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'''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-win64-1.4.0.jar}}}. (Or use Firefox to avoid this problem.) '''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-win64-1.5.0.jar}}}. (Or use Firefox to avoid this problem.)
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== Release 1.6.0 (April 15, 2016) ==
=== Download ===
||Manual ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.6.0/doc/manual/index.xhtml|html]], [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.6.0/doc/manual/bcvtb-manual.pdf|pdf]] ||
||Windows 64-bit ||[[http://github.com/lbl-srg/bcvtb/releases/download/v1.6.0/bcvtb-install-win64-v1.6.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win64-v1.6.0.jar]] ^(b)^ ||
||Linux 64-bit ||[[http://github.com/lbl-srg/bcvtb/releases/download/v1.6.0/bcvtb-install-linux64-v1.6.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux64-v1.6.0.jar]] ||
||Mac OS X 64-bit ||[[http://github.com/lbl-srg/bcvtb/releases/download/v1.6.0/bcvtb-install-mac64-v1.6.0.jar|bcvtb-install-mac64-v1.6.0.jar]] ||

=== Release notes ===
^(b)^ On Windows 64-bit, to use Dymola, A C/C++ compiler might be required which can generate 64-bit executable and libraries.
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Note that these versions work with !EnergyPlus 8.2, which needs to be downloaded separately from https://github.com/NREL/EnergyPlusRelease/releases.

=== Release notes ===
^(a)^ On Windows 64-bit, to use Dymola, the Microsoft Visual Studio Professional is required.
Note that these versions work with !EnergyPlus 8.2, which needs to be downloaded separately from https://github.com/NREL/EnergyPlus/releases/latest.

=== Release notes ===
^(a)^ On Windows 64-bit, to use Dymola, the Microsoft Visual Studio Professional might be required.

 1. Fixed a bug that was causing system environment variables to be ignored.
 1. The example files have been updated for EnergyPlus 8.5.0.
 1. The BCVTB support for Windows 32 bit has been discontinued.
 1. 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).
 1. The development site of the BCVTB was migrated from svn to github (https://github.com/lbl-srg/bcvtb).
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Download

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-win64-1.5.0.jar. (Or use Firefox to avoid this problem.)

1. Release 1.6.0 (April 15, 2016)

1.1. Download

Manual

html, pdf

Windows 64-bit

bcvtb-install-win64-v1.6.0.jar (b)

Linux 64-bit

bcvtb-install-linux64-v1.6.0.jar

Mac OS X 64-bit

bcvtb-install-mac64-v1.6.0.jar

1.2. Release notes

(b) On Windows 64-bit, to use Dymola, A C/C++ compiler might be required which can generate 64-bit executable and libraries.

2. Release 1.5.0 (January 30, 2015)

2.1. Download

Manual

html, pdf

Windows 64-bit

bcvtb-install-win64-1.5.0.jar (a)

Windows 32-bit

bcvtb-install-win32-1.5.0.jar

Linux 64-bit

bcvtb-install-linux64-1.5.0.jar

Mac OS X 64-bit

bcvtb-install-mac64-1.5.0.jar

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, the Microsoft Visual Studio Professional might be required.

  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).

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

Manual

html, pdf

Windows 64-bit

bcvtb-install-win64-1.4.0.jar (a)

Windows 32-bit

bcvtb-install-win32-1.4.0.jar

Linux 64-bit

bcvtb-install-linux64-1.4.0.jar

Linux 32-bit

bcvtb-install-linux32-1.4.0.jar

Mac OS X 64-bit

bcvtb-install-mac64-1.4.0.jar

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, the Microsoft Visual Studio Professional is required.

  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

Manual

html, pdf

Windows 64-bit

bcvtb-install-win64-1.3.0.jar (a)

Windows 32-bit

bcvtb-install-win32-1.3.0.jar

Linux 64-bit

bcvtb-install-linux64-1.3.0.jar

Linux 32-bit

bcvtb-install-linux32-1.3.0.jar

Mac OS X 64-bit

bcvtb-install-mac64-1.3.0.jar

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, the Microsoft Visual Studio Professional is required.

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

Manual

html, pdf

Windows 64-bit

bcvtb-install-win64-1.3.0.jar (a)

Windows 32-bit

bcvtb-install-win32-1.3.0.jar

Linux 64-bit

bcvtb-install-linux64-1.3.0.jar

Linux 32-bit

bcvtb-install-linux32-1.3.0.jar

Mac OS X 64-bit

bcvtb-install-mac64-1.3.0.jar

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, the Microsoft Visual Studio Professional is required.

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

Manual

html, pdf

Windows 64-bit

bcvtb-install-win64-1.2.0.jar (a)

Windows 32-bit

bcvtb-install-win32-1.2.0.jar

Linux 64-bit

bcvtb-install-linux64-1.2.0.jar

Linux 32-bit

bcvtb-install-linux32-1.2.0.jar

Mac OS X 64-bit

bcvtb-install-mac64-1.2.0.jar

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, the Microsoft Visual Studio Professional is required.

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

Manual

html, pdf

Windows 64-bit

bcvtb-install-win64-1.2.0.jar (a)