Banana Pi BPI R4 Lite
Banana Pi BPI R4 Lite (v1.1)
Manuf (OEM/ODM): SinoVoIP
(Est.) release date: August 2025
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $74
Country of manuf.: China
Type: single-board computer, router
Power: 12 VDC, 5.2 A
PoE tag: 802.3at, standard
CPU1: MediaTek MT7987AV (2.0 GHz, 4 cores)
FLA1: 256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br /> (Winbond W25N02KVZEIR)
FLA2: 8 GiB 8,192 MiB <br />8,589,934,592 B <br />67,108,864 Kib <br />8,388,608 KiB <br />65,536 Mib <br /> (Samsung KLM8G1GETF-B041)
RAM1: 2 GiB 2,048 MiB <br />2,147,483,648 B <br />16,777,216 Kib <br />2,097,152 KiB <br />16,384 Mib <br /> (Samsung K4AAG165WA-BCWE)
Expansion IFs: M.2 (USB 2.0), Mini PCIe, SFP
Mini PCIe slots: 3
USB ports: 1
SFP ports: 1
Serial: yes, USB (Type-C) Female, console, (115200 8N1)
ETH chip1: MediaTek MT7987AV
Switch: MediaTek MT7531AE
LAN speed: 1GbE
LAN ports: 4
WAN speed: 2.5GbE
WAN ports: 1
Additional chips
Low Power I2C RTC;AnalogTek;AT8563S;;1;
USB to UART Bridge IC;Holtek;HT42B534-2;;1;
16MB SPI NOR Flash;Winbond;W25Q256JVEQ;;1;
16-bit I2C-bus I/O Port Expander;NXP;PCA9555;;1;
2Kbit I2C Compatible Serial EEPROM;Puya;P24C02A;;1;
32V, 4A DC/DC Step-Down Input Voltage;LASemi;LA1314;;7;
5V, 1A USB Power Distribution Switch;Silergy;SY6280AAC;;1;
Super Speed USB 3.1 Gen1 Hub Controller;VIA Labs;VL817;;1;
26V, 6A Synchronous Step-Down Converter;MPS;MP8756;;2;
4Mbit Serial Multi I/O Flash;Puya Semiconductor;P25Q40H;;1;
2-bit Bidirectional Voltage-Level Translator;Run-IC;RS0102;;1;
300mA Low Dropout RF Linear Regulator;SGMicro;SGM2032;;2;
USB PD & Fast Charging Protocol Sink Controller;WCH;CH224K;;1;
1.5MHz, 2A Synchronous Step Down Regulator;Silergy;SM8082A;;1;
8-Bit Bidirectional Level-Shifting Voltage Translator;TI;TXS0108E;;1;
5.5Ω, 400MHz Bandwidth, SPDT Analog Switch;WillSemi;WAS3157D;;1;
Ultra Low Dropout 500mA CMOS LDO;Will Semiconductor;WL2803E;;1;
4-Channel I2C-Bus Switch w/Interrupt Logic & Reset;NXP;PCA9545A;;1;
2-Channel 10-Gbps 2:1/1:2 USB 3.1 Differential Mux/Demux;TI;HD3SS3212;;1;
Stock bootloader: U-Boot 2025-01
Stock FW OS: Linux 5.4.281 OpenWrt 21.02-SNAPSHOT
Flags: Micro SD Card slots, Nano SIM Card slots, SFP (2.5G), mikroBUS, RTC w/ battery, fan headers
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1316 additional devices
of which 5 are Banana Pi devices
Default login user: root
Default login password: blank
root:blank credentials used by 71 additional devices
of which 5 are Banana Pi devices
Ethernet OUI: none specified
| CPU1 brand | FLA1 | RAM1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banana Pi BPI R4 | MediaTek | 128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> | 4,096 MiB4,294,967,296 B <br />33,554,432 Kib <br />4,194,304 KiB <br />32,768 Mib <br />4 GiB <br /> |
| Banana Pi BPI R4 (8GB) | MediaTek | 256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br /> | 8,192 MiB8,589,934,592 B <br />67,108,864 Kib <br />8,388,608 KiB <br />65,536 Mib <br />8 GiB <br /> |
| Banana Pi BPI R4 (PoE) | MediaTek | 128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> | 4,096 MiB4,294,967,296 B <br />33,554,432 Kib <br />4,194,304 KiB <br />32,768 Mib <br />4 GiB <br /> |
| Banana Pi BPI R4 (WiFi 7) | MediaTek | 128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> | 4,096 MiB4,294,967,296 B <br />33,554,432 Kib <br />4,194,304 KiB <br />32,768 Mib <br />4 GiB <br /> |
| Banana Pi BPI R4 Lite | MediaTek | 256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br /> | 2,048 MiB2,147,483,648 B <br />16,777,216 Kib <br />2,097,152 KiB <br />16,384 Mib <br />2 GiB <br /> |
For a list of all currently documented MediaTek chipsets with specifications, see MediaTek.
