SWRA779 September 2023 CC3300 , CC3301
Autonomous mode refers to ability of the device to go to sleep and wakeup without informing the host processor and is supported on all interfaces. Autonomous mode uses an internal buffer that is always on and ready to receive data, even when the device is in sleep. This is mandatory so the device does not loose data. When data is received during sleep, the device makes use of flow control mechanism to stop data from the host processor until the device is fully awake. This mode is seamless to the host processor and the device may look as if it is always awake. Autonomous mode is a real time mechanism and can even be triggered in between non-consecutive frames, making it optimal in terms of power consumption.