8 Type definitions for Combi Steamer

8.1 General

Various methods of cooking are possible with a combi steamer; these include:

In addition, further vendor-specific types of cooking and actions are possible in a cooking process:

A cooking program may consist of one or more cooking steps. Each cooking step may consist of a cooking method or one of the other actions.

Figure 12 shows an overview of the object types for the Combi Steamer device class.

8.2 CombiSteamerParameterType

8.2.1 General

CombiSteamerParameterType provides information about the state of a combi steamer, the set values and the current actual values.

8.2.2 Definition of the object type

The CombiSteamerParameterType is formally defined in Table 22.

8.2.3 Description of the object type

8.2.3.1 CombiSteamerMode variable

This variable describes the state of the device, e.g. preheating, active, cleaning, etc. The data type for the CombiSteamerModeEnumeration is defined in section 8.4.1.

8.2.3.2 SetTemperature variable

This variable contains the set temperature to which heating up is to take place and be regulated.

The EngineeringUnit property of the AnalogItemType has the value °C. The value for the EURange property is device-specific.

8.2.3.3 ActualTemperatureChamber_<No.> variable

The numbered variable ActualTemperaturChamber_<No.> contains the current temperature of a cooking chamber. This variable may be used several times (numbered consecutively), depending on the number of cooking chambers that exist.

The EngineeringUnit property of the AnalogItemType has the value °C. The value for the EURange property is device-specific.

8.2.3.4 SetProcessTimeProgram variable

This variable describes the set process time of the entire cooking program in seconds.

The EngineeringUnit property of the AnalogItemType has the value s. The value for the EURange property is device-specific.

8.2.3.5 TimeRemainingProgram variable

This variable describes the remaining process time of the entire cooking program in seconds, i.e. of the current and all subsequent cooking steps.

The EngineeringUnit property of the AnalogItemType has the value s. The value for the EURange property is device-specific.

8.2.3.6 SetInternalCoreTemperature variable

This variable describes the set core temperature for the internal core temperature sensor.

The EngineeringUnit property of the AnalogItemType has the value °C. The value for the EURange property is device-specific.

8.2.3.7 ActualInternalCoreTemperature_<No.> variable

The numbered variable ActualInternalCoreTemperature_<No.> contains the current temperature of an internal core temperature sensor. This variable may be used several times (numbered consecutively), depending on the number of internal core temperature sensors that exist.

The EngineeringUnit property of the AnalogItemType has the value °C. The value for the EURange property is device-specific.

8.2.3.8 SetExternalCoreTemperature variable

This variable describes the set core temperature for the external core temperature sensor, if the sensor exists.

The EngineeringUnit property of the AnalogItemType has the value °C. The value for the EURange property is device-specific.

8.2.3.9 ActualExternalCoreTemperature_<No.> variable

The numbered variable ActualExternalCoreTemperatur_<No.> contains the current temperature of an external core temperature sensor. This variable may be used several times (numbered consecutively), depending on the number of external core temperature sensors that exist.

The EngineeringUnit property of the AnalogItemType has the value °C. The value for the EURange property is device-specific.

8.2.3.10 SpecialCookingMode variable

This variable describes additional cooking methods that do not belong to the standard scope of a combi steamer.

The data type for the SpecialCookingModeEnumeration is defined in 8.4.2.

8.2.3.11 SetProcessTimeStep variable

This variable describes the set process time of the current cooking step in seconds.

The EngineeringUnit property of the AnalogItemType has the value s. The value for the EURange property is device-specific.

8.2.3.12 TimeRemainingStep variable

This variable describes the remaining process time of the current cooking step in seconds.

The EngineeringUnit property of the AnalogItemType has the value s. The value for the EURange property is device-specific.

8.2.3.13 SetHumidity variable

This variable describes the set humidity in percent.

The EngineeringUnit property of the AnalogItemType has the value %. The value for the EURange property is device-specific.

8.2.3.14 ActualHumidity variable

This variable describes the actual humidity in percent.

The EngineeringUnit property of the AnalogItemType has the value %. The value for the EURange property is device-specific.

8.2.3.15 IsDoorOpen variable

This variable describes whether the door is open.

8.2.3.16 IsEnergySavingActive variable

This variable describes whether the energy saving mode is active. The heating power is reduced in this mode.

8.2.3.17 IsSteamExhaustSystemActive variable

This variable describes whether the steam extraction is active.

8.2.3.18 IsLoaActive variable

This variable describes whether the device, when connected to a power optimisation system (LOA), has received the release for heating. The value applies only to those devices that are equipped with a LOA connection and are connected.

8.3 CombiSteamerDeviceType

8.3.1 General

CombiSteamerDeviceType describes a device from the CombiSteamer device class.

8.3.2 Definition of the object type

The CombiSteamerDeviceType is formally defined in Table 23.

8.3.3 Description of the object type

8.3.3.1 EnergySource property

The EnergySource property returns the type of energy supply. The data type for the EnergySourceEnumeration is defined in 21.1.

8.3.3.2 IsWithAutomaticCleaning property

This property describes whether the device is equipped with automatic cleaning.

8.3.3.3 IsWithInternalCoreTempSensor property

This property describes whether the device is equipped with an internal core temperature sensor.

8.3.3.4 IsWithExternalCoreTempSensor property

This property describes whether the device is equipped with an external core temperature sensor.

8.3.3.5 IsWithSousvideTempSensor property

This property describes whether the device is equipped with a sous-vide temperature sensor.

8.3.3.6 Object CombiSteamer

The CombiSteamer object contains the parameters for a device of the type CombiSteamer.

8.4 Data types for enumerations

8.4.1 CombiSteamerModeEnumeration

The data type is an enumeration of the current status of the device.

The enumeration values are defined in Table 24.

8.4.2 SpecialCookingModeEnumeration

This data type is an enumeration of the various special cooking modes.

The enumeration values are defined in Table 25.