Abstract: There is provided a device for acquiring biometric electrical signals comprising at least two electrodes. The device also comprises a current supply comprising a direct current supply, an alternating current supply, and a switch actuatable to switch selectively between the direct current supply and the alternating current supply. The device further comprises a capacitive coupling to couple each electrode to the current supply, a direct coupling to couple each electrode to the current supply, and a switch actuatable to switch selectively between the direct coupling and the capacitive coupling. The device also comprises a data acquisition module.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a frame structured data signal, the data signal comprising at least one data frame comprising a plurality of data elements arranged in accordance with a frame structure. The apparatus is arranged to generate a tag element for each data element, the configuration of the tag element corresponding to the position of the respective data element within the detected data frame. The apparatus further includes a data processor, arranged to perform one or more respective processing operations on one or more of the data elements, wherein the or each processing operation is determined by the configuration of the respective tag element. The apparatus enjoys the flexibility afforded by a data processor while having relatively low processing power requirements.