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 1. Follow the [:InstallationUser: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 [:InstallationDeveloper:developer installation instruction].
 1. Follow the [[InstallationUser|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 [[InstallationDeveloper|developer installation instruction]].
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== Release 0.3.0 pre-release (July 16, 2009) ==
Download installation files
 * [http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.3.0/bcvtb-install-0.3.0-pre-release.jar bcvtb-install-0.3.0-pre-release.jar]
 * [http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.3.0/ep-3.1.zip ep-3.1.zip] This zip-file requires a password. To obtain the password, email the password of the official !EnergyPlus installation to MichaelWetter.
<<TableOfContents(2)>>

== Release 0.4.0 (November 5, 2009) ==
=== Download ===
 * [[http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.4.0/bcvtb-install-0.4.0.jar|bcvtb-install-0.4.0.jar]]
 * [[http://gaia.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 MichaelWetter.

=== 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://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.3.1/bcvtb-install-0.3.1.jar|bcvtb-install-0.3.1.jar]]
 * [[http://gaia.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 MichaelWetter.

=== Release notes ===
This version is a minor update that addresses the following issues:
 1. For the Simulink interface, fixed a bug that prevented the BCVTB library to be displayed in Simulink's library browser.
 1. Fixed compilation problems on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).

== Release 0.3.0 (August 24, 2009) ==
=== Download ===
 * [[http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.3.0/bcvtb-install-0.3.0.jar|bcvtb-install-0.3.0.jar]]
 * [[http://gaia.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 MichaelWetter.
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 1. In the files {{{variables.cfg}}}, the header needs to look like{{{
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE BCVTB-variables SYSTEM "variables.dtd">
<BCVTB-variables>
}}}i.e., you need to add the second line to your existing file.
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Download installation files
 * [http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.2.0/bcvtb-install-0.2.0.jar bcvtb-install-0.2.0.jar]
 * [http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.2.0/ep-3.1.zip ep-3.1.zip] This zip-file requires a password. To obtain the password, email the password of the official !EnergyPlus installation to MichaelWetter.
=== Download ===
 * [[http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.2.0/bcvtb-install-0.2.0.jar|bcvtb-install-0.2.0.jar]]
 * [[http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.2.0/ep-3.1.zip|ep-3.1.zip]] This zip-file requires a password. To obtain the password, email the password of the official !EnergyPlus installation to MichaelWetter.
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||Download installation file || [http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.1.1/bcvtb-install-0.1.1.jar bcvtb-install-0.1.1.jar] || === Download ===
||Download installation file || [[http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.1.1/bcvtb-install-0.1.1.jar|bcvtb-install-0.1.1.jar]] ||
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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 2.1.0 executable with the BCVTB interface, email a request together with the !EnergyPlus installation password to MichaelWetter.  1. The [[http://www.energyplus.gov|EnergyPlus]] executable that contains the BCVTB interface is not part of this distribution. To obtain the !EnergyPlus 2.1.0 executable with the BCVTB interface, email a request together with the !EnergyPlus installation password to MichaelWetter.
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||Download installation file || [http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.1.0/bcvtb-install-0.1.0.jar bcvtb-install-0.1.0.jar] || === Download ===
||Download installation file || [[http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.1.0/bcvtb-install-0.1.0.jar|bcvtb-install-0.1.0.jar]] ||
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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 2.1.0 executable with the BCVTB interface, email a request together with the !EnergyPlus installation password to MichaelWetter.  1. The [[http://www.energyplus.gov|EnergyPlus]] executable that contains the BCVTB interface is not part of this distribution. To obtain the !EnergyPlus 2.1.0 executable with the BCVTB interface, email a request together with the !EnergyPlus installation password to MichaelWetter.