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Scope and purpose
The Device Firmware Update (DFU) Host tool is a stand-alone program included with the ModusToolbox™ software. This tool is used to communicate with PSOC™ 6, PSOC™ 4, PSOC™ Edge, PSOC™ Control, and XMC™7000 MCUs that have already been programmed with an application that includes the DFU capability.
Intended audience
This document helps application developers understand how to use the DFU Host tool as part of creating a ModusToolbox™ application.
Document conventions
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Denotes APIs, functions, interrupt handlers, events, data types, error handlers, file/folder names, directories, command line inputs, code snippets |
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Abbreviations and definitions
The following define the abbreviations and terms used in this document:
- Application – One or more projects related to each other.
- CAN-FD – controller area network-flexible data rate
- I2C – inter-integrated circuit
- PEC – packet error code
- PMBus – power management bus (PMBus®)
- PSOC™ – programmable system-on-chip
- SPI – serial peripheral interface
- UART – universal asynchronous transmitter receiver
- UART-CDC – UART-communication device class
- USB-HID – universal serial-bus-human interface device
Reference documents
Refer to the following documents for more information as needed: