WayPonDEV Banana Pi WiFi 6 OpenWrt Router Board – Dual-Band WLAN, 2.5GbE WAN, MT7981B

Overview

The WayPonDEV Banana Pi WiFi 6 OpenWrt One Router Board is designed for creators, developers, and network enthusiasts seeking a compact, OpenWrt ready platform. Built around the MediaTek MT7981B SoC (Filogic 820) and the MT7976C dual band WiFi 6 chipset, this board serves as the official first development board within the OpenWrt open source community. It has found use in DIY projects, OpenWrt software learning and development, IoT gateways, wifi6 routing, NAS concepts, and network communication demos.

Hardware is engineered to balance speed and expandability. It includes 1 GB DDR4 RAM, 256 MB NAND, and 16 MB NOR, with onboard M.2 NVMe support for external storage. A 2.5G WAN port paired with a dedicated Gigabit LAN port provides flexible edge configurations, while USB 2.0 Type-A and a mikroBUS expansion port widen the range of peripherals you can connect. PWM is supported in the application software for additional control tasks.

Core features at a glance

• MediaTek MT7981B SoC with dual ARM Cortex-A53 cores at 1.3 GHz and a robust WiFi 6 radio for fast wireless experiments
• 1 GB DDR4 RAM and 256 MB NAND with 16 MB NOR provide space for system tasks and experimentation
• 1 x 2.5G WAN port plus 1 x Gigabit LAN port for flexible edge configurations
• Integrated M.2 NVMe PCIe 2 x 1 interface to attach external storage
• USB 2.0 Type-A port and a mikroBUS expansion for additional peripherals
• PWM support enables custom peripheral control and sensing projects

What you can build or test

• OpenWrt based routing experiments, home lab networking, and IoT gateway testing
• Dual-band WiFi 6 networks with the ability to experiment with AP or client modes
• NAS style storage experiments using external NVMe storage via the M.2 slot
• Custom hardware projects leveraging PWM and available expansion headers

OpenWrt One is backed by SDK documentation and community resources. For questions or bulk orders, reach out to the WayPonDEV store and consult the official OpenWrt inbox resources referenced in the product materials.