Product Overview
The IoT Pro Park Sensor is an on-street, surface-mounted parking sensor designed to detect vehicle presence at the individual bay level with high reliability in real-world urban environments.
The sensor uses mmWave radar technology to detect the presence and absence of vehicles within a defined sensing field above the road surface. Radar-based detection provides consistent performance across different vehicle types, and environmental conditions, making it a robust and widely adopted approach for on-street parking occupancy monitoring.
From a system architecture perspective, the IoT Pro Park Sensor functions as a dedicated bay-level occupancy sensing device, generating precise occupancy and vacancy events with deterministic timing suitable for enforcement, availability services, and analytics.
Where required, the sensor also supports Bluetooth tag detection to enable resident, permit, and priority parking workflows without reliance on visual permits.
The sensor is housed in a low-profile, load-resistant enclosure specifically engineered for on-street deployment. It is designed to withstand repeated drive-over by passenger vehicles, vans, and heavy commercial vehicles, ensuring long-term mechanical integrity and stable sensing performance in high-traffic environments.
Typical Installation Points
The IoT Pro Park Sensor is typically installed wherever on-street or outdoor bay-level occupancy must be monitored with minimal civil works and long-life operation.
Paid On-Street Parking Bays
City Centres / Commercial Streets / Tourist Zones
Timed and Short-Stay Bays
Retail Streets / Quick-Drop Areas / High-Turnover Zones
Resident and Permit Zones
Controlled Residential Streets / Permit-Only Areas / Neighbourhood Schemes
Disabled and Priority Bays
Accessibility Bays / Blue Badge Spaces / Enforcement-Controlled Parking
EV Charging Bays
Public Charging Points / Dedicated EV Spaces
Restricted and No-Parking Zones
Clearways / Loading Restrictions / Enforcement-Triggered Areas
Measurement & Sensing Capabilities
The IoT Pro Park Sensor focuses on high-integrity occupancy detection, generating time-stamped occupancy/vacancy events suitable for automated enforcement, availability services, and historical analytics.
Radar-Based Occupancy Detection
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mmWave radar sensing detects vehicle presence and distance within a defined field of view above the road surface.
Radar-based detection provides stable and repeatable occupancy events across different road materials, vehicle types, and environmental conditions. By relying on non-contact radar sensing, the system avoids sensitivity to magnetic disturbances, road composition variability, and long-term drift, making it well suited for large-scale, long-life on-street deployments.
mmWave Radar
Magnetometer
Mechanical
Power System
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mmWave Radar Specifications
Sensor Technology | mmWave Radar distance sensor |
Measurement Principle | FMCW radar (non-contact presence detection) |
Detection Range | 5 cm to 200 cm |
Typical Accuracy | ±1 cm (application and installation-dependent) |
Field of View | Approx. 30° |
The integrated mmWave radar sensor is designed to provide repeatable bay-level occupancy detection while remaining tolerant to outdoor conditions such as dust, surface contamination, rain, temperature variation, and mechanical stress from continuous vehicle traffic.
Mechanical & Environmental
Dimensions | Diameter: ⌀205.5 mm | Height: 38 mm |
Enclosure Material | Glass-fibre reinforced nylon, UV-stabilised housing and seals with pressure compensation capability |
Weight | 800 g |
Protection Rating | IP68 |
Operating Temperature | -30°C to +75°C |
The housing is designed for extreme outdoor exposure and mechanical stress typical of on-street deployments, including wet environments and contaminant exposure.
Power System
Technology | Primary Lithium Battery with Pulse Hybrid Capacitor (Self-balancing charging) |
Nominal Capacity | 8100 mAh |
Nominal Voltage | 3.6V |
Impedance | Less than 60 m Ω (at 25°C @ 1kHz) |
Topology | 3 x ER14505H | 1 x SPC1550 |
Operating Temperature | -55°C to 85°C |
Lithium Content | 2.04 grams |
The device is engineered for long-life unattended deployments, with onboard diagnostics and reporting to support lifecycle management at scale.
