Cellwatch Frontier System Installation & User Manual
Section IV – Integration Guide-115
Introduction
This guide will walk through integrating the Frontier device into a SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data
Acquisition) environment or BMS (Building Management System). Frontier supports Modbus TCP/IP,
SNMP (SNMPv2c, SNMPv3), and DNP3 communication protocols. Note that collecting battery data alone
is not a suitable solution to monitoring batteries. The collected data should be recorded for historical
purposes, evaluated, and trended to help determine how much a cell has changed from baseline values
and whether parameters are within acceptable limits.
Integration: Modbus TCP/IP
Frontier is capable of integrating into a building management system or SCADA system by utilizing
Modbus TCP/IP. For more information, please see the Frontier Modbus Protocol User Guide document.
Integration: SNMP
Frontier supports transporting battery data and system information using the Simple Management
Network Protocol (SNMP) over UDP. The settings for SNMP can be found by selecting the SNMP option
in the Settings menu. Frontier supports both Community-Based SNMP version 2 (SNMPv2c) and SNMP
version 3 (SNMPv3). The SNMP service is configured to support the standard SNMP ports only (UDP 161,
UDP 162 for traps).
Note: Use the specified MIB (Management Information Base) designed for your Frontier system. A
download link for the MIB can be found on the SNMP page under the General tab.
General
To enable the SNMP service, toggle the checkbox next to Enable SNMP under the General tab. Other
configuration options under General include:
Version: Select which SNMP version to use. Changing SNMP versions will wipe out any existing
SNMP settings. Only one SNMP version can be used at a time.
Engine ID: The SNMP engine ID is used for configuring SNMP at the receiver.
Download MIB: Contains a link to download the Management Information Base (MIB) file for
the Frontier device.
To apply any changes to settings on this page, click the Save settings button. Modifying any SNMP
settings on this page will require a restart of the device.
SNMPv2c
The SNMPv2c tab contains options for configuring Community-Based SNMP version 2 (SNMPv2c):
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