| Tool (Windows OS) | FPGA
Configuration
capable? | Generation 2 Firmware
Upgrade capable?(1) | Generation 3 Firmware
Upgrade capable?(2) | Is Reference
Firmware required? | Firmware
Recovery
capable?(3) |
Remarks |
|---|
Xilinx iMPACT |  direct or indirect
in system programming
.mcs file
(both Xilinx Flash
and third-party SPI Flash
can be used) |  | | | | A Linux version
of this tool exists |
DEWESoft
Firmware
Upgrade Tool |
old .fwu (and .bin) file |
old .fwu (and .bin) file |
|
Gen2 | | 32 bit only,
obsolete,
not recommended |
Open_FUT
for generation 2 |
FPGA
Configuration .bit, .mcs file
( Xilinx Flash only) or
old .fwu (and .bin) file |
.iic file and
old .fwu (and .bin) file | |
Gen2 | | Python 2.7
Interpreter
required |
Open_FUT
for generation 3 | (5) FPGA
Configuration .bit or a .mcs file
( Xilinx Flash only) or
old .fwu (and .bin) file |
| (5) Firmware
Update .iic file and
old .fwu (and .bin) file
|
Gen3 | | Python 2.7
Interpreter
required |
CyConsole
= Cypress
USB Console | | |
Firmware
Update .iic file
|
|
Recovery
Boot .iic file | Less easy than
CyControl |
CyControl
= Cypress
USB Control Center | | |
Firmware
Update .iic file
|
|
Recovery
Boot .iic file | Microsoft .NET
Framework
Version ≥ 2.0
required |
OpenFutNet:
it is possible
to run 3 different procedures |
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 |
Firmware
Update(6) .iic file
| for
Recovery
Boot (7) for
Firmware
Update (6) for
FPGA
Config (4) |
Recovery
Boot (7) .iic file | Microsoft .NET
Framework
Version≥ 4.0.30319
required;
recommended tool |