Tool (Windows OS
with the exception of
Linux_FUT) | FPGA
Configuration
capable? | Generation 2 Firmware
Upgrade capable?(1) | Generation 3 Firmware
Upgrade capable?(2) | It works without
Reference
Firmware? | Firmware
Recovery
capable?(3) |
Remarks |
|---|
Xilinx iMPACT
(Windows OS or
Linux OS) |  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
(Windows OS) |
old .fwu (and .bin) file |
old .fwu (and .bin) file |
|
Gen2 | | Obsolete,
not recommended. 32 bit only. |
Open_FUT
for generation 2
(Windows OS) |
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
(Windows OS) | (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
(Windows OS) | | |
Firmware
Update .iic file
|
|
Recovery
Boot .iic file | Less easy than
CyControl. |
CyControl
= Cypress
USB Control Center
(Windows OS)) | | |
Firmware
Update .iic file
|
|
Recovery
Boot .iic file | Microsoft .NET
Framework
Version ≥ 2.0
required. |
OpenFutNet:
it is possible
to run 3 different procedures
(Windows OS) |
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. |
Linux_FUT
(Linux OS) |
FPGA Configuration .bin only |
.bin but
a .iic should
also work |
.bin but
a .iic should
also work |
|
use fx2loader
(see also here)
instead | libusb library
( C API )
should be used |