diff --git a/ascii_over_tcp_client.go b/ascii_over_tcp_client.go
index d45b008..cc263e4 100644
--- a/ascii_over_tcp_client.go
+++ b/ascii_over_tcp_client.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (mb *asciiTCPTransporter) Send(aduRequest []byte) (aduResponse []byte, err
 	}
 
 	// Send the request
-	mb.Debug("modbus: send %q\n", aduRequest)
+	mb.logf("modbus: send %q\n", aduRequest)
 	if _, err = mb.conn.Write(aduRequest); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ func (mb *asciiTCPTransporter) Send(aduRequest []byte) (aduResponse []byte, err
 		}
 	}
 	aduResponse = data[:length]
-	mb.Debug("modbus: recv %q\n", aduResponse)
+	mb.logf("modbus: recv %q\n", aduResponse)
 	return
 }
diff --git a/asciiclient.go b/asciiclient.go
index 0deffea..d860fb3 100644
--- a/asciiclient.go
+++ b/asciiclient.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (mb *asciiSerialTransporter) Send(aduRequest []byte) (aduResponse []byte, e
 	mb.startCloseTimer()
 
 	// Send the request
-	mb.Debug("modbus: send % x\n", aduRequest)
+	mb.logf("modbus: send % x\n", aduRequest)
 	if _, err = mb.port.Write(aduRequest); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (mb *asciiSerialTransporter) Send(aduRequest []byte) (aduResponse []byte, e
 		}
 	}
 	aduResponse = data[:length]
-	mb.Debug("modbus: recv % x\n", aduResponse)
+	mb.logf("modbus: recv % x\n", aduResponse)
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 0c8e1b6..e7919c8 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 )
 
+// Logger is the interface to the required logging functions
+type Logger interface {
+	Printf(format string, v ...any)
+}
+
 // DataSizeError represents an error for invalid data-sizes i.e. for cases
 // where the data-size does not match the expectation.
 type DataSizeError struct {
diff --git a/cmd/modbus-cli/log.go b/cmd/modbus-cli/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d2350a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/modbus-cli/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package main
+
+import "log/slog"
+
+type debugAdapter struct {
+	*slog.Logger
+}
+
+func (log *debugAdapter) Printf(msg string, args ...any) {
+	log.Logger.Debug(msg, args...)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/modbus-cli/main.go b/cmd/modbus-cli/main.go
index 2c9c141..06b5a71 100644
--- a/cmd/modbus-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/modbus-cli/main.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func main() {
 	startReg := uint16(*register)
 
 	if *logframe {
-		opt.logger = logger
+		opt.logger = &debugAdapter{logger}
 	}
 
 	var (
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func convertToBytes(eType string, order binary.ByteOrder, forcedOrder string, va
 }
 
 func resultToFile(r []byte, filename string) error {
-	return os.WriteFile(filename, r, 0644)
+	return os.WriteFile(filename, r, 0o644)
 }
 
 func resultToRawString(r []byte, startReg int) (string, error) {
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ type option struct {
 	slaveID int
 	timeout time.Duration
 
-	logger *slog.Logger
+	logger modbus.Logger
 
 	rtu struct {
 		baudrate int
diff --git a/rtu_over_tcp_client.go b/rtu_over_tcp_client.go
index 5b28691..1a88080 100644
--- a/rtu_over_tcp_client.go
+++ b/rtu_over_tcp_client.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (mb *rtuTCPTransporter) Send(aduRequest []byte) (aduResponse []byte, err er
 	}
 
 	// Send the request
-	mb.Debug("modbus: send % x\n", aduRequest)
+	mb.logf("modbus: send % x\n", aduRequest)
 	if _, err = mb.conn.Write(aduRequest); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ func (mb *rtuTCPTransporter) Send(aduRequest []byte) (aduResponse []byte, err er
 		return
 	}
 	aduResponse = data[:n]
-	mb.Debug("modbus: recv % x\n", aduResponse)
+	mb.logf("modbus: recv % x\n", aduResponse)
 	return
 }
diff --git a/rtu_over_udp_client.go b/rtu_over_udp_client.go
index 2a6bb51..0e448ed 100644
--- a/rtu_over_udp_client.go
+++ b/rtu_over_udp_client.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package modbus
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	logger "log/slog"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
 )
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ type rtuUDPTransporter struct {
 	// Connect string
 	Address string
 	// Transmission logger
-	Logger *logger.Logger
+	Logger Logger
 
