Goodix GT1151 touch driver library for Arduino not working - arduino

Question

I'm trying to get my "2.9inch Touch e-Paper Module for Raspberry Pi Pico" working that I bought from Amazon (wiki here. My main problem is that I'm not able to read data over i2c from the touchscreen and I've tried using the wiki's library with no luck.
GoodixGT1151.h
#ifndef GOODIX_GT1151_H
#define GOODIX_GT1151_H
#include <Arduino.h>
#include <Wire.h>
// I2C address of the Goodix GT1151 touchpanel
const uint8_t GT1151_I2C_ADDRESS = 0x5D;
// Register addresses for the Goodix GT1151 touchpanel
const uint8_t GT1151_REG_CMD = 0x8040;
const uint8_t GT1151_REG_DATA = 0x8140;
// Command values for the Goodix GT1151 touchpanel
const uint8_t GT1151_CMD_RESET = 0x01;
const uint8_t GT1151_CMD_IDLE = 0x04;
const uint8_t GT1151_CMD_READ_COORDS = 0x08;
// Size of the touch data array for the Goodix GT1151 touchpanel
const uint8_t GT1151_TOUCH_DATA_SIZE = 18;
// Maximum number of touch points supported by the Goodix GT1151 touchpanel
const uint8_t GT1151_MAX_TOUCH_POINTS = 5;
class GoodixGT1151 {
public:
// Struct for storing touch point data
struct TouchPoint
{
int16_t x;
int16_t y;
bool touched;
};
// Constructor
GoodixGT1151();
// Initialize the touchpanel
void begin();
// Reset the touchpanel
void reset();
// Put the touchpanel into idle mode
void idle();
// Read the current touch coordinates from the touchpanel
void readCoords(TouchPoint* points);
private:
// Write a command to the touchpanel
void writeCommand(uint8_t cmd);
// Read touch data from the touchpanel
void readTouchData(uint8_t* data);
};
#endif
GoodixGT1151.cpp
#include "GoodixGT1151.h"
GoodixGT1151::GoodixGT1151() {}
void GoodixGT1151::begin() {
Wire.begin();
}
void GoodixGT1151::reset() {
writeCommand(GT1151_CMD_RESET);
}
void GoodixGT1151::idle() {
writeCommand(GT1151_CMD_IDLE);
}
void GoodixGT1151::readTouchData(uint8_t* data) {
writeCommand(GT1151_CMD_READ_COORDS);
Wire.requestFrom(GT1151_I2C_ADDRESS, GT1151_TOUCH_DATA_SIZE);
for (int i = 0; i < GT1151_TOUCH_DATA_SIZE; i++) {
data[i] = Wire.read();
}
}
void GoodixGT1151::readCoords(TouchPoint* points) {
uint8_t data[GT1151_TOUCH_DATA_SIZE];
readTouchData(data);
// read the touch data for each touch point
for (int i = 0; i < GT1151_MAX_TOUCH_POINTS; i++) {
// calculate the starting index of the touch data for this touch point
int start = i * 5;
// read the touch coordinates and touch status for this touch point
points[i].x = (data[start + 3] << 8) | data[start + 2];
points[i].y = (data[start + 5] << 8) | data[start + 4];
points[i].touched = (data[start + 1] & 0x01) == 0x01;
}
}
void GoodixGT1151::writeCommand(uint8_t cmd) {
Wire.beginTransmission(GT1151_I2C_ADDRESS);
Wire.write(GT1151_REG_CMD >> 8);
Wire.write(GT1151_REG_CMD & 0xFF);
Wire.write(cmd);
Wire.endTransmission();
}
None of Waveshare's examples were made for Arduino and when I tried to replace their code with the wire library I couldn't get it to work. So instead I am using the code above which I feel like should work and is promising but the serial monitor just prints out -1 for the values. Currently I am testing the code on my Tinypico nano esp32 and have checked my wiring with a multimeter to confirm that everything is correct.
I have two guesses about my problem:
The waveshare library included code for a touch reset pin (TRST), which I am not using with my current code and am not sure how to do.
Or the GT1151 touchscreen driver is just broken and I should order a new display