flash eprom in a p28
 

sorry if this has been covered b4 but didnt find anyting with a search, im about to order parts to chip a p28 ecu when i rememberd reading someting about someone using a flash rom (29C000 ) with a nokia usb cable (i think it was on an obdo pm6) ) to bypass having to pull out a rom every time you want to make a change... is this even possible or is my mind playing tricks on me, if you guys have any ifo on this please post up and tell me im sane :-X

Re: flash eprom in a p28
 

Yea you can use a flash eporm, but you'll have to remove it every time you want to reprogram it just the same as any other chip you stick in there. The only way to program it without removing anything from the ecu is with an ostrich. Is that what you were asking?

Re: flash eprom in a p28
 

i guess i am, well from what i understood from the vendor a flash eprom could be rewritten on the fly as in the car driving just plug in a laptop and adjust timing, but i wasnt aware that ostrich was a hardware device i thought it was another rom editor well i guess im going to look it up, how much will it run me and will i still need a burner thanks again im probably going with uberdata/crome just trying to see if there is a better way

Re: flash eprom in a p28
 

you're not going to be able to do that without something that emulates an eeprom.

best suggestion these days is the ostrich, available at any ------------- store. lucky for you there's only one and its easy to find.
other ones are the rtp boards, romulator...but easiest and most common, go for the ostrich.

Re: flash eprom in a p28
 

And yes, you will want a chip burner even if you do have the ostrich. Unless you want to keep your ostrich in the car all the time, which most people don't.