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Advanced Composter

# Advanced Composter

Taken from Stationeers Stationpedia...

*"the advanced composter creates fertilizer out of organic matter.*

*It accepts food, decayed food, or biomass. It requires water and power to operate, accelerating the natural composting process.*

*When processing, it releases Nitrogen and Volatiles, as well as a small amount of heat.*

*Fertilizer is produced at a 1:3 ratio of fertilizer to ingredients. The fertilizer's effects on plants will vary depending on the respective proportions of its ingredients."*


| INGREDIENTS | EFFECT |
|---|---|
| Food | Increases Yield up to 2x |
| [Decayed food](/wiki/decayed-food) | Increases Growth Speed up to 2x |
| [Biomass](/wiki/biomass) | Increases Growth Cycles before the Fertilizer runs out, up to 5x |


Usage:
- Connect a [H2O](/wiki/water) pipe with at least 20 mol H2O
- Connect power
- Insert at least 3 ingredients into the input slot on the side
- Turn on the On switch, it will grind the ingredients
- Point at the panel and it will tell you how many are ready for processing.  You need at least 3 to produce 1 fertilizer
- Press the Activate button, and it will start processing, including outputting H2 and N2
- When done processing, a fertilizer will be ejected from the output slot
More information:
- Constructed from the [Kit (Advanced Composter)](/wiki/kit-advanced-composter) which can be produced in the [Electronics Printer Mk. II](/wiki/electronics-printer-mk-ii) (Tier Two)

## Recipes

- 3 items of Food or [Decayed food](/wiki/decayed-food) or [Biomass](/wiki/biomass)   (it will be consumed in the ratio provided, if there 10 food, 20 biomass: 1 food 2 biomass will be consumed)
- ~20 moles of [Water](/wiki/water)

produces

- 1 [Fertilizer](/wiki/fertilizer)
- 50 moles [Nitrogen](/wiki/nitrogen) (at 45°C)   (updated: 2025-01-21: from 4.9mols to 50)
- 50 moles [Volatiles](/wiki/volatiles)

The exact moles consumed or produced is slightly variable.

## Data Network


| Parameter | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| On | Boolean | Read/Write | Off |
| Error | Boolean | Read | 1 if device is in error state, otherwise 0 |
| Power | Boolean | Read | Can be read to return if the Advanced Composter is correctly powered or not, set via the power system, return 1 if powered and 0 if not |
| Activate | Boolean | Read/Write | Set to 1 to start processing. |
| Open | Boolean | Read/Write | Closed |
| Lock | Boolean | Read/Write | Disable manual operation. |
| Quantity | Integer | Read | Number of ingredients currently in the composter. |
| RequiredPower | Integer | Read/Write | Idle operating power quantity, does not necessarily include extra demand power |
| ImportCount | Integer | Read | How many items imported since last ClearMemory |
| ExportCount | Integer | Read | How many items exported since last ClearMemory |
| ClearMemory | Boolean | Read/Write | r=0 |
| Mode | Integer | Read/Write | If the Composter is grinding |
| Setting | Integer | Read/Write | ? |
| Maximum | Integer | Read | ? |
| Ratio | Float | Read | ? |
| PrefabHash | Integer | Read | The hash of the structure |
| ReferenceId | Integer | Read | Unique Reference Identifier for this object |
| NameHash | Integer | Read | Provides the hash value for the name of the object as a 32 bit integer. |