Magnetometer Specifications
Sensor Technology | 3-Axis MEMS Magnetic Sensor |
Magnetic Measurement | X/Y/Z Magnetic Fields |
Magnetic Limits | ±8 Gauss |
The integrated 3-axis magnetometer provides a redundant backup occupancy signal in exceptional conditions such as heavy snow coverage, helping maintain detection continuity when radar sensing performance may be temporarily degraded.
mmWave Radar Specifications
Sensor Technology | mmWave Radar distance sensor |
Measurement Principle | FMCW radar (non-contact presence detection) |
Detection Range | 5 cm to 200 cm |
Typical Accuracy | ±1 cm (application and installation-dependent) |
Field of View | Approx. 30° |
The integrated mmWave radar sensor is designed to provide repeatable bay-level occupancy detection while remaining tolerant to outdoor conditions such as dust, surface contamination, rain, temperature variation, and mechanical stress from continuous vehicle traffic.
Mechanical & Environmental
Dimensions | Diameter: ⌀205.5 mm | Height: 38 mm |
Enclosure Material | Glass-fibre reinforced nylon, UV-stabilised housing and seals with pressure compensation capability |
Weight | 800 g |
Protection Rating | IP68 |
Operating Temperature | -30°C to +75°C |
The housing is designed for extreme outdoor exposure and mechanical stress typical of on-street deployments, including wet environments and contaminant exposure.
Power System
Technology | Primary Lithium Battery with Pulse Hybrid Capacitor (Self-balancing charging) |
Nominal Capacity | 8100 mAh |
Nominal Voltage | 3.6V |
Impedance | Less than 60 m Ω (at 25°C @ 1kHz) |
Topology | 3 x ER14505H | 1 x SPC1550 |
Operating Temperature | -55°C to 85°C |
Lithium Content | 2.04 grams |
The device is engineered for long-life unattended deployments, with onboard diagnostics and reporting to support lifecycle management at scale.
Magnetometer Specifications
Sensor Technology | 3-Axis MEMS Magnetic Sensor |
Magnetic Measurement | X/Y/Z Magnetic Fields |
Magnetic Limits | ±8 Gauss |
The integrated 3-axis magnetometer provides a redundant backup occupancy signal in exceptional conditions such as heavy snow coverage, helping maintain detection continuity when radar sensing performance may be temporarily degraded.
mmWave Radar Specifications
Sensor Technology | mmWave Radar distance sensor |
Measurement Principle | FMCW radar (non-contact presence detection) |
Detection Range | 5 cm to 200 cm |
Typical Accuracy | ±1 cm (application and installation-dependent) |
Field of View | Approx. 30° |
The integrated mmWave radar sensor is designed to provide repeatable bay-level occupancy detection while remaining tolerant to outdoor conditions such as dust, surface contamination, rain, temperature variation, and mechanical stress from continuous vehicle traffic.
Mechanical & Environmental
Dimensions | Diameter: ⌀205.5 mm | Height: 38 mm |
Enclosure Material | Glass-fibre reinforced nylon, UV-stabilised housing and seals with pressure compensation capability |
Weight | 800 g |
Protection Rating | IP68 |
Operating Temperature | -30°C to +75°C |
The housing is designed for extreme outdoor exposure and mechanical stress typical of on-street deployments, including wet environments and contaminant exposure.
Power System
Technology | Primary Lithium Battery with Pulse Hybrid Capacitor (Self-balancing charging) |
Nominal Capacity | 8100 mAh |
Nominal Voltage | 3.6V |
Impedance | Less than 60 m Ω (at 25°C @ 1kHz) |
Topology | 3 x ER14505H | 1 x SPC1550 |
Operating Temperature | -55°C to 85°C |
Lithium Content | 2.04 grams |
The device is engineered for long-life unattended deployments, with onboard diagnostics and reporting to support lifecycle management at scale.
Magnetometer Specifications
Sensor Technology | 3-Axis MEMS Magnetic Sensor |
Magnetic Measurement | X/Y/Z Magnetic Fields |
Magnetic Limits | ±8 Gauss |
The integrated 3-axis magnetometer provides a redundant backup occupancy signal in exceptional conditions such as heavy snow coverage, helping maintain detection continuity when radar sensing performance may be temporarily degraded.
Vehicle & User Identification Add-Ons
For permit and priority workflows, the IoT Pro Park Sensor supports detection of Bluetooth tags for identity-aware occupancy, enabling system rules such as resident exemptions, staff allocations, disabled bay authorisation, or permit-zone compliance.
Smart Bluetooth Tag – User
Designed for user and permit identification in applications where a compact form factor and easy portability with the user are required.
