Glossary#

Access Point (AP)#

A network management and routing device in a Wi-Fi network. The access point allows Wi-Fi stations to associate with it and then routes messages from one station to another. See Station (STA).

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)#

A low energy variant of Bluetooth networking technology, in which client devices such as computers associate with server devices such as headphones.

Evaluation Kit (EVK)#

A Silicon Labs kit for evaluating a solution such as Wi-Fi, usually including a radio board and base board.

Microcontroller Unit (MCU)#

An embedded system consisting of a microprocessor, memory, peripherals, and optionally, a wireless radio, usually connected by means of a bus.

Network Co-processor (NCP) Mode#

SiWx91x setup where application runs on a microcontroller unit (MCU) host, and connectivity firmware on SiWx91x device. See Microcontroller Unit (MCU).

Open Source Driver (OSD)#

Open source Linux driver enabling the Radio Co-processor (RCP) mode for the SiWx91x.

Radio Co-processor (RCP) Mode#

SiWx91x setup where the application runs on a Linux host along with the upper Wi-Fi network layers (transport and network), and lower Wi-Fi network layers (MAC and PHY) run on SiWx91x device.

Station (STA)#

An end-user or client device in a Wi-Fi network.

System-on-chip (SoC) Mode#

SiWx91x setup where application runs on a Linux host, and connectivity firmware on SiWx91x device.

Software Development Kit (SDK)#

A collection of tools and APIs for developing software applications.

WiSeConnect#

SDK used for developing Wi-Fi and/or BLE connectivity applications for the SiWx91x chipset family in SoC and NCP mode. See Software Development Kit (SDK), System-on-chip (SoC) Mode, and Network Co-processor (NCP) Mode.