Guidelines and Recommendations#

  1. It is strongly recommended to use the latest version of firmware, especially for all major releases, as this has many changes com⁠pared to minor releases.

  2. The SiWG917 should be kept powered on during the complete firmware update process, you need to ensure there are no power fluctuations.

  3. While firmware update is happening, it is advisable to avoid doing multiple tasks.

  4. The SoC should not be placed in power save mode during any portion of the firmware update process.

  5. We recommend using the simplicity commander tool for firmware update via Bootloader.

  6. Anti-rollback check is enabled as part of efuse configs and is used to block downgrading the firmware. It is disabled by default, but the users would enable it in the end of their development.