Size | 86mm(Length) x 55mm(Width) x 5.5mm(Depth) |
Weight | ~30 g |
Protection Rating | IP68 |
Material | ABS |
Bluetooth | BLE 5.0 |
Battery | Non-Replaceable LiMn02 – 3.0V - 750mAh |
TX Power | Configurable -40 dBm to 4 dBm |
Beacon Interval | Configurable 200ms-10240ms |
Operating Temperature | -30 to 85 Degrees Celsius |
Size | 86mm(Length) x 55mm(Width) x 5.5mm(Depth) |
Weight | ~30 g |
Protection Rating | IP68 |
Material | ABS |
Bluetooth | BLE 5.0 |
Battery | Non-Replaceable LiMn02 – 3.0V - 750mAh |
TX Power | Configurable -40 dBm to 4 dBm |
Beacon Interval | Configurable 200ms-10240ms |
Operating Temperature | -30 to 85 Degrees Celsius |
Size | 86mm(Length) x 55mm(Width) x 5.5mm(Depth) |
Weight | ~30 g |
Protection Rating | IP68 |
Material | ABS |
Bluetooth | BLE 5.0 |
Battery | Non-Replaceable LiMn02 – 3.0V - 750mAh |
TX Power | Configurable -40 dBm to 4 dBm |
Beacon Interval | Configurable 200ms-10240ms |
Operating Temperature | -30 to 85 Degrees Celsius |
Smart Bluetooth Tag – Asset / Vehicle
Intended for robust vehicle/asset identification use cases requiring higher mechanical protection and longer autonomy.
Size | 133mm(Length) x 45.5mm(Width) x 31mm(Height) |
Weight | ~100 g |
Protection Rating | IP68 / IK10 |
Material | ABS |
Bluetooth | BLE 5.0 |
Battery | Replaceable AA Primary Lithium LiSoci2 – 3.6V - 2600mAh |
TX Power | -40 to +4 dBm |
Beacon Interval | Configurable 200ms-10240ms |
Operating Temperature | -30 to 85 Degrees Celsius |
Security | Automated Access Password |
Size | 133mm(Length) x 45.5mm(Width) x 31mm(Height) |
Weight | ~100 g |
Protection Rating | IP68 / IK10 |
Material | ABS |
Bluetooth | BLE 5.0 |
Battery | Replaceable AA Primary Lithium LiSoci2 – 3.6V - 2600mAh |
TX Power | -40 to +4 dBm |
Beacon Interval | Configurable 200ms-10240ms |
Operating Temperature | -30 to 85 Degrees Celsius |
Security | Automated Access Password |
Size | 133mm(Length) x 45.5mm(Width) x 31mm(Height) |
Weight | ~100 g |
Protection Rating | IP68 / IK10 |
Material | ABS |
Bluetooth | BLE 5.0 |
Battery | Replaceable AA Primary Lithium LiSoci2 – 3.6V - 2600mAh |
TX Power | -40 to +4 dBm |
Beacon Interval | Configurable 200ms-10240ms |
Operating Temperature | -30 to 85 Degrees Celsius |
Security | Automated Access Password |
Connectivity & Integration
The IoT Pro Park Module supports multiple communication variants depending on deployment strategy and coverage availability:
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NB-IoT version
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LoRa version
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SIGFOX version
All variants are designed for remote deployments and support fleet-scale operation, with protocol-level consistency intended to simplify software integration.
IoT Pro Hardware Architecture
Power Intelligence & Battery Protection
Onboard diagnostics monitor low-level current consumption and battery behaviour to help ensure real-world deployments reach their expected lifetime and recover from abnormal states.
Flexible Connectivity, One Integration Model
NB-IoT / LoRa / SIGFOX variants are implemented to support scalable rollouts without forcing software redesign per network option.
Remote Configuration & Lifecycle Control
Network parameters, device behaviour, and firmware can be managed remotely, supporting multi-site operations and long-term maintenance.
Security, Integrity & Deployment Trust
The device is built for predictable behaviour and controlled lifecycle updates in deployments where data integrity impacts enforcement and public trust.
System Integration Context
The IoT Pro Park Module is designed to integrate as a bay-level occupancy sensing component within IoT Pro parking management deployments for on-street and outdoor enforcement use cases.
Refer to link Parking Management.
Technical Documentation
All documentation is written for software integrators, system engineers, and deployment teams and aligns with the IoT Pro platform architecture.