diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2247d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/build
+/dist
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 68f6847..8eda88f 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         <pathelement path="${classpath}"/>
         <pathelement path="${build}"/>
         <pathelement location="lib/jssc-2.8.0.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="lib/slf4j-api-1.7.2.jar"/>
     </path>
 
     <target name="clean">
diff --git a/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.2.jar b/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.2.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73f38db
Binary files /dev/null and b/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.2.jar differ
diff --git a/src/de/fischl/usbtin/USBtin.java b/src/de/fischl/usbtin/USBtin.java
index 6073f05..d23f905 100644
--- a/src/de/fischl/usbtin/USBtin.java
+++ b/src/de/fischl/usbtin/USBtin.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import jssc.SerialPort;
 import jssc.SerialPortException;
 import jssc.SerialPortTimeoutException;
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
  */
 public class USBtin implements SerialPortEventListener {
 
+    private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(USBtin.class);
+
     /** Serial port (virtual) to which USBtin is connected */
     protected SerialPort serialPort;
     
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ public void openCANChannel(int baudrate, OpenMode mode) throws USBtinException {
 
                 this.transmit("s" + String.format("%02x", brpopt | 0xC0) + String.format("%04x", cnfvalues[xopt - 11]));
                 
-                System.out.println("No preset for given baudrate " + baudrate + ". Set baudrate to " + (FOSC / ((brpopt + 1) * 2) / xopt));
+                logger.info("No preset for given baudrate {}. Set baudrate to {}", baudrate, (FOSC / ((brpopt + 1) * 2) / xopt));
                 
             }
 
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ public void openCANChannel(int baudrate, OpenMode mode) throws USBtinException {
             char modeCh;
             switch (mode) {
                 default:
-                    System.err.println("Mode " + mode + " not supported. Opening listen only.");
+                    logger.warn("Mode {} not supported. Opening listen only.", mode);
                 case LISTENONLY: modeCh = 'L'; break;
                 case LOOPBACK: modeCh = 'l'; break;
                 case ACTIVE: modeCh = 'O'; break;
@@ -353,7 +355,7 @@ public void serialEvent(SerialPortEvent event) {
                             try {
                                 sendFirstTXFifoMessage();
                             } catch (USBtinException ex) {
-                                System.err.println(ex);
+                                logger.warn("Error on CAN bus, {}", ex);
                             }
                             
                             
@@ -367,7 +369,7 @@ public void serialEvent(SerialPortEvent event) {
                         try {
                             sendFirstTXFifoMessage();
                         } catch (USBtinException ex) {
-                            System.err.println(ex);
+                            logger.warn("Error on CAN bus, {}", ex);
                         }
                         
                     } else if (b != '\r') {
@@ -376,7 +378,7 @@ public void serialEvent(SerialPortEvent event) {
                     }
                 }
             } catch (SerialPortException ex) {
-                System.err.println(ex);
+                logger.warn("Error on CAN bus, {}", ex);
             }
         }
     }