With these, I'm kind of changing my thinking to use the minimum cat5 length(S) possible to connect each SS Controller with the SS Hub, since we are running power across these and will have more loss for more distance. I'm also thinking about potentially placing the hub in the middle of my SS items and that should help with keeping the distances down. I'm also assuming the SS Controller should located at (or very near) the SS item I am controlling (near beginning or strip, nodes, or chain of interconnected RGB modules. So I'm assuming a distance from SS CNTLR to SS item of 2-3' or less.
[SS HUB] -----------Cat5---------> [SS CNTLR] ---3wire ribbon--> [SS 4m FLEX STRIP (1 max)]
[SS HUB] -----------Cat5---------> [SS CNTLR] ---3wire ribbon--> [SS 1m RIGID1] ---3wire ribbon--> [SS RIGID2] ---3wire ribbon--> [SS RIGID3] ---3wire ribbon--> [SS RIGID4 (4 max)]
[SS HUB] -----------Cat5---------> [SS CNTLR] ---3wire ribbon--> [SS NODE STRING (128 max)]
[SS HUB] -----------Cat5---------> [SS CNTLR] ---3wire ribbon--> [SS MODULE1] ---3wire ribbon--> [SS MODULE2] ... (up to 80 max rectangles / 120 max squares)
..............<-------LENGTH A------>..................<---------TOTAL SS ITEM/NODE LENGTH B WITH SPACING BETWEEN EACH OF C -------------------->