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Generation 2 and generation 3 technology stacks share the same firmware but with different VIDs/PIDs.

 

Tool

Gen 2 Firmware Upgrade

Gen 3 Firmware Upgrade

Firmware Recovery

FPGA Configuration

Microsoft .NET Framework

Python 2.7
interpreter

DEWESoft Firmware Upgrade Toolyesnonoyesnono
Open_FUT for generation 2yesnonoyesnoyes
Open_FUT for generation 3noyes; it use a simplified TE_USB_FX2_CyAPI.dllnoyes; it use a simplified TE_USB_FX2_CyAPI.dllnoyes
CyConsole = Cypress USB Consolenoyesyes, Recovery Bootnonono
CyControl = Cypress USB Control Centernoyesyes, Recovery Bootnoyesno

OpenFutNet: 3 procedures are available

no, Recovery Procedure should be used instead

yes, Firmware Upgrade; it use both CyUSB.dll and TE_USB_FX2_CyUSB.dll

yes, Recovery Procedure; it use CyUSB.dll

yes, FPGA Configuration; it use both CyUSB.dll and TE_USB_FX2_CyUSB.dllyes, (version ≥ 4.0.30319)no

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

Gen 3 Firmware Upgrade: requires TE USB FX2 device driver (VID/PID:0x0BD0/0x0300) and TE API (C++ TE_USB_FX2_CyAPI.dll or .NET TE_USB_FX2_CyUSB.dll).

Firmware Recovery: requires USB generic Cypress device driver, to boot with EEPROM disabled and to enable EEPROM after TE USB FX2 module is inserted into USB port

Reference Firmware

The following firmware tools

  • DEWESoft FUT (firmware upgrade tool)
  • Open_FUT (generation 2, Firmware Upgrade and FPGA Configuration)
  • Open_FUT (generation 3, Firmware Upgrade and FPGA Configuration using a simplified TE_USB_FX2_CyAPI.dll)
  • OpenFutNet (generation 3, Firmware Upgrade  and FPGA Configuration are using both CyUSB.dll and TE_USB_FX2_CyUSB.dll )

work only if the reference firmware, or a derived firmware is running in the module. The reference/derived firmware is necessary because the three tools make use of TE API Commands (see the corresponding API reference manual) executed by the USB FX2 microcontroller. These tools are therefore able to update the firmware (EEPROM programming) of the USB FX2 microcontroller and the FPGA configuration file (bitstream, SPI Flash programming).

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