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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-win64-1.4.0.jar. (Or use Firefox to avoid this problem.)

Contents

Release 1.5.0 (January 30, 2015)
Release 1.4.0 (March 20, 2014)
Release 1.3.0 (May 01, 2013)
Release 1.3.0 (May 01, 2013)
Release 1.2.0 (October 16, 2012)
Release 1.2.0 (October 16, 2012)
Release 1.1.0 (January 31, 2012)
Release 1.0.0 (February 28, 2011)
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 1.5.0 (January 30, 2015)

1.1. 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/EnergyPlusRelease/releases.

1.2. Release notes

^(a) On Windows 64-bit, to use Dymola, the Microsoft Visual Studio Professional is required.

This version contains the following updates:

Added support for FMUs for co-simulation and model exchange for FMI version 2.0.
Ptolemy II has been updated to version 11.
The example files have been updated for EnergyPlus 8.2.
The BCVTB support for Linux 32 bit has been discontinued

2. Release 1.4.0 (March 20, 2014)

2.1. 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.

Added two Python actors for scripting.
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.
Updated example files for EnergyPlus 8.1.

3. Release 1.3.0 (May 01, 2013)

3.1. 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.

3.2. Release notes

^(a) On Windows 64-bit, to use Dymola, the Microsoft Visual Studio Professional is required.

This version contains the following updates:

Added two Python actors for scripting.
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.
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.

Added TRNSYS as a client with an example file.
Added a Functional Mock-up Unit (FMU) for co-simulation import interface with an example file.
Updated example files for EnergyPlus 8.0.

5. Release 1.2.0 (October 16, 2012)

5.1. 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.

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:

Added TRNSYS as a client with an example file.
Added a Functional Mock-up Unit (FMU) for co-simulation import interface with an example file.
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

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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.)
+'''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.)
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+== Release 1.5.0 (January 30, 2015) ==
=== Download ===
||Manual ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.5.0/doc/manual/index.xhtml|html]], [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.5.0/doc/manual/bcvtb-manual.pdf|pdf]] ||
||Windows 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.5.0/bcvtb-install-win64-1.5.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win64-1.5.0.jar]] ^(a)^ ||
||Windows 32-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.5.0/bcvtb-install-win32-1.5.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win32-1.5.0.jar]] ||
||Linux 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.5.0/bcvtb-install-linux64-1.5.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux64-1.5.0.jar]] ||
||Mac OS X 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.5.0/bcvtb-install-mac64-1.5.0.jar|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/EnergyPlusRelease/releases.

=== 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 support for FMUs for co-simulation and model exchange for FMI version 2.0.
 1. Ptolemy II has been updated to version 11.
 1. The example files have been updated for !EnergyPlus 8.2.
 1. The BCVTB support for Linux 32 bit has been discontinued

== Release 1.4.0 (March 20, 2014) ==
=== Download ===
||Manual ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.4.0/doc/manual/index.xhtml|html]], [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.4.0/doc/manual/bcvtb-manual.pdf|pdf]] ||
||Windows 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.4.0/bcvtb-install-win64-1.4.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win64-1.4.0.jar]] ^(a)^ ||
||Windows 32-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.4.0/bcvtb-install-win32-1.4.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win32-1.4.0.jar]] ||
||Linux 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.4.0/bcvtb-install-linux64-1.4.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux64-1.4.0.jar]] ||
||Linux 32-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.4.0/bcvtb-install-linux32-1.4.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux32-1.4.0.jar]] ||
||Mac OS X 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.4.0/bcvtb-install-mac64-1.4.0.jar|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.

 1. Added two Python actors for scripting.
 1. 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.
 1. Updated example files for !EnergyPlus 8.1.

== Release 1.3.0 (May 01, 2013) ==
=== Download ===
||Manual ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.3.0/doc/manual/index.xhtml|html]], [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.3.0/doc/manual/bcvtb-manual.pdf|pdf]] ||
||Windows 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.3.0/bcvtb-install-win64-1.3.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win64-1.3.0.jar]] ^(a)^ ||
||Windows 32-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.3.0/bcvtb-install-win32-1.3.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win32-1.3.0.jar]] ||
||Linux 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.3.0/bcvtb-install-linux64-1.3.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux64-1.3.0.jar]] ||
||Linux 32-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.3.0/bcvtb-install-linux32-1.3.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux32-1.3.0.jar]] ||
||Mac OS X 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.3.0/bcvtb-install-mac64-1.3.0.jar|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.

