diff --git a/src/main/aciomgr/manager.c b/src/main/aciomgr/manager.c
index 3cc022a..c444a19 100644
--- a/src/main/aciomgr/manager.c
+++ b/src/main/aciomgr/manager.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct aciomgr_port_dispatcher {
     struct aciodrv_device_ctx *device;
     char path[MAX_PORT_PATH_LENGTH];
     int baud;
+    bool has_failure;
 };
 
 static void _aciomgr_setup_port_dispatcher(
@@ -41,6 +42,13 @@ static void _aciomgr_setup_port_dispatcher(
     dispatcher->baud = baud;
 
     dispatcher->device = aciodrv_device_open_path(path, baud);
+    dispatcher->has_failure = false;
+
+    if (dispatcher->device == NULL) {
+        log_info("Opening ACIO device on %s failed", path);
+        dispatcher->has_failure = true;
+    }
+
     dispatcher->references = 0;
 }
 
@@ -119,9 +127,16 @@ struct aciomgr_port_dispatcher *aciomgr_port_init(const char *path, int baud)
     _aciomgr_setup_port_dispatcher(entry, path, baud);
 
 done:
-    entry->references++;
+    if (!entry->has_failure) {
+        entry->references++;
+    }
+
     LeaveCriticalSection(&mgr_cs);
 
+    if (entry->has_failure) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     return entry;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/eamio-icca/Module.mk b/src/main/eamio-icca/Module.mk
index 3403aa7..28c388e 100644
--- a/src/main/eamio-icca/Module.mk
+++ b/src/main/eamio-icca/Module.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ dlls                 += \
 libs_eamio-icca      := \
     aciodrv \
     aciomgr \
+    cconfig \
     util \
 
 src_eamio-icca       := \
+    config-icc.c \
     eamio-icca.c \
diff --git a/src/main/eamio-icca/config-icc.c b/src/main/eamio-icca/config-icc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e840dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/eamio-icca/config-icc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#include "cconfig/cconfig-util.h"
+
+#include "eamio-icca/config-icc.h"
+
+#include "util/log.h"
+
+#define EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_PORT_KEY "bio2.port"
+#define EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_BAUD_KEY "bio2.baud"
+
+#define EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_DEFAULT_PORT_VALUE "COM1"
+#define EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_DEFAULT_BAUD_VALUE 57600
+
+void eamio_icca_config_icc_init(struct cconfig *config)
+{
+    cconfig_util_set_str(
+        config,
+        EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_PORT_KEY,
+        EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_DEFAULT_PORT_VALUE,
+        "ICCA serial port");
+
+    cconfig_util_set_int(
+        config,
+        EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_BAUD_KEY,
+        EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_DEFAULT_BAUD_VALUE,
+        "ICCA bus baudrate (real devices expect 57600)");
+}
+
+void eamio_icca_config_icc_get(
+    struct icc_config *config_icc, struct cconfig *config)
+{
+    if (!cconfig_util_get_str(
+            config,
+            EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_PORT_KEY,
+            config_icc->port,
+            sizeof(config_icc->port) - 1,
+            EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_DEFAULT_PORT_VALUE)) {
+        log_warning(
+            "Invalid value for key '%s' specified, fallback "
+            "to default '%s'",
+            EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_PORT_KEY,
+            EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_DEFAULT_PORT_VALUE);
+    }
+
+    if (!cconfig_util_get_int(
+            config,
+            EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_BAUD_KEY,
+            &config_icc->baud,
+            EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_DEFAULT_BAUD_VALUE)) {
+        log_warning(
+            "Invalid value for key '%s' specified, fallback "
+            "to default '%d'",
+            EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_BAUD_KEY,
+            EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_DEFAULT_BAUD_VALUE);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/eamio-icca/config-icc.h b/src/main/eamio-icca/config-icc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1219a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/eamio-icca/config-icc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_H
+#define EAMIO_ICCA_CONFIG_ICC_H
+
+#include <windows.h>
+
+#include "cconfig/cconfig.h"
+
+struct icc_config {
+    char port[64];
+    int32_t baud;
+};
+
+void eamio_icca_config_icc_init(struct cconfig *config);
+
+void eamio_icca_config_icc_get(
+    struct icc_config *config_icc, struct cconfig *config);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/main/eamio-icca/eamio-icca.c b/src/main/eamio-icca/eamio-icca.c
index 0c073f1..37b3e20 100644
--- a/src/main/eamio-icca/eamio-icca.c
+++ b/src/main/eamio-icca/eamio-icca.c
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 
 #include "bemanitools/eamio.h"
 
+#include "cconfig/cconfig-main.h"
+#include "eamio-icca/config-icc.h"
+
 #include "util/log.h"
 
 #define NUMBER_OF_EMULATED_READERS 2
@@ -73,7 +76,30 @@ static bool check_if_icca(int node_id) {
 bool eam_io_init(
     thread_create_t create, thread_join_t join, thread_destroy_t destroy)
 {
-    acio_manager_ctx = aciomgr_port_init("COM1", 57600);
+    struct cconfig *config;
+    struct icc_config config_icc;
+
+    config = cconfig_init();
+
+    eamio_icca_config_icc_init(config);
+
+    if (!cconfig_main_config_init(
+            config,
+            "--icc-config",
+            "eamio-icc.conf",
+            "--help",
+            "-h",
+            "eamio-icca",
+            CCONFIG_CMD_USAGE_OUT_STDOUT)) {
+        cconfig_finit(config);
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    eamio_icca_config_icc_get(&config_icc, config);
+
+    cconfig_finit(config);
+
+    acio_manager_ctx = aciomgr_port_init(config_icc.port, config_icc.baud);
 
     if (acio_manager_ctx == NULL) {
         log_warning("Opening acio device on COM1 failed");
diff --git a/src/main/eamiotest/main.c b/src/main/eamiotest/main.c
index 48dd211..9880af4 100644
--- a/src/main/eamiotest/main.c
+++ b/src/main/eamiotest/main.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+    log_to_writer(log_writer_stdout, NULL);
+
     eam_io_set_loggers(
         log_impl_misc, log_impl_info, log_impl_warning, log_impl_fatal);