Introduction Emulation cables link our emulators to a target device.  The Ostrich, Ostrich2 and APU1 all use a similar style emulation cable.  The design of this cable has not changed in many years.  Four standard “shelf” cables are available: EMUC2818 is the standard cable supplied with the Ostrich, Ostrich2 and APU1 emulators.  It has a […]

The Demon and Ostrich can sometimes get stuck in an odd state.  This utility will allow you to reset them to a known state. Download link  Download link 2 In order to get a device back into a sane state, you need to CHANGE the vendor ID (which software it is set up for).  Once […]

Introduction Ever wish your favorite Moates emulator would work with your favorite ROM editor software that doesn’t have native support for our products?  EmUtility (from the author of TunerPro) allows you to use Moates emulators with any software that can spit out a binary (bin) or hexadecimal (hex) format file.  It supports the Ostrich1, Ostrich2, […]

Ostrich Here’s how you install the Ostrich:  (Much of this will apply to the Ostrich 2 as well but pictures will be different.) 1) Get on the website here in the ‘software and drivers’ section and download and unzip the ‘USB Drivers’ file. Remember where you put it. 2) Plug the Ostrich into the USB […]

Although quite outdated, this is a very nice PDF tutorial written up by Darren Kattan. Check it out by clicking HERE

So you want to use your Ostrich 2.0 with one of our switching adapters? ( Two Timer, G2X, G3 ) This guide gives you an idea of how to “stack” your ROMs to make things work. Step 1: determine how big ONE program is. ( look how big your ROM is – 27C256 = 32kbyte […]

(eventually this page will have more information) Basics When we talk about “OBD1” GM vehicles, we mean vehicles made from (approximately) 1986 to 1995.  These cars used several different types of engine controller – some have one injector for each cylinder (Tuned Port Injection, or TPI along with the LTx motors) while some have fewer […]

General Troubleshooting Procedure The first thing you should do if you are having trouble with the Ostrich is to follow the instructions in the “USB Troubleshooting Guide” which you can find here – for the rest of this guide, it is assumed that your Ostrich has been assigned a COM port and you have selected […]

Many Nissans can use our tools to reprogram their factory ECUs. Types of Nissan Computer Trivially chippable Nissans fall into several categories: 28 Pin EPROM (VG30DETT 300ZX Twin turbo, KA24E 240SX, RB26DETT R32 Skyline GTR, …) – If you see a 28 pin EPROM inside the ECU, this is your application.  Ostrich 2.0 works in […]

Tuner Pro is a piece of software written by Mark Mansur that is compatible with a great number of vehicles and ECUs. Download TunerPro here Originally written to modify GM and Ford binaries, the uniqueness of TunerPro is its ability to have Definitions. While this adds a slight layer of complexity to the end user, […]

Summary Only certain Hondas can be tuned using our hardware. In short, these are any vehicles that run a B, D, H, or F (Accord) series engine with a distributor and can run an OBD I ECU. Whether they accept these ECUs natively or via an OBD II to OBD I or OBD0 to OBD […]

The Ostrich 1.0, which has now been discontinued, was the first in the Ostrich line. Upon the creation of the first Moates product, the Autoprom (APU1) the team at Moates quickly realized the demand for separation of the Burner/Emulator/Datalogger combo. As a result, the Ostrich 1.0 was born. Early versions of the Ostrich 1.0 were […]