Technical information
Option Link Settings 
Reference  Function  Fitted  Alternative (Removed)  Related To 
R3 Power source 
Enables external 5V power supply 
from ‘PWR’ (J7) connector. 
Disables power supply from ‘PWR’ 
(J7) connector. 
R13, R47, R48 
R13 USB Power 
source 
Enables USB VBUS as power supply 
for this RSK board. 
Disables USB VBUS as power 
supply. 
R3, R50 
R18 3V3 power 
source 
Board can be powered from external 
source CON_3V3. 
Board can’t be powered from 
external source CON_3V3. 
R24, R40, R52 
R22 Power source 
Enables power supply for E8. 
Disables E8 power supply  R3, R13 
R24 Power source 
Enables 3V3 power supply for 
on-board devices. 
Disables 3V3 power supply for 
on-board devices. Current can be 
measured across R24 
R18, R40 
R40 3V3 power 
source 
The RSK board uses on-board 
voltage regulator. 
The board can be powered from 
CON_3V3 header. 
R18, R24 
R47 Power source 
LCD is powered directly from 
PWR connector or from CON_5V 
header 
LCD is not powered directly from 
PWR connector or from CON_5V 
header 
R49, R51 
R48 5V External 
power supply 
Board can be powered from external 
source CON_5V 
Board cannot be powered from 
external source CON_5V. 
R50, R52 
R49 USB Power 
source 
Enables on-board debug LCD power 
supply from USB VBUS. 
Disables on-board debug LCD 
power supply from USB VBUS. 
R13, R47, R50, 
R51 
R50 USB Power 
source 
Enables USB VBUS as 5V power 
supply for an external application 
boards. 
Disconnects USB VBUS from 
external application board 
header. 
R13 
R51 Power source 
Enables on-board LCD to be 
powered from external 5V PSU 
Disables on-board LCD to be 
powered from external PSU 
R47, R49 
R52 Power source 
Enables power supply for a 
general application board from 
external 5V PSU 
Disables power supply of a 
general application board from 
external 5V PSU 
R48, R50 
R42 Ground 
Enables ground connection to 
ADC module. 
Disconnects ground connection to 
ADC module. 
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Table 6-8: Power configuration links. 
Table 6-9 below describes the function of the option links associated with clock configuration. The default configuration is indicated by 
BOLD text. 
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