Banana Pi BPI-R4 Lite SBC/Router
- Banana Pi on Wikipedia
- Banana Pi BPI-R4 on Banana Pi Docs
- Getting Started BPI-R4_Lite on Banana Pi' Docs
Links
- Banana Pi BPI-R4 Lite on CNX-Software
- Banana Pi BPI-R4 Lite Released with MediaTek MT7987A and Wi-Fi 7 Support on LinuxGizmos
- Banana Pi BPI-R4 Lite design with Mediatek MT7987 chip on OpenWrt forums
- Banana Pi BPI-R4 Lite: A more Affordable R4 Router Board Variant on AndroidPimp
Specifications
- Banana Pi RPI R4 board
- CPU: MediaTek MT7987AV (Filogic 850)
- Quad-Core ARM (Cortex-A53) @2.0GHz
- System Memory: 2GB (DDR4) RAM
- Storage: 8GB (eMMC), 256MB (SPI NAND) Flash,
- 32MB (NOR) Flash, MicroSD Card slot
- Networking: 4x GbE (RJ45) ports (LAN)
- 1x 2.5GbE (RJ45) port (WAN), 1x 2.5GbE SFP cage
- USB: 1x USB 3.2 (Host) port
- Expansion: M.2 (Key-B) slot w/ USB 3.0 interface
- for 5G or 4G LTE connectivity + 3x nanoSIM slots
- 1x Mini PCIe slot w/ 2-lane PCIe 3.0 for Wi-Fi 7 NIC
- 1x Mini PCIe slot w/ USB 2.0 interface
- 1x 16-pin MikroBus GPIO header
- Power Supply: 12V/5.2A via DC jack or 2-pin connector,
- 20V via USB Type-C PD port or
- Optional PoE module (RT5400) for 2.5GbE (RJ45) port
Models
- • Banana Pi • >>
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- Banana Pi BPI-6202 (2023) • Allwinner A40i
- Banana Pi BPI-6204 (2024) • Allwinner A40i
- Banana Pi BPI CanMV-K230D-Zero (2024) • Kendryte K230D
- Banana Pi BPI CM2 (2023) • Rockchip RK3568
- Banana Pi BPI CM4 (2023) • Amlogic A311D
- Banana Pi BPI CM5 Pro (2024) • Rockchip RK3576
- Banana Pi BPI CM6 (2025) • SpacemiT K1
- Banana Pi BPI F2 (2018) • Freescale i.MX6
- Banana Pi BPI F2P (2020) • Sunplus SP7021
- Banana Pi BPI F2S (2019) • Sunplus SP7021
- Banana Pi BPI F3 (2024) • SpacemiT K1
- Banana Pi BPI F4 (2025) • Sunplus SP7350
- Banana Pi BPI F5 (2025) • Allwinner T527
- Banana Pi BPI Forge1 (2025) • Rockchip RK3506J
- Banana Pi BPI-KVM (2023) • Rockchip RK3568
- Banana Pi BPI M1 (2014) • Allwinner A20
- Banana Pi BPI M1+ (2015) • Allwinner A20
- Banana Pi BPI M1S (2024) • Rockchip RK3528
- Banana Pi BPI M2 (2015) • Allwinner A31S
- Banana Pi BPI M2+ (2016) • Allwinner H3
- Banana Pi BPI M2 Berry (2016) • Allwinner V40
- Banana Pi BPI M2 Magic (2017) • Allwinner A33/R16
- Banana Pi BPI M2 Pro (2021) • Amlogic S905X3
- Banana Pi BPI M2S (2022) • Amlogic S922X/A311D
- Banana Pi BPI M2 Ultra (2016) • Allwinner R40
- Banana Pi BPI M2 Zero (2017) • Allwinner H2+
- Banana Pi BPI M3 (2015) • Allwinner A83T
- Banana Pi BPI M4 (2019) • Realtek RTD1395
- Banana Pi BPI M4 2G (2020) • Realtek RTD1395
- Banana Pi BPI M4 Berry (2023) • Allwinner H618
- Banana Pi BPI M4 Zero (2023) • Allwinner H618
- Banana Pi BPI M5 (2020) • Amlogic S905X3
- Banana Pi BPI M6 (2023) • Synaptics VS680
- Banana Pi BPI M7 (2023) • Rockchip RK3588
- Banana Pi BPI M64 (2016) • Allwinner A64
- Banana Pi BPI P2 Zero (2018) • Allwinner H2+
- Banana Pi BPI P2 Maker (2019) • Allwinner H2+
- Banana Pi BPI P2 Pro (2023) • Rockchip RK3308
- Banana Pi BPI Pro (2014) • Allwinner A20
- Banana Pi BPI R1 (2014) • Allwinner A20
- Banana Pi BPI R2 (2017) • MediaTek MT7623N
- Banana Pi BPI R2 Pro (2022) • Rockchip RK3568
- Banana Pi BPI R3 (2022) • MediaTek MT7986A
- Banana Pi BPI R3 Mini (2023) • MediaTek MT7986A
- Banana Pi BPI R4 (2023) • MediaTek MT7988A
- Banana Pi BPI R4 (WiFi 7) (2023) • MediaTek MT7988A
- Banana Pi BPI R4 Lite (2025) • MediaTek MT7987A
- Banana Pi BPI R4 Pro (2025) • MediaTek MT7988A
- Banana Pi BPI R64 (2018) • MediaTek MT7622A
- Banana Pi BPI RV2 (2025) • SiFlower SF21H8898
- Banana Pi BPI S64 (2018) • Actions Semi S700
- Banana Pi BPI W2 (2018) • Realtek RTD1296
- Banana Pi BPI W3 (2023) • Rockchip RK3588
- Banana Pi BPI WiFi 5 (2024) • SiFlower SF19A28
- Banana Pi BPI WiFi 6 (2024) • TriDuctor TR6560
- Banana Pi BPI WiFi 6 Mini (2024) • TriDuctor TR6560
See also
- Wi-Fi: MT7996AV (4T4R)/MT7975N (2.4GHz)/MT7977BN (5GHz)/MT7977AN (6GHz)
- Banana Pi BPI-R4-NIC-BE14 • BE14000 • Banana Pi BPI R4 Lite
- Wi-Fi: MT7995AV (2T2R/3T3R)/MT7976CN (2.4/5GHz)/MT7977IAN (6GHz)
- RUIO ZLT-X300 • CPU: MediaTek MT7986AV (T830) • PPage
- Wi-Fi: MT7996AV/MT7976GN/MT7977BN/MT7977AN
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