diff --git a/docs/pyartnet.rst b/docs/pyartnet.rst
index f631e8f..90c024b 100644
--- a/docs/pyartnet.rst
+++ b/docs/pyartnet.rst
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ Example
         channel = universe.add_channel(start=1, width=3)
 
         # set quadratic correction for the whole universe to quadratic
-        universe.set_output_correction(output_correction.quadratic)
+        universe.set_output_correction(output_correction.Quadratic())
 
         # Explicitly set output for this channel to linear
-        channel.set_output_correction(output_correction.linear)
+        channel.set_output_correction(output_correction.Linear())
 
         # Remove output correction for the channel.
         # The channel will now use the correction from the universe again
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 576fe65..f445ad2 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -54,3 +54,7 @@ Docs and examples can be found [here](https://pyartnet.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 - added more and better type hints
 - switched to pytest
 - small fixes
+
+---
+
+`Art-Net™ Designed by and Copyright Artistic Licence Engineering Ltd`
diff --git a/src/pyartnet/base/channel.py b/src/pyartnet/base/channel.py
index f1e3116..ae6d323 100644
--- a/src/pyartnet/base/channel.py
+++ b/src/pyartnet/base/channel.py
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
 from pyartnet.errors import ChannelOutOfUniverseError, ChannelValueOutOfBoundsError, \
     ChannelWidthError, ValueCountDoesNotMatchChannelWidthError
-from pyartnet.output_correction import linear
 
 from ..fades import FadeBase, LinearFade
 from .channel_fade import ChannelBoundFade
 from .output_correction import OutputCorrection
 from .universe import BaseUniverse
+from ..output_correction import Correction, Linear
 
 log = logging.getLogger('pyartnet.Channel')
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def __init__(self, universe: BaseUniverse,
         self._parent_universe: Final = universe
         self._parent_node: Final = universe._node
 
-        self._correction_current: Callable[[float, int], float] = linear
+        self._correction_current: Correction = Linear()
 
         # Fade
         self._current_fade: Optional[ChannelBoundFade] = None
@@ -78,10 +78,12 @@ def __init__(self, universe: BaseUniverse,
         # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
         # Callbacks
         self.callback_fade_finished: Optional[Callable[[Channel], Any]] = None
+        self.callback_values_updated: Optional[Callable[[array[int]], None]] = None
+
 
     def _apply_output_correction(self):
         # default correction is linear
-        self._correction_current = linear
+        self._correction_current = Linear()
 
         # inherit correction if it is not set first from universe and then from the node
         for obj in (self, self._parent_universe, self._parent_node):
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ def set_values(self, values: Iterable[Union[int, float]]):
                 raise ChannelValueOutOfBoundsError(f'Channel value out of bounds! 0 <= {val} <= {value_max:d}')
 
             self._values_raw[i] = raw_new
-            act_new = round(correction(val, value_max)) if correction is not linear else raw_new
+            act_new = round(correction.correct(val, value_max)) if not isinstance(correction, Linear) else raw_new
             if self._values_act[i] != act_new:
                 changed = True
             self._values_act[i] = act_new
@@ -137,6 +139,55 @@ def to_buffer(self, buf: bytearray):
             start += byte_size
         return self
 
+    def from_buffer(self, buf: bytearray):
+        byte_order = self._byte_order
+        byte_size = self._byte_size
+        correction = self._correction_current
+        value_max = self._value_max
+
+        start_index = self._start
+        end_index = self._stop + 1
+
+        byte_chunks = Channel.__chunks(buf[start_index:end_index], byte_size)
+
+        values_act = array(
+            'i', [int.from_bytes(byte_chunk, byte_order, signed=False)
+                  if len(byte_chunk) == byte_size else None
+                  for byte_chunk in byte_chunks]
+        )
+
+        changed = False
+        for act_value_index, act_value in enumerate(values_act):
+            if act_value is None:
+                log.warning(f"Channel {start_index + act_value_index} was updated externally, but is part of an "
+                            f"incomplete {byte_size} byte number. This is very likely unintended by the external "
+                            f"controller.")
+                continue
+
+            if self._values_act[act_value_index] == values_act[act_value_index]:
+                continue
+
+            self._values_act[act_value_index] = values_act[act_value_index]
+            changed = True
+
+        if not changed:
+            return
+
+        self._values_act = values_act
+
+        values_raw = [round(correction.reverse_correct(val, value_max)) for val in values_act]
+        for raw_value_index, raw_value in enumerate(values_raw):
+            self._values_raw[raw_value_index] = raw_value
+
+        if self.callback_values_updated is not None:
+            self.callback_values_updated(self._values_raw)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def __chunks(lst, n):
+        """Yield successive n-sized chunks from lst."""
+        for i in range(0, len(lst), n):
+            yield lst[i:i + n]
+
     # noinspection PyProtectedMember
     def add_fade(self, values: Iterable[Union[int, FadeBase]], duration_ms: int,
                  fade_class: Type[FadeBase] = LinearFade):
diff --git a/src/pyartnet/base/universe.py b/src/pyartnet/base/universe.py
index 5718ca9..d25dde7 100644
--- a/src/pyartnet/base/universe.py
+++ b/src/pyartnet/base/universe.py
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ def __init__(self, node: 'pyartnet.base.BaseNode', universe: int = 0):
 