 	// UDP connection
 	mu   sync.Mutex
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ func (mb *rtuUDPTransporter) Send(aduRequest []byte) (aduResponse []byte, err er
 
 func (mb *rtuUDPTransporter) logf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	if mb.Logger != nil {
-		mb.Logger.Info(format, v...)
+		mb.Logger.Printf(format, v...)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/rtuclient.go b/rtuclient.go
index b4cf837..5d8d065 100644
--- a/rtuclient.go
+++ b/rtuclient.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (mb *rtuSerialTransporter) Send(aduRequest []byte) (aduResponse []byte, err
 	mb.startCloseTimer()
 
 	// Send the request
-	mb.Debug("modbus: send % x\n", aduRequest)
+	mb.logf("modbus: send % x\n", aduRequest)
 	if _, err = mb.port.Write(aduRequest); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func (mb *rtuSerialTransporter) Send(aduRequest []byte) (aduResponse []byte, err
 	time.Sleep(mb.calculateDelay(len(aduRequest) + bytesToRead))
 
 	data, err := readIncrementally(aduRequest[0], aduRequest[1], mb.port, time.Now().Add(mb.Config.Timeout))
-	mb.Debug("modbus: recv % x\n", data[:])
+	mb.logf("modbus: recv % x\n", data[:])
 	aduResponse = data
 	return
 }
diff --git a/serial.go b/serial.go
index 178c831..3f3e53b 100644
--- a/serial.go
+++ b/serial.go
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
 package modbus
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"log/slog"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ type serialPort struct {
 	// Serial port configuration.
 	serial.Config
 
-	Logger      *slog.Logger
+	Logger      Logger
 	IdleTimeout time.Duration
 
 	mu sync.Mutex
@@ -71,39 +69,9 @@ func (mb *serialPort) close() (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (mb *serialPort) Debug(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+func (mb *serialPort) logf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	if mb.Logger != nil {
-		mb.Logger.Debug(format, v...)
-	}
-}
-
-func (mb *serialPort) Info(format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	if mb.Logger != nil {
-		mb.Logger.Info(format, v...)
-	}
-}
-
-func (mb *serialPort) Error(format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	if mb.Logger != nil {
-		mb.Logger.Error(format, v...)
-	}
-}
-
-func (mb *serialPort) DebugContext(ctx context.Context, format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	if mb.Logger != nil {
-		mb.Logger.DebugContext(ctx, format, v...)
-	}
-}
-
-func (mb *serialPort) InfoContext(ctx context.Context, format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	if mb.Logger != nil {
-		mb.Logger.InfoContext(ctx, format, v...)
-	}
-}
-
-func (mb *serialPort) ErrorContext(ctx context.Context, format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	if mb.Logger != nil {
-		mb.Logger.ErrorContext(ctx, format, v...)
+		mb.Logger.Printf(format, v...)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -128,7 +96,7 @@ func (mb *serialPort) closeIdle() {
 	}
 
 	if idle := time.Since(mb.lastActivity); idle >= mb.IdleTimeout {
-		mb.Debug("modbus: closing connection due to idle timeout: %v", idle)
+		mb.logf("modbus: closing connection due to idle timeout: %v", idle)
 		mb.close()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tcpclient.go b/tcpclient.go
index dcb872f..d8f5da2 100644
--- a/tcpclient.go
+++ b/tcpclient.go
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@
 package modbus
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"log/slog"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ type tcpTransporter struct {
 	// Silent period after successful connection
 	ConnectDelay time.Duration
 	// Transmission logger
-	Logger *slog.Logger
+	Logger Logger
 
 	// TCP connection
 	mu           sync.Mutex
@@ -185,7 +183,7 @@ func (mb *tcpTransporter) Send(aduRequest []byte) (aduResponse []byte, err error
 			return
 		}
 		// Send data
-		mb.Debug("modbus: send % x", aduRequest)
+		mb.logf("modbus: send % x", aduRequest)
 		if _, err = mb.conn.Write(aduRequest); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -203,7 +201,7 @@ func (mb *tcpTransporter) Send(aduRequest []byte) (aduResponse []byte, err error
 			continue
 		}
 
