SLUU274A May 2007 – January 2022 TPS40193
Oscilloscope: A digital or analog oscilloscope can be used to measure the ripple voltage on VOUT. The oscilloscope should be set for taking output ripple measurements:
TP15 and TP16 can be used to measure the output ripple voltage by placing the oscilloscope probe tip through TP15 and holding the ground barrel to TP16, as shown in Figure 5-2. For a hands-free approach, the loop in TP16 can be cut and opened to cradle the probe barrel. Using a leaded ground connection may induce additional noise because of the large ground loop area.