Banana Pi BPI-W2 - Smart NAS Router, RTD1296 Chip Design

The Banana Pi BPI-W2 is a highly integrated multimedia network router featuring the RTD1296 chip design. It can be used for powerful wireless networks, home entertainment, home automation, and more.

The BPI-W2 is equipped with a Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53 MP core that reaches speeds of up to 1.5 GHz. The router offers a variety of interfaces, including HDMI RX/TX, Mini DP, PCIe 2.0, PCIe 1.1, SDIO, M.2 interface, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, SATA connection, and a 2 Gbit/s Gigabit Ethernet port. It also supports 802.11ac/n Wi-Fi connections via a PCIe port.

The BPI-W2 can easily run Android 6.0 and is compatible with OpenWrt, Debian, Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Raspbian, and other operating systems. It has the same dimensions as the BPI-R2, can run games effortlessly, and supports 1080p HD video output. The GPIO is compatible with Raspberry Pi 3.

Technical Specifications:

• SoC: RealTek RTD1296, Quad-Core ARM A53
• GPU: Mali T820 MP3
• SDRAM: 2 GB DDR4 (shared with GPU)
• Power Supply: 12 V at 2 A, DC (5 mm x 2 mm Jack)
• Low-Level Peripherals: 40-pin header, 28x GPIO, some for special functions like UART, I2C, SPI, PWM, I2S
• Network Interface: 2x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
• Wi-Fi/Bluetooth: Not supported
• RGMII: 1x RGMII interface with pins
• Internal Storage: MicroSD (TF) card; 2x native SATA 3.0 with 6 Gbps, eMMC, SIM card slot
• Display: HDMI output (Type A) with HDCP 1.4, resolution up to 1920 x 1200
• MIPI Display Video Decoder/Encoder: Manipulation, decoding, and encoding of video streams in various formats, e.g., decoding in 4K2K H.265, Full HD MPEG 1/2/4/H.264/H.264 MVC, AVC/VC-1, VP8, AVS, AVS Plus, HD-Jpeg, etc. Decoding and encoding can occur simultaneously. Supports 3D deinterlacing, video scaling up to 4K2K, and more.