Can SOP2 be connected to VCC permanently?

If you do it like me, you can pull SOP2 high with the UART:

When the CP2102 or FT232RL is connected, the SUP2 gets pulled HIGH, so no need for manually set bridges.
Also always append “—reset dtr” to your command (right after defining the port) (e.g. cc3200tool -p COM3 —reset dtr read_file /cert/ca.der cert/ca.der)