Hi Hofmann,
This board is not recommended for use with thermocouples.
I'll put here the link with the specifications of two boards of the switch type that is recommended for use with thermocouples. Please take a look at its specifications.
PXI-2527:
PXI-2501:
About your second question, if you put termocouples without any signal conditioning your measure may not be sufficiently precise.
Regards,
Luciano Borges
National Instruments Brazil
Luciano Borges
Test Development Engineer