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description: "Discussion on \"Why your ST7701S screen goes black after a reboot in ESPHome\". ESPHome 2026.10.0 adds a 50 ms reset delay for ST7701S, but some boards still need a real reset pin, and the old st7701s platform never drives one."
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# [Why your ST7701S screen goes black after a reboot in ESPHome](https://displayengineer.hashnode.dev/st7701s-black-after-reboot-esphome-reset-pin?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

ESPHome 2026.10.0 adds a 50 ms reset delay for ST7701S, but some boards still need a real reset pin, and the old st7701s platform never drives one.

Oct 22 · 7 min read · displayengineer.hashnode.dev  
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