Lilygo T-touch Bar - using esphome, slightly works

ESPHome
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So for this device: T-touch bar

Is it possible to install Esphome because I am unable to as esphome web cannot find the device when connected. I am pretty sure it is due to the USB connector, which is magnetic - or the wire itself?

Any suggestions?

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So I found out if you hold the boot button while attaching USB, then esphome can find it.

I got the FT6336 Touchscreen to work using the FT63X6 component. But I cannot get this screen to show anything, it’s just black. I think it’s because the screen is GC9D01N, and I cannot find an equivalent for it so I’ve tried st7789v w/o success.

esphome:
  name: s3-touchbar
  friendly_name: Touch-Bar
  platformio_options:
    board_build.f_flash: 80000000L
    board_build.partitions: default_16MB.csv
    board_build.arduino.memory_type: qio_opi

esp32:
  board: esp32-s3-devkitc-1
  variant: esp32s3
  framework:
    type: arduino
  flash_size: 16MB

# Enable logging
logger:

api:
  encryption:
  **

ota:
  - platform: esphome
    password: !secret ota_password

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid2
  password: !secret wifi_password



time:
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: ha_time

font:
  - file: "gfonts://Roboto"
    id: roboto
    size: 10
i2c:
  - sda: 10
    scl: 11
#  - sda: 0
 #   scl: 38

spi:
  - mosi_pin: 18
    clk_pin: 17

#ft6336 touchscreen
touchscreen:
  - platform: ft63x6
    interrupt_pin: GPIO12
    reset_pin: GPIO9
    id: my_touchscreen
    on_touch:
      - lambda: |-
            ESP_LOGI("cal", "x=%d, y=%d, x_raw=%d, y_raw=%0d",
                touch.x,
                touch.y,
                touch.x_raw,
                touch.y_raw
                );

output:
  - id: backlight_output
    platform: ledc
    frequency: 500Hz
    pin: 48
    min_power: 0.3
    max_power: 1
    zero_means_zero: true

light:
  - output: backlight_output
    id: backlight
    name: Backlight
    platform: monochromatic

display:
  - id: lcd_display
    update_interval: 1s
    platform: ili9xxx
    dimensions:
      height: 160
      width: 160
    model: st7789v
 #   cs_pin: GPIO13
    dc_pin: GPIO16
#    reset_pin: GPIO15
    invert_colors: true
    transform:
      mirror_x: true
      mirror_y: true
    lambda: |-
      it.printf(10, 5, id(roboto), Color(255, 0, 0), id(ha_time).now().strftime("%I:%M:%S %p").c_str());
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I have hit a wall: I’ve tried Model CUSTOM and GC9A01A (which is the closest to this screen I can find) without any success.

Therefore, I think I am stuck unless there is a change in display components that will work with GC9D01N screens

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I recently tried using an init_sequence from a GitHub python driver for the display without success