diff --git a/radiacode/radiacode.py b/radiacode/radiacode.py
index d9bd5ab..b534061 100644
--- a/radiacode/radiacode.py
+++ b/radiacode/radiacode.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     CTRL,
     VS,
     VSFR,
+    AlarmLimits,
     DisplayDirection,
     DoseRateDB,
     Event,
@@ -138,10 +139,42 @@ def write_request(self, command_id: int | VSFR, data: Optional[bytes] = None) ->
         assert retcode == 1
         assert r.size() == 0
 
-    def batch_read_vsfrs(self, vsfr_ids: list[VSFR]) -> list[int]:
-        assert len(vsfr_ids)
-        r = self.execute(COMMAND.RD_VIRT_SFR_BATCH, b''.join(struct.pack('<I', int(c)) for c in vsfr_ids))
-        ret = [r.unpack('<I')[0] for _ in range(len(vsfr_ids))]
+    def batch_read_vsfrs(self, vsfr_ids: list[VSFR], unpack_format: str) -> list[int | float]:
+        """Read multiple VSFRs
+
+        Args:
+            vsfr_ids: a list of VSFRs to fetch
+            unpack_format: a `struct` format string used to unpack the response.
+
+        Byte order and word length indicators in unpack_format may be omitted
+        and will be removed if given, as the device uses standard size little
+        endian format.
+
+        Repeat count is not supported (use "ffff" instead of "4f") as the length
+        of the unpack_format string must equal the number of VSFRs being fetched.
+        """
+        nvsfr = len(vsfr_ids)
+        if nvsfr == 0:
+            raise ValueError('No VSFRs specified')
+
+        if not all([isinstance(i, VSFR) for i in vsfr_ids]):
+            raise ValueError('vsfr_ids must be a list of VSFRs')
+
+        unpack_format = unpack_format.strip('@<=>!')
+        if not (isinstance(unpack_format, str) and len(unpack_format) == nvsfr):
+            raise ValueError(f'invalid unpack_format `{unpack_format}`')
+
+        msg = [struct.pack('<I', nvsfr)]
+        msg.extend([struct.pack('<I', int(c)) for c in vsfr_ids])
+        r = self.execute(COMMAND.RD_VIRT_SFR_BATCH, b''.join(msg))
+
+        valid_flags = r.unpack('<I')[0]
+        expected_flags = (1 << nvsfr) - 1
+        if valid_flags != expected_flags:
+            raise ValueError(f'Unexpected validity flags, bad vsfr_id? {valid_flags:08b} != {expected_flags:08b}')
+
+        ret = [r.unpack(f'<{unpack_format[i]}')[0] for i in range(nvsfr)]
+
         assert r.size() == 0
         return ret
 
