diff --git a/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 74c6b49..3c5e42a 100644
--- a/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME}
     PRIVATE
         qsacnnode_global.h
         qsacnnode.cpp
+        qsacnuniverse.cpp
         universemodel.cpp
     )
 
diff --git a/platform/qt/qsacnuniverse.cpp b/platform/qt/qsacnuniverse.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82b00ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/qt/qsacnuniverse.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+#include "qsacnuniverse.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief QSacnUniverse::QSacnUniverse
+ * @param parent
+ * @param universe
+ */
+QSacnUniverse::QSacnUniverse(QObject *parent, sACN::Universe *universe)
+  : QObject(parent)
+  , universe_(universe)
+{
+  universe_->onData(std::bind(&QSacnUniverse::dataChangedNotifier,
+                              this, std::placeholders::_1));
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief QSacnUniverse::description
+ * @return
+ */
+const QString QSacnUniverse::description() const
+{
+    return QString::fromUtf8(universe_->provenance()->source_name.c_str());
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief QSacnUniverse::number
+ * @return
+ */
+uint16_t QSacnUniverse::number() const
+{
+    return universe_->provenance()->universe;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief QSacnUniverse::priority
+ * @return
+ */
+uint8_t QSacnUniverse::priority() const
+{
+    return universe_->provenance()->priority;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief QSacnUniverse::rxRate
+ * @return
+ */
+double QSacnUniverse::rxRate() const
+{
+    return universe_->rxRate();
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief QSacnUniverse::slot
+ * @param slot
+ * @return
+ */
+uint8_t QSacnUniverse::slot(const u_int16_t slot) const
+{
+    return universe_->slot(slot);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief QSacnUniverse::isEditable
+ * @return
+ */
+bool QSacnUniverse::isEditable() const
+{
+  return (universe_->isEditable());
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief QSacnUniverse::setDescription
+ * @param desc
+ */
+void QSacnUniverse::setDescription(std::string desc)
+{
+    universe_->provenance()->source_name = desc;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief QSacnUniverse::setOptions
+ * @param o
+ */
+void QSacnUniverse::setOptions(sACN::DATA::data_options o)
+{
+    universe_->provenance()->options = o;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief QSacnUniverse::setPriority
+ * @param p
+ */
+void QSacnUniverse::setPriority(uint8_t p)
+{
+    universe_->provenance()->priority = p;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief QSacnUniverse::setSyncAddress
+ * @param a
+ */
+void QSacnUniverse::setSyncAddress(uint16_t a)
+{
+    universe_->provenance()->sync_address = a;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief QSacnUniverse::setValue
+ * @param addr
+ * @param level
+ */
+void QSacnUniverse::setValue (const uint16_t addr, const uint8_t level)
+{
+    universe_->sACN::Universe::setValue(addr, level);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief QSacnUniverse::setValue
+ * @param addr
+ * @param size
+ * @param profile
+ */
+void QSacnUniverse::setValue (const uint16_t addr, const uint16_t size,
+               const uint8_t* profile)
+{
+    universe_->sACN::Universe::setValue(addr, size, profile);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief QSacnUniverse::dataChangedNotifier
+ * @param universe
+ */
+void QSacnUniverse::dataChangedNotifier(DMX::Universe* universe)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(universe)
+    emit changed(universe_);
+};
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/platform/qt/qsacnuniverse.h b/platform/qt/qsacnuniverse.h
index 75310d3..075211d 100644
--- a/platform/qt/qsacnuniverse.h
+++ b/platform/qt/qsacnuniverse.h
@@ -13,83 +13,33 @@ class QT_EXPORT QSacnUniverse
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    friend DMX::Universe;  // permit callback to access the private notifier
-    /**
-     * @brief QSacnUniverse
-     * @param parent
-     * @param universe
-     */
+    friend class DMX::Universe;  // permit callback to access the private notifier
+
     explicit QSacnUniverse(QObject *parent = nullptr,
-                           sACN::Universe *universe = nullptr)
-        : QObject(parent)
-        , universe_(universe)
-    {
-        universe_->onData(std::bind(&QSacnUniverse::dataChangedNotifier,
-                                    this, std::placeholders::_1));
-    };
+                           sACN::Universe *universe = nullptr);
 
-    const QString description() const
-    {
-        return QString::fromUtf8(universe_->provenance()->source_name.c_str());
-    }
+    const QString description() const;
+    uint16_t number() const;
+    uint8_t priority() const;
+    double rxRate() const;
+    uint8_t slot(const u_int16_t slot) const;
 
-    uint16_t number() const
-    {
-        return universe_->provenance()->universe;
-    }
-
-    uint8_t priority() const
-    {
-        return universe_->provenance()->priority;
-    }
-
-    double rxRate() const
-    {
-        return universe_->rxRate();
-    }
-
-    uint8_t slot(const u_int16_t slot) const
-    {
-        return universe_->slot(slot);
-    }
+    bool isEditable() const;
 
 public slots:
-    void setDescription(std::string desc)
-    {
-        universe_->provenance()->source_name = desc;
-    }
-    void setOptions(sACN::DATA::data_options o)
-    {
-        universe_->provenance()->options = o;
-    }
-    void setPriority(uint8_t p)
-    {
-        universe_->provenance()->priority = p;
-    }
-    void setSyncAddress(uint16_t a)
-    {
-        universe_->provenance()->sync_address = a;
-    }
-    void setValue (const uint16_t addr, const uint8_t level)
-    {
-        universe_->DMX::Universe::setValue(addr, level);
-    }
+    void setDescription(std::string desc);
+    void setOptions(sACN::DATA::data_options o);
+    void setPriority(uint8_t p);
+    void setSyncAddress(uint16_t a);
+    void setValue (const uint16_t addr, const uint8_t level);
     void setValue (const uint16_t addr, const uint16_t size,
-                   const uint8_t* profile)
-    {
-        universe_->DMX::Universe::setValue(addr, size, profile);
-    }
-
+                   const uint8_t* profile);
 
 signals:
     void changed(sACN::Universe*);
 
 protected:
-    void dataChangedNotifier(DMX::Universe* universe = nullptr)
-    {
-        Q_UNUSED(universe)
-        emit changed(universe_);
-    };
+    void dataChangedNotifier(DMX::Universe* universe = nullptr);
 
 private:
     sACN::Universe *universe_;