@dc42 I think I'm making progress here... ๐
I found an old 74LS00N NAND to invert the LCD_CS with, but it seems that when the display isn't configured properly, the Vcc drops to below 4v and the IC becomes a bit noisy which causes instability in the CS line. Now the display code is working, the Vcc is back to 4.8v and the noise seems gone though.
The 74LS00N is probably not the best choice, but I have nothing better at the moment. Any suggestions?
And using the SPI of the SD card reader raw, instead of the buffered 12864 pins of the Maestro, is that an option?
Next step: only draw affected pixels...
UC1701 Display Working_small.jpg
Update: Many additions and corrections. Too excited!