         self._channels: Dict[str, 'pyartnet.base.Channel'] = {}
 
+    @property
+    def universe(self):
+        return self._universe
+
+    @property
+    def data(self):
+        return self._data
+
+    @property
+    def data_changed(self):
+        return self._data_changed
+
     def _apply_output_correction(self):
         for c in self._channels.values():
             c._apply_output_correction()
@@ -49,6 +61,12 @@ def send_data(self):
         self._last_send = monotonic()
         self._data_changed = False
 
+    def receive_data(self, data: bytearray):
+        channels = self._channels
+
+        for channel in channels.values():
+            channel.from_buffer(data)
+
     def get_channel(self, channel_name: str) -> 'pyartnet.base.Channel':
         """Return a channel by name or raise an exception
 
diff --git a/src/pyartnet/output_correction.py b/src/pyartnet/output_correction.py
index 7181cb2..4fd0102 100644
--- a/src/pyartnet/output_correction.py
+++ b/src/pyartnet/output_correction.py
@@ -1,18 +1,42 @@
-def linear(val: float, max_val: int = 0xFF) -> float:
-    """linear output correction"""
-    return val
+class Correction:
+    def correct(self, val: float, max_val: int = 0xFF) -> float:
+        raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    def reverse_correct(self, val: float, max_val: int = 0xFF) -> float:
+        raise NotImplementedError()
 
-def quadratic(val: float, max_val: int = 0xFF) -> float:
-    """Quadratic output correction"""
-    return (val ** 2) / max_val
 
+class Linear(Correction):
 
-def cubic(val: float, max_val: int = 0xFF) -> float:
-    """Cubic output correction"""
-    return (val ** 3) / (max_val ** 2)
+    def correct(self, val: float, max_val: int = 0xFF):
+        return val
 
+    def reverse_correct(self, val: float, max_val: int = 0xFF):
+        return val
 
-def quadruple(val: float, max_val: int = 0xFF) -> float:
-    """Quadruple output correction"""
-    return (val ** 4) / (max_val ** 3)
+
+class Quadratic(Correction):
+
+    def correct(self, val: float, max_val: int = 0xFF):
+        return val ** 2 / max_val
+
+    def reverse_correct(self, val: float, max_val: int = 0xFF):
+        return val ** (1. / 2.) * max_val ** (1. / 2.)
+
+
+class Cubic(Correction):
+
+    def correct(self, val: float, max_val: int = 0xFF):
+        return val ** 3 / max_val ** 2
+
+    def reverse_correct(self, val: float, max_val: int = 0xFF):
+        return val ** (1. / 3.) * max_val ** (2. / 3.)
+
+
+class Quadruple(Correction):
+
+    def correct(self, val: float, max_val: int = 0xFF):
+        return val ** 4 / max_val ** 3
+
+    def reverse_correct(self, val: float, max_val: int = 0xFF):
+        return val ** (1. / 4.) * max_val ** (3. / 4.)
diff --git a/tests/test_output_correction.py b/tests/test_output_correction.py
index e37e7a0..827228e 100644
--- a/tests/test_output_correction.py
+++ b/tests/test_output_correction.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import pytest
 
-from pyartnet.output_correction import cubic, quadratic, quadruple
+from pyartnet.output_correction import Quadratic, Quadruple, Cubic
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('max_val', [
     pytest.param(k, id=f'{k:X}') for k in (0xFF, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFFFF)])
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('corr', [quadratic, quadruple, cubic])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('corr', [Quadratic(), Quadruple(), Cubic()])
 def test_correction(corr, max_val):
-    assert corr(0, max_val=max_val) == 0
-    assert corr(max_val, max_val=max_val) == max_val
+    assert corr.correct(0, max_val=max_val) == 0
+    assert corr.correct(max_val, max_val=max_val) == max_val