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For new users (Generation 3 Firmware), the OpenFutNet tool is recommended.

If the user has a Python 2.7 interpreter installed on Windows OS, he/she could also use the couple Open_FUT (gen 3) + CyControl:

• Open_FUT for generation 3 (Firmware Update and FPGA Configuration using a simplified TE

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Gen2

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Gen3

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OpenFutNet:
it is possible to run 3 different procedures

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FPGA
Config⁽⁶⁾

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 Recovery
Boot  ⁽⁷⁾
should be
used
instead

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Recovery
Boot ⁽⁷⁾

Firmware
Update ⁽⁶⁾

FPGA
Config ⁽⁴⁾

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 Recovery
Boot  ⁽⁷⁾

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⁽¹⁾ Generation 2 Firmware Upgrade: it requires DEWESoft device driver (VID/PID:0x0547/0x1002) and DEWESoft API.

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• _USB_FX2_CyAPI

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• dll)

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• Cypress

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• USB Control Center (Recovery Boot (TE USB FX2 Firmware Recovery)

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• uses CyUSB.dll)

See the Firmware/Bitstream Tools Comparison table.

⁽⁴⁾ You can use  Recovery Procedure to program the USB FX2 microcontroller's  EEPROM with the Generation 3 Firmware required by Firmware Update and FPGA Configuration.

⁽⁵⁾ Based on simplified TE_USB_FX2_CyAPI.dll

⁽⁶⁾ Based on both CyUSB.dll and TE_USB_FX2_CyUSB.dll

⁽⁷⁾ Based on CyUSB.dll

⁽⁸⁾ Version ≥ 2.0

⁽⁹⁾ Version≥ 4.0.30319)