diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index b582182..2136da6 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
 ```
 $ git clone https://github.com/trabucayre/openFPGALoader.git
 ```
+## For FX2 cable support add the following steps
+
+```
+$ git clone https://github.com/makestuff/fpgalink.git
+```
+
+```
+$ build.sh
+```
+Add the install/bin directory to the path (for building and running OpenFPGALoader)
 
 ## Compile from source
 
@@ -13,11 +23,14 @@ $ mkdir build
 $ cd build
 $ cmake ../ # add -DBUILD_STATIC=ON to build a static version
             # add -DENABLE_UDEV=OFF to disable udev support and -d /dev/xxx
+            # add -DENABLE_FX2=OFF to disable FX2 cable support 
 $ cmake --build .
 or
 $ make -j$(nproc)
 ```
 
+
+
 ## Install
 
 As root:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dbaddf4..b332223 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -260,6 +260,15 @@ allowed values are:
 |  DCD  | 6  |
 |  RI   | 7  |
 
+#### FX2 cables and pins configuration
+
+FX2 cables need to have their pin mapping provided
+
+```bash
+openFPGALoader [options] -cfx2 --pins=TDI:TDO:TCK:TMS /path/to/bitstream.ext
+```
+where:
+* TDI:TDO:TCK:TMS may be the pin ID (A0 <= id <= D7) for pins PA0...PD7
 
 ### CYC1000 and de0nano
 
diff --git a/src/cable.hpp b/src/cable.hpp
index 9f32990..b743d41 100644
--- a/src/cable.hpp
+++ b/src/cable.hpp
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ enum communication_type {
 	MODE_FTDI_BITBANG = 1, /*! used with ft232RL/ft231x */
 	MODE_FTDI_SERIAL  = 2, /*! ft2232, ft232H */
 	MODE_DIRTYJTAG    = 3, /*! JTAG probe firmware for STM32F1 */
-	MODE_USBBLASTER   = 4,  /*! JTAG probe firmware for USBBLASTER */
-	MODE_FX2 = 5,          /* FX2 support through libFPGAlink */
+	MODE_USBBLASTER   = 4, /*! JTAG probe firmware for USBBLASTER */
+	MODE_FX2          = 5, /* FX2 support through libFPGAlink */
 };
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 28815e2..4e78654 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -475,12 +475,16 @@ int parse_opt(int argc, char **argv, struct arguments *args, jtag_pins_conf_t *p
 					}
 					pin_num = pins_list[pins[i]];
 				}
-
+#ifdef ENABLE_FX2
 				if ((pin_num > 7 || pin_num < 0) &&
 					(pin_num > 0xD7 || pin_num < 0xD0) &&
 					(pin_num > 0xC7 || pin_num < 0xC0) &&
 					(pin_num > 0xB7 || pin_num < 0xB0) &&
 					(pin_num > 0xA7 || pin_num < 0xA0)) {
+#else 
+				if (pin_num > 7 || pin_num < 0) {
+#endif 
+
 					printError("Invalid pin ID");
 					throw std::exception();
 				}