Activity Sensor


The Urban.io Activity Sensor detects activity, motion and movement using infrared technology.

This sensor counts the movement it’s infrared sensor detects, over a ten minute heatbeat period and transmits the total to the platform, via the Gateway.


This product is designed for usage with an Urban.io IoT Gateway. In ideal conditions with correct orientation of sensors and gateway antennas the following ranges can be achieved.

  • Up to 5km line-of-sight where there are no obstructions between the gateway and the sensor and they are placed on the same horizontal plane.
  • 500m non-line-of-sight in an enclosed space where there are one or more obstructions (objects, walls, buildings) between the gateway and the sensor and it is placed on the same horizontal plane.

This product is designed for application in normal indoor and certain outdoor environments. The gateway housing is IP65 rated and as such is designed to be water and dust resistant as well as generally resistant to direct sunlight. However the 240v Power Adapter is not rated for outdoor usage.

Urban.io proactively supports the interfacing of IoT sensor data with all industry leading Asset Management, Field Force and Work Management, Data Analytics and Machine Learning Platforms. We provide the following Public APIs as well as pre-built API Adapters for the following Enterprise IoT Systems : 

  • Public APIs : MQTT, Rest Web Services.
  • API adapters : AWS IoT Core, IBM Watson IoT, Azure IoT Hub.
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 Activity sensor features : 


General Sensor Features
Gateway to sensor network range 
500m indoor
5km outdoor
Operating temperature 
-40°C to 85°C
Power Supply 
3.0V CR2477 coin cell battery (replaceable) 
Battery life 
2 years under normal operation 
Reading frequency 
Continuous count 
Data transmission frequency 
10 minute interval
Primary Sensing Element
Passive infrared Sensor
Secondary Sensing Elements
Fault detection
(loss of sensing element)
IoT network connectivity
(signal to noise levels «SNR»)
IoT device battery level
(% of remaining battery level)​
  Technical Specification : 
Maximum resolution over measured electrical range
Detection range
Detection angle
Calibration / Drift
Accuracy
Temperature range (limited by battery)
Enclosure rating

Digital threshold 0,1

5m (max)

+/- 60°

No

NA 

-20°C to 85°C 

IP67

  Power Specification : 
Supply Voltage
Current consumption — sleep mode
Current consumption — sensor active sampling mode
Current consumption — radio RX mode
Current consumption — radio TX mode (max)

2,0 - 3,4 VDC

10 uA

10 uA

25 mA for 0,5 seconds

100 mA for 0,5 seconds

915-925 MHz

Suitable for South East Asia, Australia, North/South America.

863-870 MHz

Suitable for Africa, Middle East, Europe​.

779-787 MHz

Suitable for China.

  Mounting and dimensions :










Length : 73 mm (with antenna)

Height : 29 mm

Width : 44 mm

Weight : 85 g 

Example Applications


Monitor area traffic and usage
Detect when people enter a room
Securing sensitive elements

The company Urban IO


Urban IO provides a complete turnkey, industrial-grade system specifically designed for monitoring assets, systems, and spaces.

Our solution is the simplest and most cost-effective way to connect your assets to your management systems.

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