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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-0.6.0.jar. (Or use Firefox to avoid this problem.)

Contents

  1. Release 1.0.0 (February 28, 2011)
  2. Release 0.8.0 (November 17, 2010)
  3. Release 0.7.0 (August 9, 2010)
  4. Release 0.6.0 (April 27, 2010)
  5. Release 0.5.1 (February 9, 2010)
  6. Release 0.5.0 (February 4, 2010)
  7. Release 0.4.0 (November 5, 2009)
  8. Release 0.3.1 (September 4, 2009)
  9. Release 0.3.0 (August 24, 2009)
  10. Release 0.2.0 (June 30, 2009)
  11. Release 0.1.1 (September 30, 2008)
  12. Release 0.1.0 (July 17, 2008)

1. Release 1.0.0 (February 28, 2011)

1.1. Download

Manual

html, pdf

Windows 32-bit

bcvtb-install-win32-1.0.0.jar

Linux 64-bit

bcvtb-install-linux64-1.0.0.jar

Linux 32-bit

bcvtb-install-linux32-1.0.0.jar

Mac OS X 64-bit

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 here.

1.2. 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.

2. Release 0.8.0 (November 17, 2010)

2.1. 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.

2.2. Release notes

This version contains the following updates:

  1. Improved documentation for all actors, including the examples for how to use the different actors.

  2. Added examples for EnergyPlus 6.0.

  3. 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.

3. Release 0.7.0 (August 9, 2010)

3.1. 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.

3.2. Release notes

This version contains the following updates:

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

4. Release 0.6.0 (April 27, 2010)

4.1. 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.

4.2. 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

  2. The example files have been updated for EnergyPlus 5.0.

  3. All configurations settings are now in the file systemVariables-*.properties.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.
  6. The expat library is included for Windows and Linux. (The default installation of Mac OS X already contains the expat library.)

5. Release 0.5.1 (February 9, 2010)

5.1. Download

5.2. Release notes

This version contains a bug fix that caused a NullPointerException if the SystemCommand actor is called from a finite state machine.

6. Release 0.5.0 (February 4, 2010)

6.1. Download

6.2. 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.

  • 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.

7. Release 0.4.0 (November 5, 2009)

7.1. Download

  • bcvtb-install-0.4.0.jar

  • 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.

7.2. 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 example for further information.

  2. 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 for a description.

  3. 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.

8. Release 0.3.1 (September 4, 2009)

8.1. Download

  • bcvtb-install-0.3.1.jar

  • 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.

8.2. 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.
  2. Fixed compilation problems on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).

9. Release 0.3.0 (August 24, 2009)

9.1. Download

  • bcvtb-install-0.3.0.jar

  • 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.

9.2. Release notes

  1. This version contains a subset of Ptolemy. Users do not need to install their own Ptolemy version.
  2. Cygwin is not required anymore.

  3. In the files variables.cfg, the header needs to look like