-		mb.Debug("modbus: close connection and retry, because of %v", err)
+		mb.logf("modbus: close connection and retry, because of %v", err)
 
 		mb.close()
 		time.Sleep(mb.LinkRecoveryTimeout)
@@ -218,7 +216,7 @@ func (mb *tcpTransporter) readResponse(aduRequest []byte, data []byte, recoveryD
 			if err == nil {
 				err = verify(aduRequest, aduResponse)
 				if err == nil {
-					mb.Debug("modbus: recv % x\n", aduResponse)
+					mb.logf("modbus: recv % x\n", aduResponse)
 					return // everything is OK
 				}
 			}
@@ -384,39 +382,9 @@ func (mb *tcpTransporter) flush(b []byte) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (mb *tcpTransporter) Debug(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+func (mb *tcpTransporter) logf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	if mb.Logger != nil {
-		mb.Logger.Debug(format, v...)
-	}
-}
-
-func (mb *tcpTransporter) Info(format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	if mb.Logger != nil {
-		mb.Logger.Info(format, v...)
-	}
-}
-
-func (mb *tcpTransporter) Error(format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	if mb.Logger != nil {
-		mb.Logger.Error(format, v...)
-	}
-}
-
-func (mb *tcpTransporter) DebugContext(ctx context.Context, format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	if mb.Logger != nil {
-		mb.Logger.DebugContext(ctx, format, v...)
-	}
-}
-
-func (mb *tcpTransporter) InfoContext(ctx context.Context, format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	if mb.Logger != nil {
-		mb.Logger.InfoContext(ctx, format, v...)
-	}
-}
-
-func (mb *tcpTransporter) ErrorContext(ctx context.Context, format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	if mb.Logger != nil {
-		mb.Logger.ErrorContext(ctx, format, v...)
+		mb.Logger.Printf(format, v...)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -439,7 +407,7 @@ func (mb *tcpTransporter) closeIdle() {
 	}
 
 	if idle := time.Since(mb.lastActivity); idle >= mb.IdleTimeout {
-		mb.Debug("modbus: closing connection due to idle timeout: %v", idle)
+		mb.logf("modbus: closing connection due to idle timeout: %v", idle)
 		mb.close()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/asciiclient_test.go b/test/asciiclient_test.go
index dbef4a2..81f9048 100644
--- a/test/asciiclient_test.go
+++ b/test/asciiclient_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 package test
 
 import (
-	"log/slog"
-	"os"
+	"log"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/grid-x/modbus"
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ func TestASCIIClientAdvancedUsage(t *testing.T) {
 	handler.Parity = "E"
 	handler.StopBits = 1
 	handler.SlaveID = 12
-	handler.Logger = slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stdout, nil))
+	handler.Logger = log.Default()
 	err := handler.Connect()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/test/rtu_over_tcp_client_test.go b/test/rtu_over_tcp_client_test.go
index 402c38b..295b59b 100644
--- a/test/rtu_over_tcp_client_test.go
+++ b/test/rtu_over_tcp_client_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 package test
 
 import (
-	"log/slog"
-	"os"
+	"log"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ func TestRTUOverTCPClientAdvancedUsage(t *testing.T) {
 	handler := modbus.NewRTUOverTCPClientHandler(rtuOverTCPDevice)
 	handler.Timeout = 5 * time.Second
 	handler.SlaveID = 1
-	handler.Logger = slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stdout, nil))
+	handler.Logger = log.Default()
 	handler.Connect()
 	defer handler.Close()
 
diff --git a/test/rtuclient_test.go b/test/rtuclient_test.go
index dddccb7..dd15b63 100644
--- a/test/rtuclient_test.go
+++ b/test/rtuclient_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 package test
 
 import (
-	"log/slog"
-	"os"
+	"log"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/grid-x/modbus"
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ func TestRTUClientAdvancedUsage(t *testing.T) {
 	handler.Parity = "E"
 	handler.StopBits = 1
 	handler.SlaveID = 11
-	handler.Logger = slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stdout, nil))
+	handler.Logger = log.Default()
 	err := handler.Connect()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/test/tcpclient_test.go b/test/tcpclient_test.go
index 0363675..d11be82 100644
--- a/test/tcpclient_test.go
+++ b/test/tcpclient_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 package test
 
 import (
-	"log/slog"
-	"os"
+	"log"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ func TestTCPClientAdvancedUsage(t *testing.T) {
 	handler := modbus.NewTCPClientHandler(tcpDevice)
 	handler.Timeout = 5 * time.Second
 	handler.SlaveID = 1
-	handler.Logger = slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stdout, nil))
+	handler.Logger = log.Default()
 	handler.Connect()
 	defer handler.Close()