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Banana Pi BPI-W3
BananaPi BPI-W3 is another new upcoming Rockchip RK3588 SBC with different features. In particular, in addition to the presence of two Gigabit Ethernet ports, a PCIe x4 slot, and a SATA port, there are more common dual HDMI outputs, HDMI inputs, and USB. 2.0 / 3.0 port etc. The board layout is similar to the company’s BPI-RK3588-SBC but with system-on modules instead.
Board view
Main Features
- Eight-core CPU – Rockchip RK3588 quad x2 ARM Cortex-A76 + x2 quad ARM Cortex-A55
- ARM Mali-G610 MP4,
- NPU for AI: 6Tops@INT8
- 8G RAM and 32G eMMC flash onbord
- 2x 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
- support HDMI in and HDMI out
- Initial specification on Banana Pi Offical Wiki Page
Specification
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Banana Pi BPI-W3 (Product specification) | |
Brand | Banana Pi |
Model | Banana Pi BPI-W3 |
SoC | RockChip RK3588 |
CPU | • 8-core (Quad) 64-bit processor |
GPU | • Arm Mali-G610 MP4 “Odin” GPU
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NPU | Built-in AI accelerator NPU with up to 6 TOPS, supports INT4/INT8/INT16 mixed operation |
System Memory | 8GB LPDDR4 , 16GB, or 32GB (TBC) LPDDR4/4x |
Storage Storage | 32GB eMMC flash, MicroSD card slot |
Video Input | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
Video Output | 2x HDMI 2.1 up to 8Kp60 |
Mini PCIe interface |  |
WiFi Generation Wi-Fi 6 | |
RTC Battery Interface | |
M.2 Key Slot | |
SATA | |
Full-size PCI Express slot | |
IR | |
External Display Interface | 2x 4-lane MIPI DSI connector up to 4Kp60 |
Camera Interfaces | • 1x MIPI CSI 4Lane |
USB | • 2x USB 3.0 ports • 2x USB 2.0 ports |
Audio | • ES8388 audio codec • 3.5mm audio jack - headphone & microphone |
Networking / Connectivity | Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port via YT8531B GbE transceiver. Bluetooth 5.0 with BLE support via Ampak AP6275P (PCIe module) |
GPIO | 40 Pins Header, 28×GPIO, some of which can be used for specific functions including UART, I2C, SPI, PWM, and I2S. |
Debugging | 3pin UART header for serial console |
Buttons | ? |
Software Support | • Caffe/TensorFlow/TFLite/ONNX PyTorch/Keras/Darknet. • Android 12.0 Linux support. |
Power Supply | • 12V/2A via DC jack |
Dimensions | 148mm * 101mm |
Under the Hood
Powered by a Rockchip RK3588 processor. The Banana Pi BPI-W3 board features 8GB of LPDDR4 and 32GB of eMMC flash soldered to the PCB. SoC-Rockchip RK3588 octa-core processor with a 4xCortex-A76 core at up to 2.4 GHz (YMMV), 4xCortex-A55 core at 1.8 GHz, Arm Mali G610MC4 GPU, 6 TOPS NPU, 8K 10 Bit Decoder, 8K Encoder System There is a SATA III port, two HDMI outputs, and one HDI input interface. You can also find dual Gigabit Ethernet, SATA, and PCIe x4 slots.
Price & Availability
There is no official final price for the Banana Pi BPI-W3 board. We will update this post section as soon as we have fresh news and updates.
