BPI-R4 Router board  - Support WIFI 7 Model

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Introduction

Banana Pi BPI-R4 Router board with MediaTek MT7988A (Filogic 880) quad-core ARM Corex-A73 design,4GB DDR4 RAM,8GB eMMC,128MB SPI-NAND flash onboard, also have 2x 10Gbe SFP, 4x Gbe network port, with USB3.2 port, M.2 support 4G/5G/NVME SSD.2x miniPCIe slots with PCIe3.0 2lane interface for Wi-Fi 7 NIC (Network Interface Card). It is a very high-performance open-source router development board.

MediaTek MT7988(Filogic 880)

Mediatek Filogic 880. the 36Gbps Wi-Fi 7 access point/router/gateway platform delivers the fastest and most reliable connection experience

The MediaTek MT7988A is a world-leading network processing platform for high-performance and reliable networking experiences, both in wired and wireless applications. The MT7988A comprises a rich connection interface set including 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports. 2 US下GMII interfaces. 4 PCIe Interfaces, and 2 USB 3.2 en1 Ports

the MT7988A further enables seamless Wi-Fi 7 tri-band,2.4 GHz.5 GHz and 6 GHz, connectivity, with its Wi-Fi 7 companion chip that features 320-MHz bandwidth,4096-QAMLO, MCU,and  FC.

To answer the need of first-evolving tunneling applications, the  MT7988A comes with MediaTek Tunnel offload processor System(TOPS), which facilitates the processing of a wide range of tunneling protocols. The MT7988A optimizes networking performance with the exquisitely tuned ISA of MediaTek TOPS and is dedicated to lifting networking offloading performance to premium level.

Features

• MediaTek MT7988A (Filogic 880) quad-core Arm Corex-A73,1.8GHz processor
• 4GB DDR4
• 8GB eMMC flash
• 128MB SPI-NAND Flash
• Micro SD card slot
• 2x 10Gbe SFP slot (option 1x 10GbE SFP and 1x SOC embedded 2.5GbE PHY. NOTE: Need to modify hardware)
• 4x Gbe network port
• 1x USB3.2 slot
• 1x M.2 KEY-B slot with USB3.2/PCIe3.0 interface for 5G
• 1x M.2 KEY-M slot with PCIe3.0 1lane interface for NVME SSD
• 2x mini PCIe slots with PCIe3.0 2lane interface for Wi-Fi 7 NIC (Network Interface Card)
• 26 PIN GPIO Header for expanding application

Shipping List

Only Board: BPI-R4 Router board X1
Power Kit: BPI-R4 Router board X1, 12V3A DC Power x1, Debug module x1 
WIFI 7: Only WIFI 7 module x1
12V5A : Only 12V5A DC Power x1

Applications

• Internet service Router
• Wifi 7 Wireless Router
• 4G/5G Wireless Router
• Wireless Repeater
• Home security Gateway
• Home Automation
• Nas device
• Network and communication applications

Detailed Descriptions

Hardware interface

WiFi7 iPA NIC Module support

BPI-R4 wifi 7 modue use MediaTek MT7996+MT7995+MT7977A+MT7977B chip design

Hardware spec

BPI-R4 Accessories

WiFi7 iPA NIC

Banana Pi BPI-R4 wifi7 module uses MediaTek MT7996+MT7995+MT7977A+MT7977B chip design.

Wifi 7 module interface