Compared

LoRaWAN Rain Sensors and Gauges Compared: MacSync LORS X1 vs Hydreon RG-15 vs Decentlab DL-TBRG vs Dragino vs Milesight

Five ways to get rain data into a system. Two are optical with no moving parts, two are tipping or pulse gauges that count volume, and one is a station's piezoelectric sensor. Every figure is from the maker's own page; the differences that matter are what each one outputs and what it claims.

Macnman product on this page: MacSync LORS X1

Side by side

The published figures

Every value is as each manufacturer publishes it, checked on 23 October 2026. Where a page does not state a figure, the cell says so.

Compare	Macnman MacSync LORS X1	Hydreon RG-15 (wired)	Decentlab DL-TBRG	Dragino WSC2-L + WSS-08	Milesight WTS506 (station)
Principle	Infrared optical refraction, no moving parts	Infrared optical, no moving parts	Tipping bucket, 200 cm² collector	Optical pulse head on an RS485 main unit	Piezoelectric
Output	Intensity in mm/h equivalent, rain class 0–3, threshold events	Tipping-bucket pulse emulation (0.2 or 0.02 mm) and RS232 data	Totals from tips	0.1 mm per pulse	Totals
Range and resolution	0–200 mm/h equivalent · 1 mm/h equivalent	Pulse resolution 0.2 or 0.02 mm	0.1 mm per tip	0.1 mm per pulse	0–1,000 mm · 0.01 mm
Stated accuracy	±5 % typical on intensity; totals not stated	'Nominally within 10 %'; 'field accuracy will vary'	2 % up to 25 mm/h, 3 % up to 50 mm/h	Not stated on the page checked	±0.5 mm below 10 mm, ±5 % above
Power	19 Ah battery (~2 / 4 / 7+ years at 5 / 15 / 60-minute reports, estimated), 9–36 V DC, or the solar option	5–35 V DC from the host	2 C alkaline cells; life not stated	12 V with a 1,000 mAh cell; solar and cabinet bought locally	15 W solar + 2 × 2,550 mAh, about a week of backup
Enclosure and temperature	IP65, IP67 optional · −40 to +80 °C	Sensor only; −40 to +60 °C	Not stated on the page checked	IP65/IP66 stated · −20 to +60 °C	Sensors IP65, hub IP67 · hub −20 to +60 °C
Radio	LoRaWAN® v1.0.4, Class A or C, OTAA; MacTalk device to device	None; wired to a controller or logger	LoRaWAN Class A; version and bands not stated	LoRaWAN v1.0.3 Class A, Class C optional	LoRaWAN Class A; version not stated
IN865 for India	Yes, as standard; WPC compliant	Not applicable	Not stated	Listed	Listed
Designed and made in	Pune, India	Hydreon, USA	Decentlab, Switzerland	Dragino, China	Milesight, China

Figures for the other products are taken from their manufacturers' published pages, checked on 23 October 2026, and may change; check the linked sources before you order. Hydreon, Decentlab, Dragino and Milesight are trademarks of their respective owners.

Where each fits

What the table means for your site

Where the MacSync LORS X1 fits

Many points that must act on rain — drains, blocks, rooftops, yards — on IN865 as standard, a battery rated for years, threshold alerts and Class C from a phone app, with a maker that states what its datasheet does not cover. Made in Pune with WPC compliance and local support. Not an official gauge: pair the ring with one.

Where the Hydreon RG-15 fits

A wired optical sensor that emulates a tipping bucket for a controller or logger you already have, with a maker candid about field accuracy. No radio, no enclosure, no battery; the integrator builds the rest.

Where the Decentlab DL-TBRG fits

Reference-grade totals from a 200 cm² tipping bucket on LoRaWAN, with the tightest published accuracy of the five. A bucket to keep clean and level; bands and IP rating are not on its page.

Where the Dragino kit fits

A main unit reading an optical pulse head, with power and cabinet bought locally; IN865 is listed and the rain accuracy is not.

Where the Milesight WTS506 fits

A six-parameter station whose piezoelectric rain sensor publishes tight total figures; the right choice when one point needs wind, temperature, humidity and pressure as well.

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Questions

Choosing between them

The Decentlab DL-TBRG and, as a pulse emulation, the Hydreon RG-15 and the Dragino WSS-08; the Milesight station publishes totals from its piezoelectric sensor. The MacSync LORS X1 reports intensity and a rain class; totals are computed on the platform as an estimate.

The MacSync LORS X1, designed and manufactured in Pune and WPC compliant for IN865. The others are imported; Dragino and Milesight list IN865, Decentlab does not state bands, and the Hydreon has no radio.

The MacSync LORS X1's 19 Ah variant is rated about 7 or more years at hourly reports (datasheet estimate). The Decentlab runs on two C cells with no life stated; the Dragino kit on a 1,000 mAh cell with local solar; the Hydreon is powered by its host.