Touch sensor isn't working on CYD esp32-1732S019 Board

Dear all,
I'm trying to use the CYD esp32-1732S019 board , both using the display and the touch sensor.
The display is working well, but I can't put the touch sensor to work.
Accordingly to the board config parameters, the sensor is GT911 which uses I2c.
And the strange thing is that the I2C bus can't detect the sensor at all. I've already include some code to "wakeup the sensor"... but not luck.
Any ideas on this ? here's the code I'm using.


#include <Arduino_GFX_Library.h> 
#include <Wire.h>
#include <TAMC_GT911.h>

#define CYD_1_9_INCHES_ST7789

#define TFT_BL 14
#define TFT_MOSI 13
#define TFT_SCLK 12
#define TFT_DC 11
#define TFT_CS 10
#define TFT_RST 1

#define TOUCH_SDA  9
#define TOUCH_SCL  46
#define TOUCH_RST  3
#define TOUCH_INT  8

#define TOUCH_WIDTH  170
#define TOUCH_HEIGHT 320

int16_t w, h;

Arduino_DataBus *bus = new Arduino_ESP32SPI(TFT_DC /* DC */, TFT_CS/* CS */, TFT_SCLK /*12 SCK */, TFT_MOSI /* 13MOSI */, GFX_NOT_DEFINED /* MISO */);
Arduino_GFX *gfx = new Arduino_ST7789(bus, TFT_RST /* RST */, 3 /* rotation */, true /* IPS */, 170 /* width */, 320 /* height */, 35 /* col offset 1 */, 0 /* row offset 1 */, 35 /* col offset 2 */, 0 /* row offset 2 */);

TAMC_GT911 touch(
  TOUCH_SDA,
  TOUCH_SCL,
  TOUCH_INT,
  TOUCH_RST,
  TOUCH_WIDTH,
  TOUCH_HEIGHT
);

void setup()
{
  uint8_t scan_count = 0;

  Serial.begin(115200);

  pinMode(TFT_BL, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(TFT_BL, HIGH);
  
  if (!gfx->begin())
  { 
    Serial.println("gfx->begin() failed!");
  }
  w = gfx->width();
  h = gfx->height();

  Serial.printf("gfx width: %d height: %d\n", w, h);

  gfx->setTextSize(3);
  gfx->invertDisplay(true);
  
  gfx->fillScreen(RGB565_BLACK);
  gfx->setTextColor(RGB565_RED);
  gfx->setCursor(100,100);
  gfx->print("Hi There");
  gfx->flush();
  
  pinMode(TOUCH_RST, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(TOUCH_INT, OUTPUT);

  digitalWrite(TOUCH_INT, LOW);    
  digitalWrite(TOUCH_RST, LOW);
  delay(10);                     

  digitalWrite(TOUCH_INT, HIGH);   
  delay(2);
  digitalWrite(TOUCH_RST, HIGH);  
  delay(10);                    

  pinMode(TOUCH_INT, INPUT);
  delay(50);

  Wire.begin(TOUCH_SDA,TOUCH_SCL,400000);
  
  touch.begin(0x5d);

  Serial.println("Scanning I2C bus...");
  byte count = 0;
  for (byte address = 1; address < 127; address++) {
    Wire.beginTransmission(address);
    if (Wire.endTransmission() == 0) {
      Serial.print("Found device at address 0x");
      if (address < 16) Serial.print("0");
      Serial.print(address, HEX);
      if (address == 0x5D) Serial.print(" (GT911 Target)");
      if (address == 0x14) Serial.print(" (GT911 Alternative)");
      Serial.println();
      count++;
    }
  }
  
  if (count == 0) Serial.println("No I2C devices found. Check power and wiring.");
  else Serial.println("Scan complete.");

