diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/freenove_esp32_display_3_5/board.c b/ports/espressif/boards/freenove_esp32_display_3_5/board.c
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+// This file is part of the CircuitPython project: https://circuitpython.org
+//
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 Brian Nelson
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+#include "supervisor/board.h"
+#include "mpconfigboard.h"
+
+#include "shared-bindings/busio/SPI.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/fourwire/FourWire.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/microcontroller/Pin.h"
+#include "shared-module/displayio/__init__.h"
+#include "shared-module/displayio/mipi_constants.h"
+#include "supervisor/shared/settings.h"
+
+// ST7796 init sequence from Freenove's TFT_eSPI setup, landscape (MADCTL MV | BGR)
+static uint8_t display_init_sequence[] = {
+    0x01, 0x80, 0x78, // Software reset, delay 120 ms
+    0x11, 0x80, 0x78, // Sleep out, delay 120 ms
+    0xF0, 0x01, 0xC3, // Enable extension command 2 part I
+    0xF0, 0x01, 0x96, // Enable extension command 2 part II
+    0x36, 0x01, 0x28, // Memory data access control: row/column exchange, BGR
+    0x3A, 0x01, 0x55, // 16 bits per pixel
+    0xB4, 0x01, 0x01, // 1-dot inversion
+    0xB6, 0x03, 0x80, 0x02, 0x3B, // Display function control
+    0xE8, 0x08, 0x40, 0x8A, 0x00, 0x00, 0x29, 0x19, 0xA5, 0x33, // Display output control adjust
+    0xC1, 0x01, 0x06, // Power control 2
+    0xC2, 0x01, 0xA7, // Power control 3
+    0xC5, 0x81, 0x18, 0x78, // VCOM control, delay 120 ms
+    0xE0, 0x0E, 0xF0, 0x09, 0x0B, 0x06, 0x04, 0x15, 0x2F, 0x54, 0x42, 0x3C, 0x17, 0x14, 0x18, 0x1B, // Positive gamma
+    0xE1, 0x8E, 0xE0, 0x09, 0x0B, 0x06, 0x04, 0x03, 0x2B, 0x43, 0x42, 0x3B, 0x16, 0x14, 0x17, 0x1B, 0x78, // Negative gamma, delay 120 ms
+    0xF0, 0x01, 0x3C, // Disable extension command 2 part I
+    0xF0, 0x81, 0x69, 0x78, // Disable extension command 2 part II, delay 120 ms
+    0x29, 0x00, // Display on
+};
+
+static void display_init(void) {
+    fourwire_fourwire_obj_t *bus = &allocate_display_bus()->fourwire_bus;
+    busio_spi_obj_t *spi = &bus->inline_bus;
+    mp_int_t rotation;
+
+    common_hal_busio_spi_construct(spi, &pin_GPIO14, &pin_GPIO13, &pin_GPIO12, false);
+    common_hal_busio_spi_never_reset(spi);
+
+    bus->base.type = &fourwire_fourwire_type;
+    common_hal_fourwire_fourwire_construct(bus,
+        spi,
+        MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO2), // LCD_DC
+        MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO15), // LCD_CS
+        mp_const_none, // Reset is tied to the ESP32 reset
+        26666666, // Baudrate: ESP32 SPI through the GPIO matrix tops out at 26.67 MHz
+        0, // Polarity
+        0); // Phase
+
+    busdisplay_busdisplay_obj_t *display = &allocate_display()->display;
+    display->base.type = &busdisplay_busdisplay_type;
+    if (settings_get_int("CIRCUITPY_DISPLAY_ROTATION", &rotation) != SETTINGS_OK) {
+        rotation = 0;
+    }
+
+    common_hal_busdisplay_busdisplay_construct(display,
+        bus,
+        480, // Width
+        320, // Height
+        0, // column start
+        0, // row start
+        rotation, // rotation
+        16, // Color depth
+        false, // Grayscale
+        false, // pixels in a byte share a row. Only valid for depths < 8
+        1, // bytes per cell. Only valid for depths < 8
+        false, // reverse_pixels_in_byte. Only valid for depths < 8
+        true, // reverse_pixels_in_word
+        MIPI_COMMAND_SET_COLUMN_ADDRESS, // Set column command
+        MIPI_COMMAND_SET_PAGE_ADDRESS, // Set row command
+        MIPI_COMMAND_WRITE_MEMORY_START, // Write memory command
+        display_init_sequence,
+        sizeof(display_init_sequence),
+        &pin_GPIO27, // backlight pin
+        NO_BRIGHTNESS_COMMAND,
+        1.0f, // brightness
+        false, // single_byte_bounds
+        false, // data_as_commands
+        true, // auto_refresh
+        60, // native_frames_per_second
+        true, // backlight_on_high
+        false, // SH1107_addressing
+        50000); // backlight pwm frequency
+}
+
+void board_init(void) {
+    display_init();
+}
+
+// Use the MP_WEAK supervisor/shared/board.c versions of routines not defined here.
diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/freenove_esp32_display_3_5/mpconfigboard.h b/ports/espressif/boards/freenove_esp32_display_3_5/mpconfigboard.h
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+// This file is part of the CircuitPython project: https://circuitpython.org
+//
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 Brian Nelson
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+#pragma once
+
+#define MICROPY_HW_BOARD_NAME       "Freenove ESP32 Display 3.5 inch"
+#define MICROPY_HW_MCU_NAME         "ESP32"
+
+// Blue element of the common-anode RGB LED
+#define MICROPY_HW_LED_STATUS       (&pin_GPIO17)
+#define MICROPY_HW_LED_STATUS_INVERTED (1)
+
+#define CIRCUITPY_BOOT_BUTTON       (&pin_GPIO0)
+
+#define DEFAULT_I2C_BUS_SDA         (&pin_GPIO32)
+#define DEFAULT_I2C_BUS_SCL         (&pin_GPIO25)
+
+#define CIRCUITPY_BOARD_SPI         (2)
+#define CIRCUITPY_BOARD_SPI_PIN     { \
+        {.clock = &pin_GPIO18, .mosi = &pin_GPIO23, .miso = &pin_GPIO19}, /* SD card and SPI header */ \
+        {.clock = &pin_GPIO14, .mosi = &pin_GPIO13, .miso = &pin_GPIO12}, /* LCD and touch */ \
+}
+
+// UART pins attached to the CH340C USB-to-serial converter
+#define CIRCUITPY_CONSOLE_UART_TX   (&pin_GPIO1)
+#define CIRCUITPY_CONSOLE_UART_RX   (&pin_GPIO3)
diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/freenove_esp32_display_3_5/mpconfigboard.mk b/ports/espressif/boards/freenove_esp32_display_3_5/mpconfigboard.mk
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+CIRCUITPY_CREATOR_ID = 0x1C330000
+CIRCUITPY_CREATION_ID = 0x01030035
+
+IDF_TARGET = esp32
+
+CIRCUITPY_ESP_FLASH_MODE = qio
+CIRCUITPY_ESP_FLASH_FREQ = 80m
+CIRCUITPY_ESP_FLASH_SIZE = 4MB
diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/freenove_esp32_display_3_5/pins.c b/ports/espressif/boards/freenove_esp32_display_3_5/pins.c
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+// This file is part of the CircuitPython project: https://circuitpython.org
+//
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 Brian Nelson
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+#include "shared-bindings/board/__init__.h"
+#include "shared-module/displayio/__init__.h"
+
+CIRCUITPY_BOARD_BUS_SINGLETON(lcd_spi, spi, 1)
+
+static const mp_rom_map_elem_t board_module_globals_table[] = {
+    CIRCUITPYTHON_BOARD_DICT_STANDARD_ITEMS
+
+    // BOOT button
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_BUTTON), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO0) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_BOOT), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO0) },
+
+    // RGB LED, common anode (drive low to light)
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_LED_RED), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO22) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_LED_GREEN), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO16) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_LED_BLUE), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO17) },
+
+    // ST7796 display, HSPI
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_LCD_SCK), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO14) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_LCD_MOSI), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO13) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_LCD_MISO), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO12) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_LCD_CS), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO15) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_LCD_DC), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO2) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_LCD_BACKLIGHT), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO27) },
+
+    // XPT2046 resistive touch controller, shares the LCD SPI bus
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_TOUCH_CS), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO33) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_TOUCH_IRQ), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO36) },
+
+    // microSD card slot, VSPI
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_SD_CLK), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO18) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_SD_MOSI), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO23) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_SD_MISO), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO19) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_SD_CS), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO5) },
+
+    // SPI header, shares the SD card bus
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_SCK), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO18) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_MOSI), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO23) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_MISO), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO19) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_CS), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO21) },
+
+    // I2C header
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_SDA), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO32) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_SCL), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO25) },
+
+    // UART header, shared with the USB serial console
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_TX), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO1) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_RX), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO3) },
+
+    // Input header (input-only pins)
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_IO35), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO35) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_IO39), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO39) },
+
+    // Speaker: DAC output into the amplifier, and the amplifier shutdown (low = on)
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_SPEAKER), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO26) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_SPEAKER_ENABLE_INVERTED), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO4) },
+
+    // Battery voltage through a 1:2 divider
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_BATTERY), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO34) },
+
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_I2C), MP_ROM_PTR(&board_i2c_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_SPI), MP_ROM_PTR(&board_spi_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_LCD_SPI), MP_ROM_PTR(&board_lcd_spi_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_DISPLAY), MP_ROM_PTR(&displays[0].display) },
+};
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(board_module_globals, board_module_globals_table);
diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/freenove_esp32_display_3_5/sdkconfig b/ports/espressif/boards/freenove_esp32_display_3_5/sdkconfig
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