The Banana Pi BPI-WiFi6 Mini is an affordable WiFi 6 and dual Gigabit Ethernet router board with an M.2 Key-B socket and a Nano SIM card slot for adding 4G LTE or 5G cellular connectivity.
It is a smaller version of the Banana Pi BPI-WiFi 6 router board based on the Triductor TR6560 dual-core Arm Cortex-A9 processor and the Triductor TR5220 WiFi 6 chipset, and follows the form factor of the Banana BPI-R3 Mini low-profile router board based on the MediaTek Filogic 830 processor.
Banana Pi BPI-WiFi6 Mini Specifications:
- SoC – Triductor TR6560 dual-core Arm Cortex-A9 processor @ 1.2 GHz with LSW (Line Card Switching) and hardware NAT up to 5 Gbps
- WiFi Chipset – Triductor TR5220 WiFi 6 Chipset
- System Memory – 128MB DDR3
- Storage – 128MB SPI NAND Flash
- networking
- 2 x Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports
- Wifi
- Supports 2×2 MIMO @ 2.4 GHz, 2×2 MIMO @ 5GHz WiFi 6
- Antennas – 2.4GHz Antenna Connector, 2.4GHz/5GHz Antenna Connector, 5GHz Antenna Connector
- Optional 4G LTE or 5G cellular connectivity is available via the M.2 Key-B socket (USB) and nano SIM card slot. Tested with Quectel RM500U 5G module Quectel EM05 4G LTE Module
- USB – 1 x USB 3.0 port
- Debugging – 3-pin debug UART header
- others
- Reset button
- Fan Connector
- Power – 12V DC via USB-C port
- Dimensions – 65 x 65mm
Banana Pi provides an OpenWrt image (fork) for the board which you can find on their Wiki, however please note that this board is unlikely to ever become part of upstream OpenWrt.
The form factor is the same as the more powerful (and more expensive) Banana Pi BPI-R3 Mini, so you can reuse the latter’s case with the Banana Pi BPI-WiFi6 Mini SBC.
Banana BPI-WiFi 6 Mini Board Now on Sale $29.60 (plus shipping) on AliExpresssomehow the price Almost the same As a Banana BPI-WiFi6 router with 5 GbE ports. The main advantage of the mini board is the USB 3.0 port and the M.2 B-Key socket for 4G LTE/5G cellular connectivity. The above case can be purchased from third-party sellers. Starting at about $21 It’s much less appealing as a complete router… the complete board and case set is I found it on Amazon for $69.
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