Power Modes#

The SiWx917 can be in one of the following functional Power Modes or Performance Profiles:

• Active Mode or High-Performance Mode: The SiWx917 is always in Active state and data transmission/reception is immediate.

• Power Save Mode: The SiWx917 is in Sleep state mostly, consuming low power. In this mode, depending on the user application, the SiWx917 switches to:

  • Active State - for transmitting/receiving application data to/from the remote devices and processing host application commands

  • Sleep State – during idle state or inactivity