support:fx3_bricked

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LED Color Codes

WHITE to GREEN normal
BLUE – bootloader mode FX3 failed to initiate but is programmable via USB
Faint or pulsing RED – low power use AUX power supply
RED – FX3 failed to initiate

Note: When programming the FX3

     AUX power should be removed
     SFP module should be removed
     The goal is to get the FX3 into Bootloader Device mode

First Method
1. Close SCC Power off camera (unplug USB)
2. Make sure no SFP modules are attached
3. Plug in USB
4. Relaunch SCC
5. Using SCC Upgrade the FX3
6. IF THIS FAILS

Second Method
7. Power Camera off for 10 minutes (same as first method with 10 minute reset)
8. If LED is Blue camera has reset to bootloader device
9. Goto step 3
10. IF THIS FAILS

Third Method
11. Download Cypress USB Control center from wiki.sub2r FX3 Upgrade Gone Wild
12. Download FX3 img file from Wiki.sub2r FX3 upgrade gone wild
13. Plug in USB cable
14. Launch Cypress USB Control Center - CCC
15. If you see SUB2r USB3.0 HD Camera in the left panel
16. USE SCC to update the FX3 or got to Alternative step 25
17. If you see Cypress FX3 USB BootLoader Device Choose this
18. Choose Program
19. Choose FX3
20. Choose SPI Flash
21. From a drop down menu select the file location you saved the FX3 img file to and OPEN SUB2r_FX3_1_1_4_5_##.img
22. Bottom left hand side message should read Programming of SPI FLASH in Progress…
23. Bottom left hand side message should read Programming of SPI FLASH Succeeded
24. Camera is now reprogrammed and functional

Alternative if CCC sees device as SUB USB3.0 HD Camera
25. From SCC select Expert Tab
26. From the drop down select FPGA Console…
27. First drop down menu will indicate Check if BL is Running - select drop down
28. Chose Bootloarder mode
29. RUN
27. OK
28. Camera should now appear in CCC as a Cypress FX3 Bootloader Device
29. Go to step 17