diff --git a/src/hardware/baylibre-acme/api.c b/src/hardware/baylibre-acme/api.c
index 6153513b..a556449c 100644
--- a/src/hardware/baylibre-acme/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/baylibre-acme/api.c
@@ -174,10 +174,8 @@ static int config_get(uint32_t key, GVariant **data,
 	ret = SR_OK;
 	switch (key) {
 	case SR_CONF_LIMIT_SAMPLES:
-		*data = g_variant_new_uint64(devc->limit_samples);
-		break;
 	case SR_CONF_LIMIT_MSEC:
-		*data = g_variant_new_uint64(devc->limit_msec);
+		ret = sr_sw_limits_config_get(&devc->limits, key, data);
 		break;
 	case SR_CONF_SAMPLERATE:
 		*data = g_variant_new_uint64(devc->samplerate);
@@ -219,12 +217,8 @@ static int config_set(uint32_t key, GVariant *data,
 	ret = SR_OK;
 	switch (key) {
 	case SR_CONF_LIMIT_SAMPLES:
-		devc->limit_samples = g_variant_get_uint64(data);
-		devc->limit_msec = 0;
-		break;
 	case SR_CONF_LIMIT_MSEC:
-		devc->limit_msec = g_variant_get_uint64(data) * 1000;
-		devc->limit_samples = 0;
+		ret = sr_sw_limits_config_set(&devc->limits, key, data);
 		break;
 	case SR_CONF_SAMPLERATE:
 		samplerate = g_variant_get_uint64(data);
@@ -345,7 +339,6 @@ static int dev_acquisition_start(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
 		return SR_ERR;
 
 	devc = sdi->priv;
-	devc->samples_read = 0;
 	devc->samples_missed = 0;
 	devc->timer_fd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, 0);
 	if (devc->timer_fd < 0) {
@@ -372,7 +365,7 @@ static int dev_acquisition_start(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
 		G_IO_IN | G_IO_ERR, 1000, bl_acme_receive_data, (void *)sdi);
 
 	std_session_send_df_header(sdi, LOG_PREFIX);
-	devc->start_time = g_get_monotonic_time();
+	sr_sw_limits_acquisition_start(&devc->limits);
 
 	return SR_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/hardware/baylibre-acme/protocol.c b/src/hardware/baylibre-acme/protocol.c
index f6ceaf5d..ea25d95b 100644
--- a/src/hardware/baylibre-acme/protocol.c
+++ b/src/hardware/baylibre-acme/protocol.c
@@ -697,7 +697,6 @@ SR_PRIV void bl_acme_close_channel(struct sr_channel *ch)
 
 SR_PRIV int bl_acme_receive_data(int fd, int revents, void *cb_data)
 {
-	uint32_t cur_time, elapsed_time;
 	uint64_t nrexpiration;
 	struct sr_datafeed_packet packet, framep;
 	struct sr_datafeed_analog_old analog;
@@ -783,23 +782,11 @@ SR_PRIV int bl_acme_receive_data(int fd, int revents, void *cb_data)
 		sr_session_send(sdi, &framep);
 	}
 
-	devc->samples_read++;
-	if (devc->limit_samples > 0 &&
-	    devc->samples_read >= devc->limit_samples) {
-		sr_info("Requested number of samples reached.");
-		sdi->driver->dev_acquisition_stop(sdi);
-		devc->last_sample_fin = g_get_monotonic_time();
-		return TRUE;
-	} else if (devc->limit_msec > 0) {
-		cur_time = g_get_monotonic_time();
-		elapsed_time = cur_time - devc->start_time;
+	sr_sw_limits_update_samples_read(&devc->limits, 1);
 
-		if (elapsed_time >= devc->limit_msec) {
-			sr_info("Sampling time limit reached.");
-			sdi->driver->dev_acquisition_stop(sdi);
-			devc->last_sample_fin = g_get_monotonic_time();
-			return TRUE;
-		}
+	if (sr_sw_limits_check(&devc->limits)) {
+		sdi->driver->dev_acquisition_stop(sdi);
+		return TRUE;
 	}
 
 	devc->last_sample_fin = g_get_monotonic_time();
diff --git a/src/hardware/baylibre-acme/protocol.h b/src/hardware/baylibre-acme/protocol.h
index d0c9761d..cb5f1f9a 100644
--- a/src/hardware/baylibre-acme/protocol.h
+++ b/src/hardware/baylibre-acme/protocol.h
@@ -52,13 +52,10 @@ enum probe_type {
 /** Private, per-device-instance driver context. */
 struct dev_context {
 	uint64_t samplerate;
-	uint64_t limit_samples;
-	uint64_t limit_msec;
+	struct sr_sw_limits limits;
 
 	uint32_t num_channels;
-	uint64_t samples_read;
 	uint64_t samples_missed;
-	int64_t start_time;
 	int64_t last_sample_fin;
 	int timer_fd;
 	GIOChannel *channel;