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Recommended tool for For new users (Generation 3 firmwareFirmware): , the OpenFutNet.

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Recovery
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Firmware
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Recovery
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Recovery
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OpenFutNet:
it is possible to run 3 different procedures

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FPGA
Config
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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:

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 Recovery
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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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  • TE_USB_FX2_CyAPI

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(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

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  • uses CyUSB.dll

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See the Firmware/Bitstream Tools Comparison table.

 

(8) Version ≥ 2.0

(9) Version≥ 4.0.30319)