Compared

LoRaWAN Weather Stations Compared: MacSync LWS X2 vs Milesight WTS506 vs SenseCAP S2120 vs Dragino WSC2-L vs Decentlab DL-ATM41G2

Five ways to put a weather station on LoRaWAN. They differ in how rain is measured, how tight the pressure and direction figures are, how they are powered and whether IN865 is standard. Every figure is from the maker's own page.

Macnman product on this page: MacSync LWS X2

Side by side

The published figures

Every value is as each manufacturer publishes it, checked on 19 October 2026. Where a page does not state a figure, the cell says so.

Compare	Macnman MacSync LWS X2	Milesight WTS506	Seeed SenseCAP S2120	Dragino WSC2-L + WSS-09 + WSS-08	Decentlab DL-ATM41G2
Parameters	Rain, wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, pressure — one head	Rain, wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, pressure — one head	Eight: adds light and UV; rain, wind, temperature, humidity, pressure	Main unit plus a nine-parameter head (wind, temperature, humidity, pressure, noise, particulates, light) and a separate rain sensor	Eleven: adds solar radiation, gust, tilt and lightning
Rain	Optical · 0–200 mm/h · ±0.2 mm/h	Piezoelectric · ±0.5 mm below 10 mm, ±5 % above · 0.01 mm	0–450 mm/h intensity · ±7 % · 0.254 mm/h; method not stated	WSS-08: optical or tipping bucket, 0.1 mm pulse	Drop-counting · 0–1,500 mm/h · ±5 % · 0.017 mm
Wind speed	0–60 m/s · ±(0.3 + 0.03V) m/s; method not stated	Ultrasonic · 0–60 m/s · ±0.3 m/s or ±3 %	0–50 m/s · ±0.5 m/s below 5 m/s, ±10 % above	Ultrasonic · 0–60 m/s · ±(0.2 m/s ± 2 %)	0–60 m/s · greater of 0.3 m/s or 6 %
Wind direction	0–359.9° · ±3° below 10 m/s	±3°	±8°	±3°, with compass	±5°
Temperature	−40 to +85 °C · ±0.3 °C at 25 °C	−40 to +85 °C · ±0.3 °C	−40 to +80 °C · ±0.5 / ±0.6 °C	−40 to +80 °C · ±0.5 °C	−50 to +60 °C · ±0.2 °C
Pressure	500–1,100 hPa · ±0.5 hPa	±0.5 hPa	540–1,100 hPa · ±5 hPa	±1.5 hPa (0.15 kPa)	±0.5 hPa (0.05 kPa)
Power	20 W solar + 8,000 mAh, or 9–36 V DC; 19 Ah battery on the BLE variant	15 W solar + 2 × 2,550 mAh; backup up to seven days	0.5 W solar + 3 AA cells (6 in the box); about 2 years at hourly uplinks	12 V with a 1,000 mAh cell; solar, battery and cabinet bought locally	2 C alkaline cells; life not stated
Enclosure	IP65, IP67 optional · −40 to +80 °C · glass-filled nylon	Sensors IP65, hub IP67 · hub −20 to +60 °C · aluminium, 2.15 kg	IP66 · −20 to +60 °C on alkaline cells · 1.5 kg	IP65/IP66 stated · −20 to +60 °C	Not stated on the page
LoRaWAN	v1.0.4 · Class A, Class C via the app · OTAA	Class A · OTAA and ABP · version not stated	v1.0.3 · Class A	v1.0.3 · Class A, Class C optional	Class A · version not stated
IN865 for India	Yes, as standard; WPC compliant	Listed	Universal 863–928 MHz unit, IN865 set in the app	Listed	Bands not stated
Configuration	Maya app over Bluetooth · downlink	NFC	Bluetooth app	Bluetooth 5.1 · AT commands	Not stated
Designed and made in	Pune, India	Milesight, China	Seeed Studio, China	Dragino, China	Decentlab, Switzerland

Figures for the other products are taken from their manufacturers' published pages, checked on 19 October 2026, and may change; check the linked sources before you order. Milesight, SenseCAP, Dragino and Decentlab are trademarks of their respective owners.

Where each fits

What the table means for your site

Where the MacSync LWS X2 fits

Farms, plantations, drains, dams, solar plants and work sites in India that want six readings from one pole on IN865 as standard, a solar or DC supply, Class C from a phone app and a maker that states what its datasheet does not cover. Made in Pune with WPC compliance and local support.

Where the Milesight WTS506 fits

The same six readings with an ultrasonic head and a piezoelectric rain sensor, an aluminium body and NFC setup; the hub is rated to 60 °C and the solar backup to about a week. Imported; no WPC shown.

Where the SenseCAP S2120 fits

Eight readings including light and UV on AA cells, sold widely through Indian marketplaces; pressure at ±5 hPa, direction at ±8° and a 60 °C ceiling are the trade-offs.

Where the Dragino kit fits

A main unit reading RS485 heads: a nine-parameter head with ultrasonic wind and an optical-or-tipping rain sensor, with power and cabinet bought locally. Flexible, in three boxes.

Where the Decentlab DL-ATM41G2 fits

Research-grade eleven parameters including solar radiation, gust, tilt and lightning on C cells; bands, IP rating and India availability are not stated on its page.

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Questions

Choosing between them

All five use non-mechanical rain sensing on their main configuration: optical on the MacSync LWS X2, piezoelectric on the WTS506, drop-counting on the Decentlab, and an optical-or-tipping option on the Dragino rain sensor; the S2120's method is not stated on its page.

The MacSync LWS X2 (20 W panel with an 8,000 mAh battery, or 9–36 V DC), the Milesight WTS506 (15 W panel, about a week of backup) and the SenseCAP S2120 (a 0.5 W panel with AA cells). The Dragino kit's solar supply is bought locally; the Decentlab runs on C cells.

The MacSync LWS X2, designed and manufactured in Pune and WPC compliant for IN865. The others are imported; Milesight and Dragino list IN865, the S2120 sets it in its app, and Decentlab does not state bands.