1. A method of interpreting a non-native command on a host instrument, comprising: receiving a non-native command by the host instrument, wherein the non-native command is part of a command set supported by an alternate instrument to trigger the alternate instrument to perform one or more actions when received; in response to receiving the non-native command by the host instrument, applying interpretation rules by the host instrument to the non-native command to determine the one or more actions that the non-native command instructs the alternate instrument to perform, wherein the interpretation rules are pre-defined scripts supported by the host instrument and downloaded to the host instrument without altering a firmware of the host instrument; and performing by the host instrument the one or more actions that the alternate instrument performs upon receiving the non-native command.