Spectro Modular uses multi-model electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to classify battery capacity and state of health without a full discharge test. The fetched current catalogue offers automotive, trucking and deep-cycle configurations, while Explorer is marked coming soon. Performance depends on a suitable matrix: Cadex describes training on good, used and weak batteries of the same model. Earlier CM-48-HD literature and the 2023 SPB16 manual document different configurations, so their voltage, capacity, enclosure and test-time limits should not be combined into one universal specification.
Technical detail
Core features
Current Automotive part 11-500-0201-00: 12 V starter batteries, 27.5–125 Ah and an advertised 30-second test.
Current Trucking part 11-500-0212-00: 12 V starter batteries, 27.5–300 Ah and an advertised 30-second test.
Current Deep-Cycle part 11-500-0400-00: 6 V batteries, 0–400 Ah and an advertised 30-second test.
Explorer part 11-500-0211-00 is marked coming soon. The same page retains a specification table with other ranges, including CM-12 35–150 Ah and 30–45 seconds; those entries do not resolve current variant compatibility.
The CM-48-HD brochure separately advertises 3–48 VDC, 27.5–300 Ah, 55–600 RC minutes and 300–1250 A CCA with a test time under one minute. Its test condition is 50–100% state of charge.
The 2023 SPB16 revision-2 manual covers 12 V flooded, sealed, VRLA, AGM, GEL and EFB lead-acid batteries, 300–1250 CCA and 27–125 Ah; this is a version-specific operating reference.
The SPB16 manual specifies IP42 and 182×93×47 mm; the current page states IP52 and 182×96×47 mm. Confirm enclosure revision instead of treating these as interchangeable ratings.
Cadex describes matrix accuracy as dependent on same-model batteries spanning good, used and weak conditions; data-acquisition units can be loaned to help develop matrices.
Current purchase description includes one selected matrix and one year of CadexCloud; additional matrices and connectivity depend on the selected model and application.
Electrochemical-impedance
Matrix-based-diagnostics
Battery-state-of-health
Use & integration
Recorded applications
Automotive and commercial-fleet battery service
Deep-cycle equipment maintenance, including a vendor-hosted Sunbelt Rentals example
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Evidence of maturity
Commercially offered rapid-test configurations; matrix-specific performance needs application-level validation. Explorer remains a forthcoming catalogue variant.
Commercial availability
Automotive, Trucking and Deep-Cycle configurations are offered through the current catalogue; matrix selection and the instrument revision define the usable configuration.
Integration and verification
Readiness
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Reviewed connections
No reviewed Mission area or released Defence need connection is currently published.
Original sources 5 linked records
These records support this capability and its published Mission area and Defence need connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
Current Spectro cards identify Automotive 11-500-0201-00 for 12 V starter batteries at 27.5–125 Ah, Trucking 11-500-0212-00 for 12 V at 27.5–300 Ah, and Deep-Cycle 11-500-0400-00 for 6 V at 0–400 Ah, each advertising a 30-second test.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
Current Spectro cards identify Automotive 11-500-0201-00 for 12 V starter batteries at 27.5–125 Ah, Trucking 11-500-0212-00 for 12 V at 27.5–300 Ah, and Deep-Cycle 11-500-0400-00 for 6 V at 0–400 Ah, each advertising a 30-second test.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
The fetched current Spectro product page includes one selected battery matrix and one year of CadexCloud with purchase; additional matrices and cloud connectivity are options dependent on model and application.
Supports: Capability · core features
On the same current Spectro page, the older-looking CM-12 table gives 3–12 V nominal, 35–150 Ah and 30–45 seconds, while model cards advertise different capacity ranges; the table also lists Explorer specifications despite its coming-soon card.
Supports: Capability · core features
The fetched current Spectro product page includes one selected battery matrix and one year of CadexCloud with purchase; additional matrices and cloud connectivity are options dependent on model and application.
Supports: Capability · capability type
Spectro Modular uses electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to classify battery capacity and health against a battery matrix without a lengthy discharge test.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Current Spectro cards identify Automotive 11-500-0201-00 for 12 V starter batteries at 27.5–125 Ah, Trucking 11-500-0212-00 for 12 V at 27.5–300 Ah, and Deep-Cycle 11-500-0400-00 for 6 V at 0–400 Ah, each advertising a 30-second test.
Supports: Capability · core features
Current Spectro cards identify Automotive 11-500-0201-00 for 12 V starter batteries at 27.5–125 Ah, Trucking 11-500-0212-00 for 12 V at 27.5–300 Ah, and Deep-Cycle 11-500-0400-00 for 6 V at 0–400 Ah, each advertising a 30-second test.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Spectro Modular uses electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to classify battery capacity and health against a battery matrix without a lengthy discharge test.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Spectro Modular uses electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to classify battery capacity and health against a battery matrix without a lengthy discharge test.
Supports: Capability · name
Spectro Modular uses electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to classify battery capacity and health against a battery matrix without a lengthy discharge test.
