Banana Pi BPI-W3 Open Source SBC /Mini PC /Routerboard

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Banana Pi BPI-W3
Board view
Main Features
Specification
Under the Hood
Price & Availability

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


Banana Pi BPI-W3 (Product specification)
Brand	Banana Pi
Model	Banana Pi BPI-W3
SoC	RockChip RK3588
CPU	• 8-core (Quad) 64-bit processor • Big.Little Architecture: 4xCortex-A76 and 4xCortex-A55, Big core cluster is 2.4GHz, and Little core cluster is 1.8GHz.
GPU	• Arm Mali-G610 MP4 “Odin” GPU • Compatible with OpenGL ES1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.2 and Vulkan 1.2 • Max resolution: 8192x8192 source, 4096x4096 destination
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 • Support for HDMI 2.1 eARC
Networking / Connectivity	Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port via YT8531B GbE transceiver. Bluetooth 5.0 with BLE support via Ampak AP6275P (PCIe module) Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2T2R,
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.