On the ESP32 it is often not possible with the I2C software implementation to communicate with an AIP31068 based LCD module. Therefore, the I2C hardware implementation is enabled when the AIP31068 driver is used, but it is more buggy than stable. The timing of the two implementations seems to be almost identical. The only difference is that the hardware implementation clears the bus before each access by sending 10 clock pulses on the SCL line while SDA is LOW. Using the same mechanism during I2C initialization for the software implementation solves the communication problem with the AIP31068. The special dependency on I2C hardware implementation for AIP31068 is removed therefore.
