Banana Pi BPI-R4 Pro Wifi7 Router board with Mediatek MT7988A, 8G RAM 8G eMMC, 4x2.5G and 2x10G network port

Banana Pi BPI-R4 Pro Wifi7 Router board with Mediatek MT7988A, 8G RAM 8G eMMC, 4x2.5G and 2x10G network port, it is a update version for BPI-R4.

Key Features

  • MediaTek MT7988A Quad-core Arm Corex-A73,1.8GHz processor
  • 8GB DDR4
  • 8GB eMMC flash
  • 256MB SPI-NAND Flash
  • Micro SD card slot
  • 1x 10G SFP WAN
  • 1x 10G RJ45 WAN(combo with 10G SFP WAN)
  • 1x 10G SFP LAN
  • 1x 10G RJ45 LAN(combo with 10G SFP LAN)
  • 4x 2.5G RJ45 LAN
  • 1x 1G RJ45 LAN
  • 1x 1G LAN(FPC Connector)
  • 2x miniPCIe slots with PCIe3.0 2lane interface for Wi-Fi NIC
  • 2x M.2 M-KEY slots with PCIe3.0 1lane interface for NVME SSD (PCIe can switch to M.2 B-KEY slot)
  • 3x M.2 B-KEY slots with USB3.2 for 5G Module
  • 1x USB3.2 slot
  • 1x USB2.0 slot
  • 1x USB TypeC Debug Console
  • 2x13 PIN Header for expanding application

Hardware interface:

online wiki page: Banana Pi BPI-R4 Pro Wifi7 Router board design with Mediatek MT7988A | BananaPi Docs

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MediaTek MT7988 (Filogic 880)

The MediaTek Filogic 880 platform provides a 36 Gbps Wi-Fi 7 access point/router/gateway solution that delivers the fastest and most reliable connectivity experience.

The MediaTek MT7988A is a world-class network processor designed for high-performance and reliable networking in both wired and wireless applications. It offers a comprehensive set of connectivity interfaces, including four Gigabit Ethernet ports, two USXGMII interfaces, four PCIe interfaces, and two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports.

The MT7988A further enables seamless tri-band Wi-Fi 7 connectivity across the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands, with its Wi-Fi 7 companion chip featuring 320 MHz bandwidth, 4096-QAM, MLO, MRU and AFC.

To meet the needs of rapidly evolving tunneling applications, the MT7988A comes equipped with the MediaTek Tunnel Offload Processor System (TOPS), which facilitates the processing of a wide range of tunneling protocols. The MT7988A optimizes networking performance with a finely tuned ISA of MediaTek TOPS, delivering premium-level offloading capabilities.

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looks great, i would instantly buy one. is there any information regarding a new case? thinking of BE19, good shielding, enough ports for antennas, better cooling etc.

Looks like an awesome exellent product!! How soon will these be ready?

you did it! ohhh you did it! soo glad i told myself to wait a little longer after the R4 was out to see if you would release a board like this… I legit couldnt have designed one any better!

Will there be a new PRO 2 model for BE19? I see that only BE14 fits on this PRO board in terms of size.

I guess you have to use this:

But not sure if be19 would fit into it.

Yes, I need this. Especially

  • 3x M.2 B-KEY slots with USB3.2 for 5G Module

That’s what I need. Several 2.5G RJ45, Wifi7, and if it truly can handle three 5G modules simultaneously, then I’m definitely looking forward to it.

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As someone who just plan to use it as a router, front PD port is jank. 10G ports are nice but personally I probably prefer to have have SFP only instead of using combo, I suppose it is overall cheaper the current way. Curious about how be19 will work on this board. Will likely get one if the price is right, thermal is likely better too (and easier to work with) which is great.

Any plans about pocket sized (compact board+case ± xiaomi 15 non pro, or even less"; inside of pcb Ethernet ports, Li-ion UPS&PoE (build-in or available as option), few m.2 ports without space for them(for custom big sized cases), 2x+Ethernet(10G+?), +few!! microsd express ports => So, needed pcie 3.0+ port multiplier ic.

Ethernet hub as thin little module, max compact sized!

+also wifi 7be compact with single m.2 port be19k. +also wifi 7be compact without 6Ghz (not sh** 2x2 or 3x3, but 4x5 and so on!) with two 5Ghz (and with single m.2 port?).

+also gpio? Any plans for CNX?).

+Waterproof Case (not fully, but ±!) & Case-radiator from two-three sides.

BPi3 mini - good, but too small for all the tastes of the mt7988 chip!(.

Is there already a code repo and schematics? Have not found any yet.

Can somebody please explain to me how these “combo ports” work?. Can i use only either the SFP or RJ45 or can both be used at the same time?

Thanks!

The usual meaning for combo port is either-or, not both.