=== 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.
 1. 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.
 1. Updated example files for !EnergyPlus 8.1.

== Release 1.3.0 (May 01, 2013) ==
=== Download ===
||Manual ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.3.0/doc/manual/index.xhtml|html]], [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.3.0/doc/manual/bcvtb-manual.pdf|pdf]] ||
||Windows 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.3.0/bcvtb-install-win64-1.3.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win64-1.3.0.jar]] ^(a)^ ||
||Windows 32-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.3.0/bcvtb-install-win32-1.3.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win32-1.3.0.jar]] ||
||Linux 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.3.0/bcvtb-install-linux64-1.3.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux64-1.3.0.jar]] ||
||Linux 32-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.3.0/bcvtb-install-linux32-1.3.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux32-1.3.0.jar]] ||
||Mac OS X 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.3.0/bcvtb-install-mac64-1.3.0.jar|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.

 1. Added TRNSYS as a client with an example file.
 1. Added a Functional Mock-up Unit (FMU) for co-simulation import interface with an example file.
 1. Updated example files for !EnergyPlus 8.0.

== Release 1.2.0 (October 16, 2012) ==
=== Download ===
||Manual ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.2.0/doc/manual/index.xhtml|html]], [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.2.0/doc/manual/bcvtb-manual.pdf|pdf]] ||
||Windows 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.2.0/bcvtb-install-win64-1.2.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win64-1.2.0.jar]] ^(a)^ ||
||Windows 32-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.2.0/bcvtb-install-win32-1.2.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win32-1.2.0.jar]] ||
||Linux 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.2.0/bcvtb-install-linux64-1.2.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux64-1.2.0.jar]] ||
||Linux 32-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.2.0/bcvtb-install-linux32-1.2.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux32-1.2.0.jar]] ||
||Mac OS X 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.2.0/bcvtb-install-mac64-1.2.0.jar|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.

=== 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.
 1. Added a Functional Mock-up Unit (FMU) for co-simulation import interface with an example file.
 1. Updated example files for !EnergyPlus 8.0.

== Release 1.2.0 (October 16, 2012) ==
=== Download ===
||Manual ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.2.0/doc/manual/index.xhtml|html]], [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.2.0/doc/manual/bcvtb-manual.pdf|pdf]] ||
||Windows 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.2.0/bcvtb-install-win64-1.2.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win64-1.2.0.jar]] ^(a)^ ||
||Windows 32-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.2.0/bcvtb-install-win32-1.2.0.jar|bcvtb-install-win32-1.2.0.jar]] ||
||Linux 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.2.0/bcvtb-install-linux64-1.2.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux64-1.2.0.jar]] ||
||Linux 32-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.2.0/bcvtb-install-linux32-1.2.0.jar|bcvtb-install-linux32-1.2.0.jar]] ||
||Mac OS X 64-bit ||[[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/1.2.0/bcvtb-install-mac64-1.2.0.jar|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.

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

This version contains the following updates:

 1. Fixed a buffer overflow which causes the error message ***stack smashing detected ***, followed by a termination of the client program.
 1. Added an example file that describes how to convert an array of strings into an array of doubles.
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- * To fix a bug that may occur when exchanging a large amount of data with !EnergyPlus 7.0, build 36, proceed as described [[Download/bcvtb-1-1-0_EnergyPlus-7-0-0-build36|here]].
 * To fix a bug that may occur when exchanging a large amount of data with !EnergyPlus 7.1, build 12, proceed as described [[Download/bcvtb-1-1-0_EnergyPlus-7-1-0-build12|here]].
+To fix a bug that may occur when exchanging a large amount of data with !EnergyPlus for Windows, a new dll must be downloaded. Follow the following links to fix the bug:

 * [[Download/bcvtb-1-1-0_EnergyPlus-7-0-0-build36|EnergyPlus 7.0, build 36 bug fix]]
 * [[Download/bcvtb-1-1-0_EnergyPlus-7-1-0-build12|EnergyPlus 7.1, build 12 bug fix]]

The Mac OS X and Linux versions of !EnergyPlus are not affected by this bug.