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The BCVTB release includes the binary files that are compiled for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

To install the BCVTB, proceed as follows:

1. Follow the user installation instruction. This is sufficient for most users.

2. Next, if you like to develop new code for Ptolemy or for the BCVTB interface, follow the developer installation instruction.

Note for users of Microsoft Internet Explorer: Internet Explorer may save the file with the extension .zip instead of .jar. To avoid this, click "Save Target As..." (using the right mouse button) and then enter the name of the installation file, for example, bcvtb-install-win64-v1.6.0.jar. (Or use Firefox to avoid this problem.)

Note for Mac OS X users: Under Mac OS X, when download the bcvtb-install-mac64-v1.6.0.jar file and click on it, a dialog pops up that says:

The workaround is to find the jar in the Finder, right click on it and select open Jar launcher.

Note for Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) users: Apple has enabled a new default security oriented featured called System Integrity Protection, often called rootless, in OS X 10.11 onwards. This new feature prevents all versions of the BCVTB to run correctly. A workaround is available at https://github.com/lbl-srg/bcvtb/issues/32.

1. Release 1.6.0 (April 21, 2016)

1.1. Download

1.2. Release notes

^(a) On Windows 64-bit, to use Dymola a C/C++ compiler is required which can generate 64-bit executable and libraries.

This version contains the following updates:

1. Fixed a bug that was causing system environment variables to be ignored.

2. The example files have been updated for EnergyPlus 8.5.0.

3. The BCVTB support for Windows 32 bit has been discontinued.

4. This version has been compiled with Java (1.8.0_77 64-bit). It has been tested on Linux (Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit), Windows (7 and 8.1 64-bit), Mac OS X (10.10.5 64-bit) with latest releases of EnergyPlus (8.5.0), MATLAB (R2016a), and Dymola (2016 FD01).

5. The development site of the BCVTB was migrated from svn to github (https://github.com/lbl-srg/bcvtb).

Note for Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) users: Apple has enabled a new default security oriented featured called System Integrity Protection, often called rootless, in OS X 10.11 onwards. This new feature prevents all versions of the BCVTB to run correctly. A workaround is available at https://github.com/lbl-srg/bcvtb/issues/32.

2. Release 1.5.0 (January 30, 2015)

2.1. Download

Note that these versions work with EnergyPlus 8.2, which needs to be downloaded separately from https://github.com/NREL/EnergyPlus/releases/latest.

2.2. Release notes

^(a) On Windows 64-bit, to use Dymola a C/C++ compiler is required which can generate 64-bit executable and libraries.

This version contains the following updates:

1. Added support for FMUs for co-simulation and model exchange for FMI version 2.0.
2. Ptolemy II has been updated to version 11.

3. The example files have been updated for EnergyPlus 8.2.

4. The BCVTB support for Linux 32 bit has been discontinued.

3. Release 1.4.0 (March 20, 2014)

3.1. Download

Note that these versions work with EnergyPlus 8.1, which needs to be downloaded separately from http://www.energyplus.gov.

3.2. Release notes

^(a) On Windows 64-bit, to use Dymola a C/C++ compiler is required which can generate 64-bit executable and libraries.

1. Added two Python actors for scripting.
2. Improved the Functional Mock-up Unit (FMU) for co-simulation import interface to support the Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) for co-simulation API for tool coupling.

3. Updated example files for EnergyPlus 8.1.

4. Release 1.3.0 (May 01, 2013)

4.1. Download

Note that these versions work with EnergyPlus 8.0, which needs to be downloaded separately from http://www.energyplus.gov.

4.2. Release notes

^(a) On Windows 64-bit, to use Dymola a C/C++ compiler is required which can generate 64-bit executable and libraries.

This version contains the following updates:

1. Added two Python actors for scripting.
2. Improved the Functional Mock-up Unit (FMU) for co-simulation import interface to support the Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) for co-simulation API for tool coupling.

3. Updated example files for EnergyPlus 8.1.

5. Release 1.3.0 (May 01, 2013)

5.1. Download

Note that these versions work with EnergyPlus 8.0, which needs to be downloaded separately from http://www.energyplus.gov.

5.2. Release notes

^(a) On Windows 64-bit, to use Dymola a C/C++ compiler is required which can generate 64-bit executable and libraries.

This version contains the following updates:

1. Added TRNSYS as a client with an example file.
2. Added a Functional Mock-up Unit (FMU) for co-simulation import interface with an example file.

3. Updated example files for EnergyPlus 8.0.

6. Release 1.2.0 (October 16, 2012)

6.1. Download

Note that these versions work with EnergyPlus 7.2, which needs to be downloaded separately from http://www.energyplus.gov.

6.2. Release notes

^(a) On Windows 64-bit, to use Dymola a C/C++ compiler is required which can generate 64-bit executable and libraries.

This version contains the following updates:

1. Added TRNSYS as a client with an example file.
2. Added a Functional Mock-up Unit (FMU) for co-simulation import interface with an example file.

3. Updated example files for EnergyPlus 8.0.

7. Release 1.2.0 (October 16, 2012)

7.1. Download

Note that these versions work with EnergyPlus 7.2, which needs to be downloaded separately from http://www.energyplus.gov.

7.2. Release notes

^(a) On Windows 64-bit, to use Dymola a C/C++ compiler is required which can generate 64-bit executable and libraries.

This version contains the following updates:

1. Fixed a buffer overflow which causes the error message ***stack smashing detected ***, followed by a termination of the client program.
2. Added an example file that describes how to convert an array of strings into an array of doubles.

8. Release 1.1.0 (January 31, 2012)

8.1. Download

Note that these versions work with EnergyPlus 7.0, which needs to be downloaded separately from http://www.energyplus.gov.

To fix a bug that may occur when exchanging a large amount of data with EnergyPlus for Windows, a new dll must be downloaded. Follow the following links to fix the bug:

• EnergyPlus 7.0, build 36 bug fix

• EnergyPlus 7.1, build 12 bug fix

The Mac OS X and Linux versions of EnergyPlus are not affected by this bug.

8.2. Release notes

^(a) On Windows 64-bit, to use Dymola a C/C++ compiler is required which can generate 64-bit executable and libraries.

This version contains the following updates:

1. The example files have been updated for EnergyPlus 7.0.

2. An actor has been added that allows reading CSV files.
3. The BCVTB has also been compiled for Windows 64 bit (in addition to Windows 32 bit, Linux 32/64bit and Mac OS X 64 bit).

9. Release 1.0.0 (February 28, 2011)

9.1. Download

Note that these versions work with EnergyPlus 6.0, which needs to be downloaded separately from http://www.energyplus.gov. To fix a bug that may occur when exchanging a large amount of data with EnergyPlus 6.0, build 23, proceed as described here.

9.2. Release notes

This version contains the following updates:

1. Added interface for analog/digital converter.

2. Fixed a bug that occured when hundreds of data were exchanged. Note to EnergyPlus users: To fix this bug also in EnergyPlus 6.0.0, build 23, proceed as described here.