Supports: Capability · technology readiness level
Spectro Modular uses electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to classify battery capacity and health against a battery matrix without a lengthy discharge test.
Supports: Capability · core features
The current Spectro Explorer card, part 11-500-0211-00, says coming soon and does not supply card specifications.
Supports: Capability · maturity
Current Spectro cards identify Automotive 11-500-0201-00 for 12 V starter batteries at 27.5–125 Ah, Trucking 11-500-0212-00 for 12 V at 27.5–300 Ah, and Deep-Cycle 11-500-0400-00 for 6 V at 0–400 Ah, each advertising a 30-second test.
Supports: Capability · maturity
The current Spectro Explorer card, part 11-500-0211-00, says coming soon and does not supply card specifications.
Supports: Capability · summary
The current Spectro Explorer card, part 11-500-0211-00, says coming soon and does not supply card specifications.
Supports: Capability · slug
Spectro Modular uses electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to classify battery capacity and health against a battery matrix without a lengthy discharge test.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Current Spectro cards identify Automotive 11-500-0201-00 for 12 V starter batteries at 27.5–125 Ah, Trucking 11-500-0212-00 for 12 V at 27.5–300 Ah, and Deep-Cycle 11-500-0400-00 for 6 V at 0–400 Ah, each advertising a 30-second test.
Supports: Capability · summary
Spectro Modular uses electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to classify battery capacity and health against a battery matrix without a lengthy discharge test.
Supports: Capability · summary
Current Spectro cards identify Automotive 11-500-0201-00 for 12 V starter batteries at 27.5–125 Ah, Trucking 11-500-0212-00 for 12 V at 27.5–300 Ah, and Deep-Cycle 11-500-0400-00 for 6 V at 0–400 Ah, each advertising a 30-second test.
Supports: Capability · core features
Current Spectro cards identify Automotive 11-500-0201-00 for 12 V starter batteries at 27.5–125 Ah, Trucking 11-500-0212-00 for 12 V at 27.5–300 Ah, and Deep-Cycle 11-500-0400-00 for 6 V at 0–400 Ah, each advertising a 30-second test.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Spectro Modular uses electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to classify battery capacity and health against a battery matrix without a lengthy discharge test.
Cadex’s May 13, 2025 article says Spectro accuracy rests on Matrix Integrity Level established by scanning good, used and weak batteries of the same model; Cadex lends a Data Acquisition Unit to battery users to build these matrices.
Supports: Capability · summary
Cadex’s May 13, 2025 article says Spectro accuracy rests on Matrix Integrity Level established by scanning good, used and weak batteries of the same model; Cadex lends a Data Acquisition Unit to battery users to build these matrices.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Cadex’s May 13, 2025 article says Spectro accuracy rests on Matrix Integrity Level established by scanning good, used and weak batteries of the same model; Cadex lends a Data Acquisition Unit to battery users to build these matrices.
The 2023 SPB16 manual specifies IP42 and 93 mm width; the current Spectro table claims IP52 and 96 mm width without an inspected revision bridge.
Supports: Capability · core features
The SPB16 revision-2 manual specifies −10 to +45°C and 10–80% humidity, IP42, 430 g excluding the clamp cable, and a 182×93×47 mm instrument.
Supports: Capability · core features
Spectro manual revision 2 (2023) describes model SPB16, part 11-500-0201-00, for 12 V lead-acid batteries, including flooded, sealed, VRLA, AGM, GEL and EFB types; its table lists 300–1250 CCA and 27–125 Ah.
An undated Cadex case study attributes use of Spectro Modular for in-place rental-equipment battery assessment to Brandon Gaunt’s Sunbelt Rentals team in Coquitlam, British Columbia.
Cadex’s CM-48-HD brochure table advertises 3–48 VDC, 27.5–300 Ah, 55–600 RC minutes and 300–1250 A CCA, with a test time under one minute; this is a brochure configuration, distinct from the current CM-12 Trucking card.
Supports: Capability · summary
Public sources cited · Facts and assessments kept separate · Human review
Cadex’s May 13, 2025 article says Spectro accuracy rests on Matrix Integrity Level established by scanning good, used and weak batteries of the same model; Cadex lends a Data Acquisition Unit to battery users to build these matrices.
Supports: Capability · core features
The 2023 SPB16 manual specifies IP42 and 93 mm width; the current Spectro table claims IP52 and 96 mm width without an inspected revision bridge.
Supports: Capability · summary
Spectro manual revision 2 (2023) describes model SPB16, part 11-500-0201-00, for 12 V lead-acid batteries, including flooded, sealed, VRLA, AGM, GEL and EFB types; its table lists 300–1250 CCA and 27–125 Ah.
Cadex’s CM-48-HD brochure table advertises 3–48 VDC, 27.5–300 Ah, 55–600 RC minutes and 300–1250 A CCA, with a test time under one minute; this is a brochure configuration, distinct from the current CM-12 Trucking card.
Supports: Capability · core features
The CM-48-HD comparative brochure specifies a 50–100% battery state-of-charge test condition for CA-12, CM-12 and CM-48-HD.
