+        i = 0
+        while i < len(init_sequence):
+            command = init_sequence[i]
+            data_size = init_sequence[i + 1]
+            delay = (data_size & DELAY) != 0
+            data_size &= ~DELAY
+            while self._core.begin_transaction():
+                pass
+
+            if self._core.data_as_commands:
+                full_command = bytearray(data_size + 1)
+                full_command[0] = command
+                full_command[1:] = init_sequence[i + 2 : i + 2 + data_size]
+                self._core.send(
+                    DISPLAY_COMMAND,
+                    CHIP_SELECT_TOGGLE_EVERY_BYTE,
+                    full_command,
+                )
+            else:
+                self._core.send(
+                    DISPLAY_COMMAND, CHIP_SELECT_TOGGLE_EVERY_BYTE, bytes([command])
+                )
+                self._core.send(
+                    DISPLAY_DATA,
+                    CHIP_SELECT_UNTOUCHED,
+                    init_sequence[i + 2 : i + 2 + data_size],
+                )
+            self._core.end_transaction()
+            delay_time_ms = 10
+            if delay:
+                data_size += 1
+                delay_time_ms = init_sequence[i + 1 + data_size]
+                if delay_time_ms == 255:
+                    delay_time_ms = 500
+            time.sleep(delay_time_ms / 1000)
+            i += 2 + data_size