  
}

void loop()
{
  touch.read();
  if (touch.isTouched) {
    int x = touch.points[0].x;
    int y = touch.points[0].y;
    Serial.printf("Touch X:%d Y:%d\n", x, y);
    delay(500);
  }
}

board config setup

{
  "build": {
    "arduino": {
      "ldscript": "esp32s3_out.ld",
      "partitions": "default_16MB.csv",
      "memory_type": "qio_opi"
    },
    "core": "esp32",
    "extra_flags": [
      "'-D ARDUINO_ESP32S3_DEV'",
      "'-D BOARD_HAS_PSRAM'",
      "'-D ARDUINO_USB_MODE=1'",
      "'-D ARDUINO_RUNNING_CORE=1'",
      "'-D ARDUINO_EVENT_RUNNING_CORE=1'",
      "'-D ARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0'",
      "'-D ESP32_1732S019C'",
      "'-D DISPLAY_WIDTH=170'",
      "'-D DISPLAY_HEIGHT=320'",
      "'-D LVGL_BUFFER_PIXELS=(DISPLAY_WIDTH*DISPLAY_HEIGHT)'",
      "'-D LVGL_BUFFER_MALLOC_FLAGS=(MALLOC_CAP_SPIRAM|MALLOC_CAP_8BIT)'",
      "'-D DISPLAY_BCKL=14'",
      "'-D DISPLAY_IPS'",
      "'-D DISPLAY_ST7789_SPI'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_HOST=SPI2_HOST'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_DMA_CHANNEL=SPI_DMA_CH_AUTO'",
      "'-D SMARTDISPLAY_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE=65536'",
      "'-D SMARTDISPLAY_DMA_QUEUE_SIZE=12'",
      "'-D SMARTDISPLAY_DMA_CHUNK_THRESHOLD=2048'",
      "'-D SMARTDISPLAY_DMA_TIMEOUT_MS=1500'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_BUS_MOSI=13'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_BUS_MISO=GPIO_NUM_NC'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_BUS_SCLK=12'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_BUS_QUADWP=GPIO_NUM_NC'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_BUS_QUADHD=GPIO_NUM_NC'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_BUS_MAX_TRANSFER_SZ=(LVGL_BUFFER_PIXELS*sizeof(lv_color16_t))'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_BUS_FLAGS=0'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_BUS_INTR_FLAGS=0'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_CONFIG_CS=10'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_CONFIG_DC=11'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_CONFIG_SPI_MODE=SPI_MODE3'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_CONFIG_PCLK_HZ=24000000'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_CONFIG_TRANS_QUEUE_DEPTH=10'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_CONFIG_LCD_CMD_BITS=8'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_CONFIG_LCD_PARAM_BITS=8'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_CONFIG_FLAGS_DC_LOW_ON_DATA=false'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_CONFIG_FLAGS_OCTAL_MODE=false'",
      "'-D ST7789_SPI_CONFIG_FLAGS_LSB_FIRST=false'",
      "'-D ST7789_DEV_CONFIG_RESET=1'",
      "'-D ST7789_DEV_CONFIG_COLOR_SPACE=ESP_LCD_COLOR_SPACE_RGB'",
      "'-D ST7789_DEV_CONFIG_BITS_PER_PIXEL=16'",
      "'-D ST7789_DEV_CONFIG_FLAGS_RESET_ACTIVE_HIGH=false'",
      "'-D ST7789_DEV_CONFIG_VENDOR_CONFIG=NULL'",
      "'-D DISPLAY_SWAP_XY=false'",
      "'-D DISPLAY_MIRROR_X=false'",
      "'-D DISPLAY_MIRROR_Y=false'",
      "'-D DISPLAY_GAP_X=35'",
      "'-D DISPLAY_GAP_Y=0'",
      "'-D BOARD_HAS_TOUCH'",
      "'-D CONFIG_ESP_LCD_TOUCH_MAX_POINTS=1'",
      "'-D CONFIG_ESP_LCD_TOUCH_MAX_BUTTONS=0'",
      "'-D TOUCH_GT911_I2C'",
      "'-D GT911_I2C_HOST=I2C_NUM_0'",
      "'-D GT911_I2C_CONFIG_SDA=9'",
      "'-D GT911_I2C_CONFIG_SCL=46'",
      "'-D GT911_I2C_CONFIG_SDA_PULLUP_EN=GPIO_PULLUP_DISABLE'",
      "'-D GT911_I2C_CONFIG_SCL_PULLUP_EN=GPIO_PULLUP_DISABLE'",
      "'-D GT911_I2C_CONFIG_MASTER_CLK_SPEED=400000'",
      "'-D GT911_I2C_CONFIG_CLK_FLAGS=I2C_SCLK_SRC_FLAG_FOR_NOMAL'",
      "'-D GT911_IO_I2C_CONFIG_DEV_ADDR=GT911_IO_I2C_CONFIG_DEV_ADDRESS_5D'",
      "'-D GT911_IO_I2C_CONFIG_CONTROL_PHASE_BYTES=1'",
      "'-D GT911_IO_I2C_CONFIG_DC_BIT_OFFSET=0'",
      "'-D GT911_IO_I2C_CONFIG_LCD_CMD_BITS=16'",
      "'-D GT911_IO_I2C_CONFIG_LCD_PARAM_BITS=0'",
      "'-D GT911_IO_I2C_CONFIG_FLAGS_DC_LOW_ON_DATA=false'",
      "'-D GT911_IO_I2C_CONFIG_FLAGS_DISABLE_CONTROL_PHASE=true'",
      "'-D GT911_TOUCH_CONFIG_X_MAX=DISPLAY_WIDTH'",
      "'-D GT911_TOUCH_CONFIG_Y_MAX=DISPLAY_HEIGHT'",
      "'-D GT911_TOUCH_CONFIG_RST=3'",
      "'-D GT911_TOUCH_CONFIG_INT=8'",
      "'-D GT911_TOUCH_CONFIG_LEVELS_RESET=0'",
      "'-D GT911_TOUCH_CONFIG_LEVELS_INTERRUPT=0'",
      "'-D TOUCH_SWAP_XY=false'",
      "'-D TOUCH_MIRROR_X=false'",
      "'-D TOUCH_MIRROR_Y=false'"
    ],
    "f_cpu": "240000000L",
    "f_flash": "80000000L",
    "flash_mode": "qio",
    "hwids": [
      [
        "0x303A",
        "0x1001"
      ]
    ],
    "mcu": "esp32s3",
    "variant": "esp32s3"
  },
  "connectivity": [
    "wifi"
  ],
  "debug": {
    "openocd_target": "esp32s3.cfg"
  },
  "frameworks": [
    "arduino",
    "espidf"
  ],
  "name": "esp32-1732S019C",
  "upload": {
    "flash_size": "16MB",
    "maximum_ram_size": 327680,
    "maximum_size": 16777216,
    "use_1200bps_touch": true,
    "wait_for_upload_port": true,
    "require_upload_port": true,
    "speed": 460800
  },
  "url": "https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005059421229.html",
  "vendor": "Sunton"
}

