Method for smart energy device infrastructure

A method for communicating signals in a surgical system, the method comprising:

• generating, by a robotic control, a device control signal and an energy control signal;
• communicating, by a first communication path, the device control signal and the energy control signal to a control tower, wherein the control tower comprises a generator module configured to supply energy to an electrosurgical device;
• communicating, by a second communication path, the device control signal and the energy control signal to the electrosurgical device;
• controlling the electrosurgical device based on the device control signal and the energy control signal;
• and
• communicating, by the second communication path, a return control signal from the electrosurgical device to the control tower.

A method comprising:

• communicating, from a robotic control to a control tower, one or more signals, wherein the control tower comprises a generator module;
• communicating, from the control tower to an electrosurgical device, the one or more signals;
• controlling the electrosurgical device based on the one or more signals;
• and
• communicating, from the electrosurgical device to the control power, a return signal.

A method comprising:

• communicating, from a robotic control to an energy module, one or more inputs;
• communicating, from the energy module to an electrosurgical device, the one or more inputs;
• controlling the electrosurgical device based on the one or more inputs;
• and
• communicating, from the electrosurgical device to the control power, feedback.