cRIO acting as EtherCAT master controlling TIM-EC torque mordule as slave

[mkstech]

Hi.
I have the following hardware:

- cRIO 9047

- TIM-EC torque etherCAT module (link: https://www.hbm.com/en/5577/tim-pnec-profinet-and-ethercat-torque-interface-module/
- Torque flange from HBM.

How can the cRIO 9047 acts as EtherCAT master to read the torque measurements from the TIM-EC module which should act as etherCAT slave?
How can this be accomplished? Do I need additional hardware for this? 

I have been through this turtorial: http://www.ni.com/product-documentation/10555/en/ for setting up etherCAT on NI programmable Automation Controllers, 

[ikaiser]

Hi mkstech,

Setting it up should be quite straight-forward. The cRIO's second network interface can act as an EtherCAT port. You mainly need to install the "NI-Industrial Communications for EtherCAT" driver onto the cRIO, set up the 2nd network interface as EtherCAT, and configure the cRIO EtherCAT master in NI MAX.

This guide should cover everything: Setting Up EtherCAT on NI Programmable Automation Controllers