You describe a hardware problem but you only posted the code. By posting an annotated schematic with all the connections etc shown and links to the hardware items technical information will probably get you a much faster answer.

Thx gilshutz. Mea culpa indeed. here's some additional info.
No additional/especial wiring was used. Power and tx/rx for uploading the code. Just the usb connection ( even if I used a different connection point ) .
here's then a couple of photos and the debug monitor session, after clicking on the reset button.
Thanks again.

Serial Monitor log .


08:23:04.259 -> ESP-ROM:esp32s3-20210327
08:23:04.259 -> Build:Mar 27 2021
08:23:04.259 -> rst:0x1 (POWERON),boot:0x2b (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
08:23:04.292 -> SPIWP:0xee
08:23:04.292 -> mode:DIO, clock div:1
08:23:04.292 -> load:0x3fce2820,len:0x116c
08:23:04.292 -> load:0x403c8700,len:0xc2c
08:23:04.292 -> load:0x403cb700,len:0x3108
08:23:04.292 -> entry 0x403c88b8
08:23:04.993 -> gfx width: 320 height: 170
08:23:05.191 -> Scanning I2C bus...
08:23:05.191 -> No I2C devices found. Check power and wiring.
08:23:05.223 -> Touch X:171 Y:321
08:23:05.715 -> Touch X:65535 Y:65535
08:23:06.210 -> Touch X:65535 Y:65535
08:23:06.706 -> Touch X:65535 Y:65535
08:23:07.205 -> Touch X:65535 Y:65535
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