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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_USB_FX2_CyAPI.dll)
• Cypress USB Control Center (Recovery Boot (TE USB FX2 Firmware Recovery) uses CyUSB.dll)

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Tool (Windows OS) FPGA Config capable? Generation 2 Firmware Upgrade capable?(1) Generation 3 Firmware Upgrade capable?(2) Is Reference Firmware required? Firmware Recovery capable?(3) Is Microsoft .NET Framework required? Is Python 2.7 Interpreter required? Xilinx iMPACT (a Linux version of this tool exists) DEWESoft Firmware Upgrade Tool Gen2 Open_FUT for generation 2 Gen2 Open_FUT for generation 3 (5) (5) Gen3 CyConsole = Cypress USB Console for Recovery Boot and Firmware Update Recovery Boot CyControl = Cypress USB Control Center  for Recovery Boot and Firmware Update Recovery Boot (8) OpenFutNet: it is possible to run 3 different procedures FPGA Config(6)  Recovery Boot  (7) should be used instead Firmware Update(6)   Recovery Boot (7) Firmware Update (6) FPGA Config (4)  Recovery Boot  (7) (9)

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