diff --git a/NxWidgets/Kconfig b/NxWidgets/Kconfig
index 89e7e222d..066cdb2da 100644
--- a/NxWidgets/Kconfig
+++ b/NxWidgets/Kconfig
@@ -782,12 +782,11 @@ config NXWM_TOUCHSCREEN_DEVINIT
 	depends on !BUILD_PROTECTED && !BUILD_KERNEL
 	---help---
 		It this option is selected, then the NxWM:CTouchscreen listener
-		thread will call a function arch_tcinitialize(NXWM_TOUCHSCREEN_DEVNO)
-		in order to instantiate the touchscreen driver at path
-		NXWM_TOUCHSCREEN_DEVPATH.  If NXWM_TOUCHSCREEN_DEVINIT is not
-		selected, then the NxWM:CTouchscreen listener thread will assume
-		that the driver has already been initialized at
-		NXWM_TOUCHSCREEN_DEVPATH.
+		thread will call a function boardctl() in order to instantiate the
+		touchscreen driver at path NXWM_TOUCHSCREEN_DEVPATH.  If
+		NXWM_TOUCHSCREEN_DEVINIT is not selected, then the NxWM:CTouchscreen
+		listener thread will assume that the driver has already been
+		initialized at NXWM_TOUCHSCREEN_DEVPATH.
 
 		NOTE that in the kernel build, all touchscreen initialize must be
 		performed in kernel logic prior to the execution of NxWM.
diff --git a/examples/README.txt b/examples/README.txt
index 1a4047592..27ff6d1e2 100644
--- a/examples/README.txt
+++ b/examples/README.txt
@@ -1809,12 +1809,13 @@ examples/touchscreen
 
     CONFIG_EXAMPLES_TOUCHSREEN=y
 
-  The board-specific logic must provide the following interfaces that will
-  be called by the example in order to initialize and uninitialize the
-  touchscreen hardware:
+  This example code will call boardctl() to setup the touchscreen driver
+  for texting.  The implementation of boardctl() will require that board-
+  specific logic  provide the following interfaces that will be called by
+  the boardctl() in order to initialize and uninitialize the touchscreen hardware:
 
-    int arch_tcinitialize(int minor);
-    int arch_tcuninitialize(void);
+    int board_tsc_setup(int minor);
+    void board_tsc_teardown(void);
 
 examples/udp
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/examples/touchscreen/Kconfig b/examples/touchscreen/Kconfig
index e266972b6..2edad5915 100644
--- a/examples/touchscreen/Kconfig
+++ b/examples/touchscreen/Kconfig
@@ -46,12 +46,13 @@ config EXAMPLES_TOUCHSCREEN_MOUSE
 config EXAMPLES_TOUCHSCREEN_ARCHINIT
 	bool "Architecture-specific initialization"
 	default y
-	depends on !BUILD_PROTECTED && !BUILD_KERNEL
+	depends on LIB_BOARDCTL
+	select BOARDCTL_TSCTEST
 	---help---
-		By default, the touchscreen example will call arch_tcinitialize() to
+		By default, the touchscreen example will call boardctl() to
 		register the touchscreen device before it attempts to open it.
-		Similarly, it will call arch_tcuninitialize() to unregister the
-		touchscreen device when it is finished.
+		Similarly, it will call boardctl() to unregister the touchscreen
+		device when it is finished.
 
 		This works well for the typical touchscreen controller but there are
 		other devices that cannot be initialized and uninitialized in this
@@ -60,17 +61,9 @@ config EXAMPLES_TOUCHSCREEN_ARCHINIT
 		mouse is disconnected.
 
 		So, in cases like this, there are two options:  (1) provide dummy
-		arch_tcinitialize() and arch_tcuninitialize() just to satisfy the
-		linking requirements or, (2) select this option.  if this option is
-		de-selected, then the arch_tcinitialize() and arch_tcuninitialize() will
-		never be called.
-
-		NOTE also that the functions arch_tcinitialize() and
-		arch_tcuninitialize() are effective non-standard operating system
-		calls.  This is cheap shortcut and a violation of the OS interface.
-		You can get away with this in the flat build (CONFIG_BUILD_FLAT),
-		but not in the protected or kernel builds (CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED
-		or CONFIG)BUILD_KERNEL).  In those cases, you will need to perform
-		one-time touchscreen initialization in board_initialize().
+		board_tsc_setup() and board_tsc_teardown() just to satisfy the
+		linking requirements of boardctl() or, (2) de-select this option.
+		If this option is de-selected, then the boardctl() will never be
+		called.
 
 endif
diff --git a/examples/touchscreen/tc_main.c b/examples/touchscreen/tc_main.c
index c2c451f2f..8e35630d2 100644
--- a/examples/touchscreen/tc_main.c
+++ b/examples/touchscreen/tc_main.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <nuttx/config.h>
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/boardctl.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -130,10 +131,10 @@ int tc_main(int argc, char *argv[])
    */
 
   printf("tc_main: Initializing external touchscreen device\n");
-  ret = arch_tcinitialize(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_TOUCHSCREEN_MINOR);
+  ret = boardctl(BOARDIOC_TSCTEST_SETUP, CONFIG_EXAMPLES_TOUCHSCREEN_MINOR);
   if (ret != OK)
     {
-      printf("tc_main: arch_tcinitialize failed: %d\n", ret);
+      printf("tc_main: board_tsc_setup failed: %d\n", ret);
       errval = 1;
       goto errout;
     }
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ errout_with_dev:
 
 errout_with_tc:
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLES_TOUCHSCREEN_ARCHINIT
-  arch_tcuninitialize();
+  boardctl(BOARDIOC_TSCTEST_TEARDOWN, 0);
 
 errout:
 #endif