November 2025: Delivered ST7796 display support for the meshtastic/firmware repo and introduced a new T-beam variant, including improvements to display centering, touchscreen initialization, and robust device detection. Implemented SPI timing adjustments and constructor-level SPI speed control to enhance reliability on newer hardware. Separated tbeam logic from the display shield and updated variant handling (tbeam-displayshield) for cleaner maintenance. Updated dependencies and CI/tooling to maintain build health across hardware changes.

April 2025: Delivered initial TCA8418 I2C keypad support for matteocrippa/firmware, establishing the foundation for keypad-based UI on supported hardware and enabling future UI enhancements. No major bugs reported within the scope; focused on driver development, detection logic, and groundwork for extended keypad configurations.

March 2025: Delivered TCA8418 I2C keypad controller support for matteocrippa/firmware, including driver initialization, configuration, and detection to enable basic 3x4 keypad input and integration with the system input path. The initial configuration and wiring are in place (referenced by #6320), establishing the foundation for reliable hardware-based user input and future enhancements. No critical bugs fixed this month; primary focus was feature delivery and groundwork for improved hardware-software interaction.