diff --git a/esp/cpp/07_lcd-panel-i2c/main/idf_component.yml b/esp/cpp/07_lcd-panel-i2c/main/idf_component.yml
index f2c9aee..1f341e5 100644
--- a/esp/cpp/07_lcd-panel-i2c/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/esp/cpp/07_lcd-panel-i2c/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## IDF Component Manager Manifest File
 dependencies:
+  idf: '>=5.3.0'
   espressif/arduino-esp32: ^3.1.1
   lvgl/lvgl: "9.2.0"
   esp_lcd_sh1107: "^1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/esp/cpp/07_lcd-panel-i2c/main/panel_device.cpp b/esp/cpp/07_lcd-panel-i2c/main/panel_device.cpp
index fb586cd..9ea5085 100644
--- a/esp/cpp/07_lcd-panel-i2c/main/panel_device.cpp
+++ b/esp/cpp/07_lcd-panel-i2c/main/panel_device.cpp
@@ -44,17 +44,16 @@ void IPanelDevice::lvgl_flush_cb(lv_display_t *display, const lv_area_t *area,
   // lv_draw_sw_i1_convert_to_vtiled()
   for (int32_t y = y1; y <= y2; y++) {
     for (int32_t x = x1; x <= x2; x++) {
-      Pixel pixel(x, y, hor_res);
-
+      // Get the byte offset of the pixel coordinates using horizontal-mapping.
+      int h_offset = Pixel::horizontal_byte_offset(x, y, hor_res);
       // True if the pixel is lit, else false.
-      bool chroma_color =
-          px_map[pixel.horizontal_byte_offset()] & Pixel::msb_mask(x);
+      bool chroma_color = px_map[h_offset] & Pixel::msb_mask(x);
 
       // We need an additional buffer for transposing the pixel data to the
       // vertical format required by the display driver.
       uint8_t *buf = IPanelDevice::get_additional_draw_buffer();
       // Move to the position in the auxillary buffer where the pixel is stored.
-      buf += pixel.vertical_byte_offset();
+      buf += Pixel::vertical_byte_offset(x, y, hor_res);
 
       // Write the single bit to the monochrome display mapped vertically.
       // Take the Least Significant Bit mask of the Y coordinate to select the
diff --git a/esp/cpp/07_lcd-panel-i2c/main/panel_device.h b/esp/cpp/07_lcd-panel-i2c/main/panel_device.h
index e58d510..da4e386 100644
--- a/esp/cpp/07_lcd-panel-i2c/main/panel_device.h
+++ b/esp/cpp/07_lcd-panel-i2c/main/panel_device.h
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@
  * but using this helper reduces the risk of errors.
  */
 struct Pixel {
-  Pixel(int32_t x, int32_t y, uint16_t horizontal_res) :
-      x_(x), y_(y), hor_res_(horizontal_res) { }
-
   /**
    * Calculate byte offset for the pixel at [x,y] within a horizontally-mapped
    * monochrome uint8 draw buffer, using the initialized horizontal resolution.
@@ -56,12 +53,15 @@ struct Pixel {
    * column (x_) as `160 + (20 >> 3)`, or `160 + (20 / 8)` to get a final offset
    * of 162.
    *
+   * @param x X pixel coordinate to find byte offset.
+   * @param y Y pixel coordinate to find byte offset.
    * @return byte offset for a single-byte monochrome pixel at [x,y].
    */
-  [[nodiscard]] ptrdiff_t horizontal_byte_offset() const
+  [[maybe_unused]] [[nodiscard]] static ptrdiff_t
+  horizontal_byte_offset(const int32_t &x, const int32_t &y, const int32_t& hor_res)
   {
     // Convert pixel (bit) coordinates to byte coordinates in the draw buffer.
-    return (hor_res_ >> 3) * y_ + (x_ >> 3);
+    return (hor_res >> 3) * y + (x >> 3);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -85,11 +85,15 @@ struct Pixel {
    * `128 + 20` to get a final offset of 148, because the pixels are stored in a
    * columnar format.
    *
+   * @param x X pixel coordinate to find byte offset.
+   * @param y Y pixel coordinate to find byte offset.
+   * @return byte offset for a single-byte monochrome pixel at [x,y].
    */
-  [[nodiscard]] ptrdiff_t vertical_byte_offset() const
+  [[maybe_unused]] [[nodiscard]] static ptrdiff_t
+  vertical_byte_offset(const int32_t &x, const int32_t &y, const int32_t& hor_res)
   {
     // Convert pixel (bit) coordinates to byte coordinates in the draw buffer.
-    return hor_res_ * (y_ >> 3) + x_;
+    return hor_res * (y >> 3) + x;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -117,9 +121,6 @@ struct Pixel {
    */
   [[maybe_unused]] [[nodiscard]] static uint8_t
   lsb_mask(const int32_t &i) { return 1 << (i % 8); }
-
-  int32_t x_, y_;
-  uint16_t hor_res_;
 };