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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.

old .fwu (and .bin) file

old .fwu (and .bin) file

Gen2

Obsolete,
not recommended.

32 bit only.

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.

⁽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.

Firmware
Update

.iic file

Recovery
Boot

.iic file

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.

FPGA Configuration

.bin only

.bin, but
a .iic should
also work

.bin, but
a .iic should
also work

use fx2loader
(see also here)
instead

but it could
be a two step
procedure

but it could
be a two step
procedure

⁽⁸⁾

modified
recovery
boot