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Below is the BCVTB release which includes the source code and binary files. The binary files are compiled for Windows. The BCVTB release includes the binary files that are compiled for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
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Before using the BCVTB, some environment variables need to be set. If you have Windows and do not want to compile the BCVTB source code, follow the [:InstallationUser:user installation instruction]. Otherwise, follow the [:InstallationDeveloper:developer installation instruction]. To install the BCVTB, proceed as follows:
 1. Follow the [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/latest/doc/manual/installation.xhtml|user installation instruction]]. This is sufficient for most users.
 1. Next, if you like to develop new code for Ptolemy or for the BCVTB interface, follow the [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/latest/doc/manual/development.xhtml|developer installation instruction]].
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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-0.1.0.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-0.6.0.jar}}}. (Or use Firefox to avoid this problem.)
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== Release 0.1.1 ==
||Download installation file || [http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.1.1/bcvtb-install-0.1.1.jar bcvtb-install-0.1.1.jar] || Released on September 30, 2008 ||
<<TableOfContents(2)>>

== Release 1.0.0 (February 28, 2011) ==
=== Download ===
||Manual || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.0.0/doc/manual/index.xhtml|html]], [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.0.0/doc/manual/bcvtb-manual.pdf|pdf]] ||
||Windows 32-bit || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.0.0/bcvtb-install-win32-1.0.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win32-1.0.0.jar]] ||
||Linux 64-bit || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.0.0/bcvtb-install-linux64-1.0.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux64-1.0.0.jar]] ||
||Linux 32-bit || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.0.0/bcvtb-install-linux32-1.0.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux32-1.0.0.jar]] ||
||Mac OS X 64-bit || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.0.0/bcvtb-install-mac64-1.0.0.jar|bcvtb-install-mac64-1.0.0.jar]] ||
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 [[Download/bcvtb-1-0-0_EnergyPlus-6-0-0-build23|here]].
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 1. The [http://www.energyplus.gov EnergyPlus] executable that contains the BCVTB interface is not part of this distribution. To obtain the !EnergyPlus 3.1.0 executable with the BCVTB interface, email a request together with the !EnergyPlus installation password to MichaelWetter.
 1. Due to a change in the parameters of the Simulator object, file names must not be quoted anymore. I.e., in {{{system.xml}}} or in {{{system-windows.xml}}}, change {{{"socket.cfg"}}} to {{{socket.cfg}}}.
 1. Improved error handling.
 1. Changed build system for BCVTB to apache ant.
 1. This release contains the following bug fixes:
  a. ...
This version contains the following updates:
 1. Added interface for analog/digital converter.
 1. 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 [[Download/bcvtb-1-0-0_EnergyPlus-6-0-0-build23|here]].

== Release 0.8.0 (November 17, 2010) ==
=== Download ===
||Manual || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.8.0/doc/manual/index.xhtml|html]], [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.8.0/doc/manual/bcvtb-manual.pdf|pdf]] ||
||Windows || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.8.0/bcvtb-install-win32-0.8.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win32-0.8.0.jar]] ||
||Linux || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.8.0/bcvtb-install-linux32-0.8.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux32-0.8.0.jar]] ||
||Mac OS X || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.8.0/bcvtb-install-mac64-0.8.0.jar|bcvtb-install-mac64-0.8.0.jar]] ||
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 [[Download/EnergyPlus-6-0-0-build23|here]].

=== Release notes ===
This version contains the following updates:
 1. Improved documentation for all actors, including the examples for how to use the different actors.
 1. Added examples for !EnergyPlus 6.0.
 1. 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 [[Download/EnergyPlus-6-0-0-build23|here]].

== Release 0.7.0 (August 9, 2010) ==
=== Download ===
||Manual || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.7.0/doc/manual/index.xhtml|html]], [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.7.0/doc/manual/bcvtb-manual.pdf|pdf]] ||
||Windows || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.7.0/bcvtb-install-win32-0.7.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win32-0.7.0.jar]] ||
||Linux || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.7.0/bcvtb-install-linux32-0.7.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux32-0.7.0.jar]] ||
||Mac OS X || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.7.0/bcvtb-install-mac64-0.7.0.jar|bcvtb-install-mac64-0.7.0.jar]] ||
Note that these versions work with !EnergyPlus 5.0, which needs to be downloaded separately from http://www.energyplus.gov.

=== Release notes ===
This version contains the following updates:
 1. Addition of the BACnet interface that can read to and write from BACnet devices.
 1. Addition of examples for Radiance.
 1. Completely revised manual.

== Release 0.6.0 (April 27, 2010) ==
=== Download ===
||Windows || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.6.0/bcvtb-install-win32-0.6.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win32-0.6.0.jar]] ||
||Linux || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.6.0/bcvtb-install-linux32-0.6.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux32-0.6.0.jar]] ||
||Mac OS X || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.6.0/bcvtb-install-mac64-0.6.0.jar|bcvtb-install-mac64-0.6.0.jar]] ||
Note that these versions work with !EnergyPlus 5.0, which needs to be downloaded separately from http://www.energyplus.gov.

