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Hydreon RG-15 rain sensor review

Posted on October 10, 2025February 11, 2026 by meteodrenthe

I have been running the Hydreon RG-15 for over a month now. In August I started out connecting my Wemos D1 Mini microcontroller to the J1 connector, but quickly switched to J2 for serial communication. Considering the listed “nominal accuracy” of 10%, my primary goal with this device was never to replace my Davis Instruments…

Reading the Hydreon RG-15 using a Wemos D1 Mini

Posted on August 17, 2025August 24, 2025 by meteodrenthe

During previous summers I have always been busy with temperature sensors and radiation shields. This year, I have shifted my focus to precipitation. The main reason why I find this interesting is that our warm seasons have seen quite a few dry spells over the past few years. This causes all sorts of issues, but…

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Some products and technologies in use:

Davis Vantage Pro 2

Davis AirLink

Davis WeatherLink Live

Barani MeteoShield Pro

Apogee Instruments TS-100

Davis 7714 radiation shield

MetSpec RAD14 radiation shield

Vaisala DRT504

Siap+Micros SMarT CELLino

Wemos D1 Mini microcontrollers

Bosch BMP280/BMP3xx pressure sensors

Sensirion SHT35 temp/hygro sensor

PT100 temperature sensor

10K NTC thermistors

Adafruit breakout boards

ADS1115 analog-to-digital converter

Light intensity sensors

Voltaic Systems solar panels

Foscam FI9900P weather cam

Raspberry Pi Zero W

Custom printed circuit boards

C++ (Arduino code)

Java (server backend)

Angular Framework

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