i got the witztronics board to work. The lierature that comes with the debug board is not good. the witztronics debug board comes already programmed. It is a plug and play unit.
i have a 9S08QG8 chip. the witztronics board can not get into the background of the chip. You have to force the chip into the background mode, by holding the BKGD pin low, while you apply power. This forces your chip into the background mode.
now u r ready to program.
that simple