Operational requirements when using Si Excel x64
Application Note AP8205 

Operational requirements when using Si Excel x64

 

(Polar recommends 32 bit Si Excel unless your Company/IT Department mandates 64 bit Excel)

•What memory locations accessed during the calculation?


The Polar Si Excel x64 VBA Code calls a number of external exe and dll files
They are located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Polar\SiExcelx64 folder and will be loaded into memory for each calculation:-

PolarSiExcelEngine.exe
CalcEngineBEMDll.dll
PSec.dll

• Is there any import or export of data during the calculation?

Yes. Impedance structure parameter and result data is imported and exported to the Windows clipboard per impedance calculation

• Is a web page being accessed?

Yes. Primarily to offer online help

• Does the calculation require access to specific folders?

Yes:-

C:\Program Files (x86)\Polar\SiExcelx64 folder.
The PolarSiExcelEngine.exe required the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.x dependencies to be installed
CalcEngineBEMDll.dll and PSec.dll require the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 (x86) dependencies to be installed

• How does the clipboard work?

Impedance structure parameter and result data is imported and exported to the Windows clipboard per impedance calculation.
It is text-based (ASCII) information

• Is any library being accessed?

Yes:-

C:\Program Files (x86)\Polar\SiExcelx64 folder.
The PolarSiExcelEngine.exe required the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.x dependencies to be installed
CalcEngineBEMDll.dll and PSec.dll require the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 (x86) dependencies to be installed