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  byte tagEPCBytes[50][12]; //<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

  if (nano.check() == true) 
  {
    byte responseType = nano.parseResponse(); 

    if (responseType == RESPONSE_IS_TAGFOUND)
    {      
      long timeStamp = nano.getTagTimestamp(); 
      byte tagEPCBytes = nano.getTagEPCBytes();  //<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
warning: unused variable 'tagEPCBytes' [-Wunused-variable]
   byte tagEPCBytes[50][12];

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