Tool | FPGA Configuration capable? | Generation 2 Firmware Upgrade capable?(1) | Generation 3 Firmware Upgrade capable?(2) | It works without Reference Firmware? | Firmware Recovery capable?(3) | Remarks |
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Xilinx iMPACT (Windows OS or Linux OS) | direct or indirect in system programming
.mcs file (both Xilinx Flash and third-party SPI Flash can be used) | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | A Linux version of this tool exists. |
DEWESoft Firmware Upgrade Tool (Windows OS) | ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
old .fwu (and .bin) file | ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
old .fwu (and .bin) file | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg)
| ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg)
Gen2 | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | Obsolete, not recommended. 32 bit only. |
Open_FUT for generation 2 (Windows OS) | ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
FPGA Configuration .bit, .mcs file ( Xilinx Flash only) or old .fwu (and .bin) file | ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
.iic file and old .fwu (and .bin) file | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg)
Gen2 | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | Python 2.7 interpreter required. |
Open_FUT for generation 3 (Windows OS) | (5)
FPGA Configuration .bit or a .mcs file ( Xilinx Flash only) or old .fwu (and .bin) file | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg)
| (5)
Firmware Update .iic file and old .fwu (and .bin) file
| ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg)
Gen3 | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | Python 2.7 interpreter required. |
CyConsole = Cypress USB Console (Windows OS) | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
Firmware Update .iic file
| ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
| ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
Recovery Boot .iic file | Less easy than CyControl. |
CyControl = Cypress USB Control Center (Windows OS)) | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
Firmware Update .iic file
| ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
| ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
Recovery Boot .iic file | Microsoft .NET Framework Version ≥ 2.0 required. |
OpenFutNet: it is possible to run 3 different procedures (Windows OS) | ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
FPGA Configuration(6) .bit or .mcs file (both Xilinx Flash and third-party SPI Flash can be used) | the
Recovery Boot (7) should be used instead | ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
Firmware Update(6) .iic file
| for Recovery Boot (7)
for Firmware Update (6)
for FPGA Config (4)
| ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
Recovery Boot (7) .iic file | Microsoft .NET Framework Version≥ 4.0.30319 required. Recommended tool. |
Linux_FUT (Linux OS) | ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
FPGA Configuration .bin only | ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
.bin, but a .iic should also work | ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
.bin, but a .iic should also work | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg)
| ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg)
use fx2loader (see also here) instead | libusb library (C API) should be used |
fx2loader (Linux OS) (Windows OS)
| ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg)
use modified recovery boot instead | ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
but it could be a two step procedure | ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
but it could be a two step procedure ![(error)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg)
use modified recovery boot instead | (8)
| ![(tick)](/s/-201j25/9103/1q7egw3/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg)
modified recovery boot | - |