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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:

Follow the user installation instruction. This is sufficient for most users.
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-0.6.0.jar. (Or use Firefox to avoid this problem.)

Contents

Release 0.8.0 (November 17, 2010)
Release 0.7.0 (August 9, 2010)
Release 0.6.0 (April 27, 2010)
Release 0.5.1 (February 9, 2010)
Release 0.5.0 (February 4, 2010)
Release 0.4.0 (November 5, 2009)
Release 0.3.1 (September 4, 2009)
Release 0.3.0 (August 24, 2009)
Release 0.2.0 (June 30, 2009)
Release 0.1.1 (September 30, 2008)
Release 0.1.0 (July 17, 2008)

1. Release 0.8.0 (November 17, 2010)

1.1. Download

Manual	html, pdf
Windows	bcvtb-install-win32-0.8.0.jar
Linux	bcvtb-install-linux32-0.8.0.jar
Mac OS X	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 here.

1.2. Release notes

This version contains the following updates:

Improved documentation for all actors, including the examples for how to use the different actors.
Added examples for EnergyPlus 6.0.
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.

2. Release 0.7.0 (August 9, 2010)

2.1. Download

Manual	html, pdf
Windows	bcvtb-install-win32-0.7.0.jar
Linux	bcvtb-install-linux32-0.7.0.jar
Mac OS X	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.

2.2. Release notes

This version contains the following updates:

Addition of the BACnet interface that can read to and write from BACnet devices.
Addition of examples for Radiance.
Completely revised manual.

3. Release 0.6.0 (April 27, 2010)

3.1. Download

Windows	bcvtb-install-win32-0.6.0.jar
Linux	bcvtb-install-linux32-0.6.0.jar
Mac OS X	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.

3.2. Release notes

This version contains the following updates:

For the EnergyPlus client, the official version of EnergyPlus 5.0 can be used. EnergyPlus needs to be downloaded from http://www.energyplus.gov
The example files have been updated for EnergyPlus 5.0.
All configurations settings are now in the file systemVariables-*.properties.
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.
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.

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-The BCVTB release includes the binary files that are compiled for Windows. It also contains source code that can be compiled on Mac OS X, Linux and Windows. Compilation is only required for Mac OS X and Linux.
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-. 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]].
+. Follow the [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/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/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-0.6.0.jar}}}. (Or use Firefox to avoid this problem.)
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- * [[http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.6.0/bcvtb-install-0.6.0.jar|bcvtb-install-0.6.0.jar]]
+||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]].
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-. For the !EnergyPlus client, the official version of !EnergyPlus 5.0 can be used. !EnergyPlus can be downloaded from http://www.energyplus.gov
 2. Compilation under Windows 64 bit is now supported.
+. 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/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.)
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- * [[http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.5.1/bcvtb-install-0.5.1.jar|bcvtb-install-0.5.1.jar]]
 * [[http://gaia.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.
+ * [[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.
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- * [[http://gaia.lbl.gov/bcvtb-releases/0.5.0/bcvtb-install-0.5.0.jar|bcvtb-install-0.5.0.jar]]
 * [[http://gaia.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.
+ * [[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.
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- * [[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 ZhengweiLi.
+ * [[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.
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- * [[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 ZhengweiLi.
+ * [[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.
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- * [[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 ZhengweiLi.
+ * [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.3.0/bcvtb-install-0.3.0.jar|bcvtb-install-0.3.0.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.
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- * [[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 ZhengweiLi.
+ * [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.2.0/bcvtb-install-0.2.0.jar|bcvtb-install-0.2.0.jar]]
 * [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.2.0/ep-3.1.zip|ep-3.1.zip]] This zip-file requires a password. To obtain the password, email the password of the official !EnergyPlus installation to ZhengweiLi.
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+||Download installation file || [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/0.1.0/bcvtb-install-0.1.0.jar|bcvtb-install-0.1.0.jar]] ||