Failure to read analog inputs

[UC Berkeley Grad]

I have a USB6008 with amplified thermocouple signals coming in to the first 4 analog input ports. I have installed DAQmx3.1 on my mac and am trying to use the nidatalogger to read any values from them. Unfortunately I can not seem to read any of the analog ports. In nidatalogger i am given the choice of physical ports 1-7 all of which do not react to analog inputs on the board. They do however react when I apply voltages to some of the digital input pins, most noticable port 30. I am completely confused and since things like MAX dont exsist for the mac, I have no clue how to go about figuring out what is wrong. Help!

[RT4CY]

Thanks for posting on the NI Forums!  I understand you are having trouble reading data from your analog inputs on the USB-6008.  I am confused as to what terminals you are using.  You mentioned that you are using the first 4 analog input ports. 

-  Does this mean you are connecting wires into terminals 2, 5, 8 and 11? 
-  How many thermocouples are you using? 
-  Is your input configuration single ended or differential?

Please refer to page 13 of the NI USB 6008 User Guide and Specifications, and clarify which terminals you are physically wiring to.  You had also mentioned port 30, however if you look on page 14 you can see that terminal 30 corresponds to the +2.5 V pin.