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SparkrOS

One diagnostic operating system. From vehicle context to verified repair.

Sparkr is a connected diagnostic system, not a pile of unrelated features. Each capability feeds the next so the technician can move from fault to proof in one workflow.

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1

Start

Sparkr Link connected

The job starts with this vehicle, not a generic P-code.

With Sparkr Link connected to the vehicle, live context sits in the same workspace the technician uses to diagnose. Identification, modules, codes, freeze-frame, and live data so the first recommendation is grounded in the car on the bay.

  • VIN

    Identifies the vehicle on the bay.

  • Powertrain DTCs

    Stored, pending, and permanent codes from the PCM.

  • Freeze frame

    The snapshot captured when the code set.

  • Live sensor data

    Standard OBD-II PIDs — fuel trims, MAF, MAP, RPM, temps, and more.

2

Reason

AI-guided diagnostics

Reason across the evidence. Rank the path. Explain why.

Sparkr compares codes, live-data behavior, freeze-frame, and the complaint against known failure patterns. It ranks diagnostic paths and tells the technician what should be tested next — with the reasoning visible.

We've seen this pattern before

2016 F-150 3.5 EcoBoost

  • CodesP0107 + P0122
  • SymptomStall at idle · intermittent no-start
  • Live data5V reference sitting at 1.1V

SparkrOS recognizes the pattern

Two sensors failed together. Shared 5V reference until proven otherwise.

  1. 1 5V ref shorted on MAP branch 71%
  2. 2 Chafe at splice S108 to ground 18%
  3. 3 PCM 5V supply collapsed 7%

Best first test

Unplug MAP and recheck 5V reference

3

Act

Next-best-test guidance

What to test. Why it matters. What the result means.

Each recommended test includes the action, the reason, the tools, the expected result, pass/fail interpretation, and the next diagnostic branch. The technician still performs the work. Sparkr keeps the branch from dying on a sticky note.

What to test

The highest-value action on this vehicle, right now.

Why it matters

How the result would confirm or kill the leading hypothesis.

Required tools

Meter, wiring diagram, smoke machine — named before the tech leaves the bay.

Expected result

The reading or behavior that would count as a pass.

Pass / fail meaning

What the outcome proves, and what it does not.

Next branch

Where the path goes if the test does not close the case.

Sparkr Tech Mike

Vehicle Health

2 active faults

P0107 · P0122 · 5V reference 1.1V

Next Best Test

Unplug MAP — watch 5V ref

Two sensors failed together. If VREF returns to 5.0V with MAP unplugged, the short is on the MAP branch — not a bad PCM.

Run Test

Live Data

5V reference
1.1 V
MAP signal
0.12 V
TPS signal
0.11 V
Scan
AI Analysis
Tests
Reports
Example case · shared 5V reference short · 2016 F-150 3.5 EcoBoost

On electrical jobs, the same guidance can sit on the circuit that matters — where to put the meter, what you should see, and what the reading means.

Teaching graph

2016 F-150 · MAP 5V reference

Junior · tap to explain

Interactive teaching graph of a MAP 5-volt reference circuit The powertrain computer feeds 5 volts on a gray-red wire. The wire splits at splice S108 to the MAP sensor and the throttle. A harness chafe after the splice shorts that branch to chassis. Signal and ground wires stay on the sheet but are muted. VT/GN · MAP signal BK/WH · sensor ground GY/RD · ETC branch GY/RD · 5V ref PCM C175B 24 5V ref 25 SIG 26 GND S S108 CHAFE chassis 3 5V 2 SIG 1 GND MAP C102 ETC 0.1 V expect 5V

The circuit that matters

One 5V feed. The rest of the sheet goes quiet.

PCM C175B pin 24 sends 5 volts on GY/RD. That is the job. Signal and ground stay drawn so you still see the diagram — they just are not this test.

4

Evidence

Proof loop

Capture evidence. Update the hypothesis. Narrow the uncertainty.

When the technician records a result, Sparkr updates the diagnosis. Confirmed paths rise. Disproven paths drop. The case does not jump to a parts list until the root cause is proven.

Context Hypothesis Test Evidence Root cause Verify Learn EVIDENCE LOOP
The code starts a loop, not a guess. Each result updates the diagnosis until the root cause is proven and the fix is verified.
5

Close

Repair verification

Confirm the fault is actually resolved before the case closes.

A replaced part is not the same as a proven fix. Sparkr keeps post-repair vehicle state in the same case so the shop can show the fault is gone — not just that work was performed.

PARTS BEFORE PROOF Guess Replace Comeback PROOF FIRST Test Prove Verified
A replaced part isn't a proven fix. When the fault is proven first and the repair verified, the car doesn't come back on the shop's dime.
6

Record

Reporting

The case file is the proof, not a pile of screenshots.

Diagnostic evidence, tests, results, root cause, repair, and verification stay together. The shop can share case history without reconstructing the job from memory.

Case file · 2016 F-150 Evidence P0107 · P0122 · VREF 1.1V Tests Unplug MAP · watch 5V ref Root cause MAP harness chafe to ground Repair Repair loom after splice Verified 5V ref holds at 5.0V
Evidence, tests, root cause, repair, and verification stay together — the proof, not a pile of screenshots.
7

Learn

Shop memory / pattern intelligence

Every verified diagnosis should make the next one faster.

Verified diagnostic trajectories, confirmed outcomes, and similar previous cases stay in the shop. That is institutional knowledge — not a senior tech’s private notebook — and it is how time-to-proof improves over time.

  • Verified diagnostic trajectories
  • Confirmed outcomes
  • Similar previous cases
  • Institutional shop knowledge
  • Time-to-proof intelligence
Verified cases Next job same pattern starts smarter
Every proven diagnosis stays in the shop. Senior-tech knowledge becomes institutional memory instead of leaving at 5 p.m.

Market outlook

A crowded tool stack — but no one owns the full path from fault to proof.

Scan tools surface codes. Info platforms hold repair history. OEMs like Tesla ship tightly integrated diagnostics — but only for their own vehicles. Sparkr connects the full loop for the independent aftermarket.

  Live vehicle context AI reasoning Next-test guidance Proof / verify loop Shop memory
Scan tools Snap-on / Autel / Launch — ◑ — ◑
Info platforms Identifix / ShopKey / ALLDATA — — ◑ —
OEM connected service Tesla ◑
Sparkr
Strong ◑ Partial — Not available

Tesla-like connected diagnostics for the independent aftermarket

Guides the next best test, not just likely causes

Updates the diagnosis as results come in

Verifies the repair and learns from confirmed outcomes

Next step

See the system on a live diagnostic case.

Book a demo and we’ll contact you. Sparkr launches November 1.

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