=== Release notes ===
This version contains the following updates:
 1. For the !EnergyPlus client, the official version of !EnergyPlus 5.0 can be used. !EnergyPlus needs to be downloaded from http://www.energyplus.gov
 1. The example files have been updated for !EnergyPlus 5.0.
 1. All configurations settings are now in the file [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/latest/doc/manual/settingEnvironmentVariables.xhtml|systemVariables-*.properties]].
 1. The files {{{bin/setenv.sh}}} and {{{bin/setenv.bat}}} have been renamed to {{{bin/setDevelopmentEnvironment.sh}}} and {{{bin/setDevelopmentEnvironment.sh}}}. These files have been changed so that they get all environment variables from the file {{{bin/systemVariables-*.properties}}}. This avoids duplicate entry of system variables.
 1. The Apache Ant build system is now distributed with the BCVTB installation. It will be installed in bcvtb/apache-ant. Existing installations of Apache Ant will not be affected by the BCVTB.
 1. The expat library is included for Windows and Linux. (The default installation of Mac OS X already contains the expat library.)

== Release 0.5.1 (February 9, 2010) ==
=== Download ===
 * [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.5.1/bcvtb-install-0.5.1.jar|bcvtb-install-0.5.1.jar]]
 * [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.5.0/ep-4.0.zip|ep-4.0.zip]] This zip-file requires a password. To obtain the password, email the password of the official !EnergyPlus installation to ZhengweiLi.

=== Release notes ===
This version contains a bug fix that caused a !NullPointerException if the {{{SystemCommand}}} actor is called
from a finite state machine.

== Release 0.5.0 (February 4, 2010) ==
=== Download ===
 * [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.5.0/bcvtb-install-0.5.0.jar|bcvtb-install-0.5.0.jar]]
 * [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.5.0/ep-4.0.zip|ep-4.0.zip]] This zip-file requires a password. To obtain the password, email the password of the official !EnergyPlus installation to ZhengweiLi.

=== Release notes ===
This version contains the following updates:
 1. Added a compact schedules to the !EnergyPlus interface.
 2. For the !EnergyPlus interface, changed variable names in xml configuration file {{{variables.cfg}}}. The following name changes have been made
    ||''old''||''new''||
    ||dayschedule|| (Replaced by schedule) ||
    || n/a ||schedule||
Note that the new object {{{schedule}}} is similar to the {{{Schedule:Compact}}} in !EnergyPlus and hence should not be used with a {{{Schedule:Week}}}.
 You will have to manually update your files {{{variables.cfg}}} from earlier BCVTB versions.
 2. For the !EnergyPlus interface, changed variable names in idf files. The following name changes have been made
    ||''old''||''new''||
    ||BCVTB || !ExternalInterface ||
    ||!PtolemyLink || !PtolemyServer ||
    ||Schedule:Day:Dynamic|| (replaced by ExternalInterface:Schedule)||
    || n/a ||ExternalInterface:Schedule||
    || n/a ||ExternalInterface:Actuator||
 You will have to manually update your idf files from earlier BCVTB versions.

== Release 0.4.0 (November 5, 2009) ==
=== Download ===
 * [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.4.0/bcvtb-install-0.4.0.jar|bcvtb-install-0.4.0.jar]]
 * [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.2.0/ep-3.1.zip|ep-3.1.zip]] This zip-file requires a password. It is the same file as the one that is distributed with the BCVTB version 0.2.0. To obtain the password, email the password of the official !EnergyPlus installation to ZhengweiLi.

=== Release notes ===
This version contains the following updates:
 1. Added a new actor called {{{SystemCommand}}} that allows to call any system command from Ptolemy. See the [[Configuration/SystemCommand|example]] for further information.
 1. Added option to start the BCVTB from a java jar file. This allows to start the BCVTB from a file explorer or from a command line with several options. See [[Files/BCVTBJar|Files/BCVTBJar]] for a description.
 1. Added the example {{{examples/dymolaEPlus31-singleZone}}}, in which an air-based HVAC system that is modeled in Modelica is linked to a building model of !EnergyPlus.

== Release 0.3.1 (September 4, 2009) ==
=== Download ===
 * [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.3.1/bcvtb-install-0.3.1.jar|bcvtb-install-0.3.1.jar]]
 * [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.2.0/ep-3.1.zip|ep-3.1.zip]] This zip-file requires a password. It is the same file as the one that is distributed with the BCVTB version 0.2.0. To obtain the password, email the password of the official !EnergyPlus installation to ZhengweiLi.

=== Release notes ===
This version is a minor update that addresses the following issues:
 1. For the