Reduced-complexity internet of things sensor

A method comprising:

• detecting, by a sensor device, a sensor event;
• determining, by a controller of the sensor device and based on the sensor event, a select sensor event message of a plurality of sensor event messages stored on a memory of the sensor device, wherein each of the plurality of sensor event messages is generated and stored with an associated sequence number in the memory prior to detection of the sensor event, wherein the associated sequence number is configured to indicate a relative place of the sensor event message in an ordered sequence of the plurality of sensor event messages to facilitate detection of a misuse of the sensor event message;
• determining, based on the select sensor event message, a select waveform profile;
• determining a select radio frequency channel based on a memory location associated with the select sensor event message of the select waveform profile;
• and
• outputting, via a radio signal that is output by the sensor device, a packet comprising the select sensor event message and the associated sequence number, wherein outputting the packet is based on the select waveform profile, and wherein the radio signal is output via the select radio frequency channel.

A system, comprising:

• an application server;
• and
• an apparatus in communication with the application server, the apparatus comprising:
• a memory storing:
• a plurality of sensor event messages;
• one or more waveform profiles, wherein each waveform profile of the one or more waveform profiles is associated with one of the plurality of sensor event messages;
• and
• a plurality of radio frequency channels;
• a sensor configured to determine a sensor event;
• and
• a controller configured to communicate with the memory and the sensor, wherein the controller is further configured to:
• select, based on the sensor event, a sensor event message of the plurality of sensor event messages, wherein each of the plurality of sensor event messages is generated and stored with an associated sequence number in the memory prior to detection of the sensor event, wherein the associated sequence number is configured to indicate a relative place of the sensor event message in an ordered sequence of the plurality of sensor event messages to facilitate detection of a misuse of the sensor event message;
• determine, based on the sensor event message, a select waveform profile of the one or more waveform profiles;
• determine, based on a memory location associated with the sensor event message of the select waveform profile, a select radio frequency channel from the plurality of radio frequency channels;
• and
• output, based on the select waveform profile, via a radio signal on the select radio frequency channel, a packet comprising the sensor event message and the associated sequence number.