Background Debug Module (BDM) recommendation for HCS08 controllers wanted

Question

I have a number of Freescale MC9S08GT32 devices I plan to use in some projects if I can find the right toolchain. Code development would be Codewarrior, which is free for up to 32K of C code.
Programmer/debugger is Background Debug Module (BDM), but this doesn't seem to be standardized; at least I couldn't find one on the Freescale website. I found the following, with varying prices:

CNCgeeker
PEmicro
Softec microsystems
Witztronics

I guess there are others. I would like to know if you have experience with certain BDMs and which type you can recommend.

Answer 1

I've been using the P&E Micro USB BDM Multilink Cable on a couple of HCS08 projects along with the Freescale/CodeWarrior HCS08 C compiler and it seems to work well (the CodeWarrior debugger "knows" about the P&E device). A little more expensive ($99) than the lower cost bare-board units, but I like the fact that it is enclosed in a little case.

Answer 2

The P&E Micro Multilink works great, but if you are looking for a cheaper solution there is the open source BDM project. Freescale maintains a forum at: http://forums.freescale.com/t5/OSBDM-JM60-Open-Source-BDM-for/bd-p/OSBDM08

Bare circuit boards are available from: Batchpcb dot com

The '9S08GT32 is a nice part, I have used it too.

Answer 3

I've been using the Universal Background Debug Module JS16 from Witztronics and it works great!