A surgical instrument, comprising: an end effector, comprising: an anvil; a staple cartridge including staples deployable toward the anvil and through tissue grasped between the anvil and the staple cartridge; a cutting member configured to cut the tissue; and a first radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag configured to store end effector information; a shaft, comprising: a distal portion selectively transitionable with the end effector between a first attached configuration and a first detached configuration; a first RFID scanner near the distal portion, wherein the first RFID scanner is configured to detect the first RFID tag in the first attached configuration; a proximal portion; and a second RFID tag configured to store shaft information; and a housing selectively transitionable with the proximal portion of the shaft between a second attached configuration and a second detached configuration, wherein the housing comprises: a second RFID scanner configured to detect the second RFID tag in the second attached configuration; one or more motors configured to generate a closure motion of the anvil toward the staple cartridge and to apply a load to the end effector to staple and cut the tissue; and a control circuit configured to: receive input from the first RFID scanner indicative of the end effector information; receive input from the second RFID scanner indicative of the shaft information; and adjust at least one parameter of operation of one of the one or more motors based on the end effector information and the shaft information, wherein the end effector information is indicative of a staple cartridge size, and characterized in that the control circuit is configured to delay an activation of one of the one or more motors between completion of a closure sequence of the end effector and commencement of a firing sequence of the end effector for a predetermined time period based on the staple cartridge size. an end effector, comprising: an anvil; a staple cartridge including staples deployable toward the anvil and through tissue grasped between the anvil and the staple cartridge; a cutting member configured to cut the tissue; and a first radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag configured to store end effector information; an anvil; a staple cartridge including staples deployable toward the anvil and through tissue grasped between the anvil and the staple cartridge; a cutting member configured to cut the tissue; and a first radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag configured to store end effector information; a shaft, comprising: a distal portion selectively transitionable with the end effector between a first attached configuration and a first detached configuration; a first RFID scanner near the distal portion, wherein the first RFID scanner is configured to detect the first RFID tag in the first attached configuration; a proximal portion; and a second RFID tag configured to store shaft information; and a distal portion selectively transitionable with the end effector between a first attached configuration and a first detached configuration; a first RFID scanner near the distal portion, wherein the first RFID scanner is configured to detect the first RFID tag in the first attached configuration; a proximal portion; and a second RFID tag configured to store shaft information; and a housing selectively transitionable with the proximal portion of the shaft between a second attached configuration and a second detached configuration, wherein the housing comprises: a second RFID scanner configured to detect the second RFID tag in the second attached configuration; one or more motors configured to generate a closure motion of the anvil toward the staple cartridge and to apply a load to the end effector to staple and cut the tissue; and a control circuit configured to: receive input from the first RFID scanner indicative of the end effector information; receive input from the second RFID scanner indicative of the shaft information; and adjust at least one parameter of operation of one of the one or more motors based on the end effector information and the shaft information, a second RFID scanner configured to detect the second RFID tag in the second attached configuration; one or more motors configured to generate a closure motion of the anvil toward the staple cartridge and to apply a load to the end effector to staple and cut the tissue; and a control circuit configured to: receive input from the first RFID scanner indicative of the end effector information; receive input from the second RFID scanner indicative of the shaft information; and adjust at least one parameter of operation of one of the one or more motors based on the end effector information and the shaft information, receive input from the first RFID scanner indicative of the end effector information; receive input from the second RFID scanner indicative of the shaft information; and adjust at least one parameter of operation of one of the one or more motors based on the end effector information and the shaft information, wherein the end effector information is indicative of a staple cartridge size, and characterized in that the control circuit is configured to delay an activation of one of the one or more motors between completion of a closure sequence of the end effector and commencement of a firing sequence of the end effector for a predetermined time period based on the staple cartridge size.