PROCESSING SYSTEM, RELATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, DEVICE AND METHOD

A processing system (10a) is described. The processing system comprises a microprocessor, a reset circuit (116a), a non-volatile memory having stored configuration data, a plurality of configuration data clients (112) and a hardware configuration circuit configured to read the configuration data from the non-volatile memory and transmit the configuration data to the configuration data clients (112). In response to switching on the processing system (10a), the processing system (10a) executes a reset phase (DR), a configuration phase (CP1) and a software runtime phase (SW).In particular, the processing system (10a) comprises a first reset terminal (RPa) having associated a first circuitry (30a, 32a) and a second reset terminal (RPb) having associated a first circuitry (30a, 32a), wherein the first circuitry (30a, 32a) and the second circuitry (30b, 32b) have associated at least one configuration data client (112a, 112b), and wherein the configuration data comprise first mode configuration data (MCDa) for the first terminal (RPa) and second mode configuration data (MCDb) for the second terminal (RPb).During the reset phase (DR) and the configuration phase (CP1) the first circuitry (30a, 32a) activates a strong pull-down resistance, and the second circuitry (30b, 32b) activate a weak pull-down resistance. Conversely, once the configuration phase is completed, and in particular during the software runtime phase (SW), the first circuitry (30a, 32a) may activate a weak pull-down resistance, e.g., for implementing a bi-direction reset terminal, or a weak pull-up resistance, e.g., for implementing a reset output terminal. Conversely, the second circuitry (30b, 32b) may activate a weak or strong pull-up resistance, e.g., for implementing a reset output terminal, or maintain activated the weak pull-down resistance, e.g., for implementing a reset input terminal.