The ranging and gesture detection features of the VL53L0X sensor, combined with the powerful STM32F401RE microcontroller.

http://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/products/ecosystems/stm32-open-development-environment/stm32-nucleo-expansion-boards/stm32-ode-sense-hw/p-nucleo-53l0a1.html

http://www.st.com/resource/en/product_presentation/quick_start_guide_x-nucleo-53l0a1.pdf

Linux is possible and actually preferred.

• STSW-LINK009: ST-LINKV2-1 USB driver: only necessary for older models.
• STSW-LINK007: ST-LINKV2-1 firmware upgrade : only necessary for older models.
• X-CUBE-53L0A1: firwmare demonstration based on FreeRTOS.

• STSW-IMG006: P-NUCLEO-53L0A1 Graphical User Interface (GUI) on
• Windows 7, 8 and 10

System Workbench for STM32 is an eclipse build suit.

• openocd -f ~/src/ChibiOS/ChibiStudio/tools/openocd/scripts/board/st_nucleo_f4.cfg