Connectivity
LoRaWAN & LoRa Direct
Two complementary radio technologies: LoRa Direct connects Aqua-Scope devices to each other, and LoRaWAN opens the door to the globally standardised wide-area network — including The Things Network.
LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) is an open, energy-efficient wireless protocol built for sensors and actuators in the Internet of Things. It connects battery-powered devices to a gateway — and thus to the internet — over distances of several kilometres, through walls, concrete and basement ceilings.
Aqua-Scope uses LoRa at two levels: LoRa Direct for direct communication between our sensors and actuators inside the building — fast, autonomous, no internet required. LoRaWAN for connecting to existing networks and cloud systems, when you want to integrate your devices into a larger infrastructure.
LoRa Direct — communication without a gateway
Aqua-Scope sensors and motors talk to each other via LoRa Direct — a proprietary but open point-to-point method built on the same LoRa radio technology. The big benefit: sensor and motor operate autonomously. If Wi-Fi drops, the internet provider is down or the cloud is briefly unreachable — the motor still closes when the sensor triggers. That autonomy is a core Aqua-Scope principle: protection must not depend on the router.
LoRaWAN — the standardised wide-area protocol
For every Aqua-Scope product there is also a firmware variant with LoRaWAN support. That makes devices part of a vendor-independent network, following the open standard of the LoRa Alliance. A single gateway in the building or nearby is enough to connect all Aqua-Scope devices to the cloud — no need for Wi-Fi in every room.
Typical use cases for LoRaWAN:
- Sites without stable Wi-Fi — basements, holiday homes, garden houses, unheated annexes
- Operators of larger properties with their own LoRaWAN infrastructure
- Integration with existing building management systems that speak LoRaWAN
- Multi-site operations with a shared backend and uniform monitoring
The Things Network — explicitly supported
All Aqua-Scope LoRaWAN devices are explicitly supported on The Things Network (TTN) — a global, community-run LoRaWAN network. You can register devices via the TTN Console, pull in our payload decoders from the Downloads section in TTN, and forward sensor data to your own application, Home Assistant, ioBroker, or an MQTT broker.
For the Wi-Fi variant, the same features apply: QR-code setup, push alerts, app control, MQTT and HTTP on top. Pick the variant that fits your environment — the sensor characteristics themselves are identical.