I don't expect it to be an officially supported way of using the node pro, just a weird situation I'm trying to make work with the hardware I have already built. apparently I didn't look hard enough (even after a few hours of research before posting) and see adapters. fortunately the CPU block is unterminated so connector choice is open but the distro plate does have a 5050 style connector on it which ill end up terminating to plug directly into the node or RGB hub if the hub can talk to the rgb strip. Ironically i found a random argb strip in a box with the correct connector, plugged right into the node pro and works flawlessly. Assuming if i can't get argb to work on the rgb hub a second node pro will be on the list along with a few more ML120's since they're fantastic. I appreciate your help