Introduction to the "Nicotra.DLL" fan calculation module:
The Nicotra Gebhardt Ventil stand-alone fan selection software has been developed with a modular approach in mind. All the operations required to access the fan data archives and for fan performance calculation are contained inside a 32-bit Windows-compatible DLL file, Nicotra.DLL, which is an integral part of the Ventil program package. This DLL file can also be copied, together with the three auxiliary DLLs, a configuration file and the archive set, into another location and accessed from a customer-developed program, used to configure and calculate HVAC equipment including Nicotra Gebhardt belt-driven fans.
The task of properly integrating a third-party supplied DLL into a mixed-language programming environment is not an immediate one, but experienced developers will find convenient to use a software package provided by the manufacturer, to provide fan performance predictions, rather than developing their own calculation code. Any extension or upgrade of the data, or of the calculation procedures, is also faster to integrate, using the periodical upgraded archives provided by Nicotra Gebhardt.
To carry out the task, some information on the operation and programming interface to the dll functions is required; this information is provided in a set of manuals.
A pair of compressed files, containing complete sets of DLLs and archives, has also been produced, to assist developers to re-distribute all and just the files required to handle the product ranges most commonly used by AHU manufacturers.
The forst package contains data relating to the four DWDI metric-sized ranges (ADH, RDH, RDA and AT); the second one contains data relating to the four DWDI inch-sized ranges (ADHU, RDHU, RDAU and ATU).
Developer's guide for integration of the module "Nicotra.DLL", Ver 2.0.0 and following:
This package contains a set of documents intended as a guide for developers who need to integrate the Software produced by Nicotra Gebhardt (calculation module for fan performance and characteristics) with their own SW for configuration and design of HVAC-equipment.
Latest Update of archive files for ADH, RDH, RDA and AT metric-sized fans + Nicotra.DLL Ver 2.5.4:
This compressed file includes the latest update of the Nicotra.DLL file (ver. 2.5.4), of the auxiliary DLL files, the configuration files and the updated archive files required to calculate the fans of the ADH, RDH, RDA and AT metric-sized series. It is intended to assist developers, simplifying the work of integrating and redistributing the software provided by Nicotra Gebhardt to calculate those DWDI belt-driven fan ranges more commonly used inside Air Handling Units.
Latest Update of archive files for ADHU, RDHU, RDAU and ATU inch-sized fans + Nicotra.DLL Ver 2.5.4:
This compressed file includes the latest update of the Nicotra.DLL file (ver. 2.5.4), of the auxiliary DLL files, the configuration files and the updated archive files required to calculate the fans of the ADHU, RDHU, RDAU and ATU inch-sized series. It is intended to assist developers, simplifying the work of integrating and redistributing the software provided by Nicotra Gebhardt to calculate those DWDI belt-driven fan ranges more commonly used inside Air Handling Units.
