I would definitely recommend that you download our Measurement Hardware Driver Development Kit (DDK). This is a free download from our website, and can be found at www.ni.com or at the following direct link.
NI Measurement Hardware DDK (Driver Development Kit)
http://sine.ni.com/apps/we/nioc.vp?cid=11737〈=US
This kit provides development tools and a register-level programming interface for NI data acquisition hardware. This works with E Series devices, including the 6036E.
For questions specific to the DDK, please leverage the discussion forum catageory "Driver Development Kit (DDK)."
Best Regards,
Justin Britten
Applications Engineer
National Instruments