.
A full view of the metal case
It is already on presale.
Yes, I know, thank you.
Hi, the main problem about the BPI R4 is its BE14 Wifi NIC (6 antennas and many shielding/noise problems).
In your pictures, we can clearly see the new BE19 NIC with 14 antennas: did you test it? Is it going to be released to the public this year? Thank you!
HI. Not yet, but from what I’ve heard, it should officially be released in a few weeks.
Thank you so much! Will you make a new post when the BE19 will be out? Did you have the R4 Pro for testing or these are just info from the company?
Not yet, but I’ll probably test the R4 Pro and the Wi-Fi expansion board and review them once both are ready and available.
For now, it’s just general news info.
Great write up worth adding the battery is uses the ML1220 as you have correctly used instead of the CR1220 because the board features a tickle charge, but what’s more important to note, is that tickle is 3.3v to 3.4v, the ML1220s nominal is 3v, charged it’s around 3.35v, which is 0.35v higher than a CR1220. The BPI team lists the No 42 as CR1220 but it’s important to note thier POS is wrong. The other thing, you mention the battery keeps certain boot options, while this is true for a PCs, it’s untrue for the BPI, the only function… Read more »
Thank you for providing the information; it’s greatly appreciated.