@@ -383,3 +416,132 @@ def set_vibro_ctrl(self, ctrls: list[CTRL]) -> None:
             assert c != CTRL.CLICKS, 'CTRL.CLICKS not supported for vibro'
             flags |= int(c)
         self.write_request(VSFR.VIBRO_CTRL, struct.pack('<I', flags))
+
+    def get_alarm_limits(self) -> AlarmLimits:
+        "Retrieve the alarm limits"
+        regs = [
+            VSFR.CR_LEV1_cp10s,
+            VSFR.CR_LEV2_cp10s,
+            VSFR.DR_LEV1_uR_h,
+            VSFR.DR_LEV2_uR_h,
+            VSFR.DS_LEV1_uR,
+            VSFR.DS_LEV2_uR,
+            VSFR.DS_UNITS,
+            VSFR.CR_UNITS,
+        ]
+
+        resp = self.batch_read_vsfrs(regs, 'I' * len(regs))
+
+        dose_multiplier = 100 if resp[6] else 1
+        count_multiplier = 60 if resp[7] else 1
+        return AlarmLimits(
+            l1_count_rate=resp[0] / 10 * count_multiplier,
+            l2_count_rate=resp[1] / 10 * count_multiplier,
+            l1_dose_rate=resp[2] / dose_multiplier,
+            l2_dose_rate=resp[3] / dose_multiplier,
+            l1_dose=resp[4] / 1e6 / dose_multiplier,
+            l2_dose=resp[5] / 1e6 / dose_multiplier,
+            dose_unit='Sv' if resp[6] else 'R',
+            count_unit='cpm' if resp[7] else 'cps',
+        )
+
+    def set_alarm_limits(
+        self,
+        l1_count_rate: int | float | None = None,
+        l2_count_rate: int | float | None = None,
+        l1_dose_rate: int | float | None = None,
+        l2_dose_rate: int | float | None = None,
+        l1_dose: int | float | None = None,
+        l2_dose: int | float | None = None,
+        dose_unit_sv: bool | None = None,
+        count_unit_cpm: bool | None = None,
+    ) -> bool:
+        """Set alarm limits - returns True if the specified limits were set
+
+        Args:
+            l1_count_rate: count rate at which to raise a level 1 alarm
+            l2_count_rate: count rate at which to raise a level 2 alarm
+            l1_dose_rate: dose rate (micro-unit/hr) at which to raise a level 1 alarm
+            l2_dose_rate: dose rate (micro-unit/hr) at which to raise a level 2 alarm
+            l1_dose: accumulated dose (micro-unit) at which to raise a level 1 alarm
+            l2_dose: accumulated dose (micro-unit) at which to raise a level 2 alarm
+            dose_unit_sv = specify the dose in Sievert rather than Roentgen
+            count_unit_cpm = set device count rate reporting to cpm rather than cps
+
+        Internally, the device stores count rate in counts/10s and dose in uR. It
+        appears that the device uses a fixed 100Sv/R converstion.
+
+        If count_unit_cpm is not specified, the count rate register(s) will be set to
+        the specified values without any conversion. If it is specified, count rate
+        will be scaled, and the display units register will also be set.
+
+        If dose_unit_sv is not specified the dose argument is assumed to be in uR,
+        and the dose alarm register will be set. If dose_unit_sv is true, the dose
+        argument will be assumed to be in uSv, will be converted to uR and stored,
+        and the display unit will be set to Sv.  If dose_unit_sv is False, the dose
+        argument will be assumed to be in uR, will be stored as such, and the display
+        unit will be set to Sv.
+        """
+
+        which_limits = []
+        limit_values = []
+
+        dose_multiplier = 100 if dose_unit_sv is True else 1
+        if isinstance(count_unit_cpm, bool):
+            count_multiplier = 1 / 6 if count_unit_cpm else 10
+        else:
+            count_multiplier = 1
+
+        if isinstance(l1_count_rate, (int, float)):
+            if l1_count_rate < 0:
+                raise ValueError('bad l1_count_rate')
+            which_limits.append(VSFR.CR_LEV1_cp10s)
+            limit_values.append(round(l1_count_rate * count_multiplier))
+
+        if isinstance(l2_count_rate, (int, float)):
+            if l2_count_rate < 0:
+                raise ValueError('bad l2_count_rate')
+            which_limits.append(VSFR.CR_LEV2_cp10s)
+            limit_values.append(round(l2_count_rate * count_multiplier))
+
+        if isinstance(l1_dose_rate, (int, float)):
+            if l1_dose_rate < 0:
+                raise ValueError('bad l1_dose_rate')
+            which_limits.append(VSFR.DR_LEV1_uR_h)
+            limit_values.append(round(l1_dose_rate * dose_multiplier))
+
+        if isinstance(l2_dose_rate, (int, float)):
+            if l2_dose_rate < 0:
+                raise ValueError('bad l2_dose_rate')
+            which_limits.append(VSFR.DR_LEV2_uR_h)
+            limit_values.append(round(l2_dose_rate * dose_multiplier))
+
+        if isinstance(l1_dose, (int, float)):
+            if l1_dose < 0:
+                raise ValueError('bad l1_dose')
+            which_limits.append(VSFR.DS_LEV1_uR)
+            limit_values.append(round(l1_dose * dose_multiplier))
+
+        if isinstance(l2_dose, (int, float)):
+            if l2_dose < 0:
+                raise ValueError('bad l2_dose')
+            which_limits.append(VSFR.DS_LEV2_uR)
+            limit_values.append(round(l2_dose * dose_multiplier))
+
+        if isinstance(dose_unit_sv, bool):
+            which_limits.append(VSFR.DS_UNITS)
+            limit_values.append(int(dose_unit_sv))
+
+        if isinstance(count_unit_cpm, bool):
+            which_limits.append(VSFR.CR_UNITS)
+            limit_values.append(int(count_unit_cpm))
+
+        num_to_set = len(which_limits)
+        if not num_to_set:
+            raise ValueError('No limits specified')
+
+        pack_items = [num_to_set] + [int(x) for x in which_limits] + limit_values
+        pack_format = f'<I{num_to_set}I{num_to_set}I'
+        resp = self.execute(COMMAND.WR_VIRT_SFR_BATCH, struct.pack(pack_format, *pack_items))
+        expected_valid = (1 << len(which_limits)) - 1
+        return expected_valid == resp.unpack('<I')[0]
diff --git a/radiacode/types.py b/radiacode/types.py
index f99bea8..b533870 100644
--- a/radiacode/types.py
+++ b/radiacode/types.py
@@ -139,6 +139,32 @@ class Spectrum:
     counts: list[int]
 
 
+@dataclass
+class AlarmLimits:
+    """Alarm limits
+
+    The count rate may be per second or per minute depending on device
+    configuration. The `count_unit` attribute indicates which.
+
+    Dose rate is in micro-units (Sv or R) per hour.
+
+    Accumulated dos is in micro-units (Sv or R).
+
+    The dose unit may be Roentgen or Sievert depending on device
+    configuration. The `dose_unit` attribute indicates which. There seems
+    to be a fixed 100Sv/R conversion within the device
+    """
+
+    l1_count_rate: float
+    l2_count_rate: float
+    count_unit: str
+    l1_dose_rate: float
+    l2_dose_rate: float
+    l1_dose: float
+    l2_dose: float
+    dose_unit: str
+
+
 class DisplayDirection(Enum):
     AUTO = 0
     RIGHT = 1