Huion PW517 pen notes

Overview

The Huion PW517 pen is one that comes with many Huion tablets that use PenTech 3.0.

Huion store link: https://store.huion.com/products/battery-free-pen-pw517

Compatible tablets

Huion lists these as compatible tablets:

• Kamvas 12

• Kamvas 13

• Kamvas 16 2021

• Kamvas 22 Series

• Kamvas 24 Series

• Kamvas Pro 13 (2.5K)

• Kamvas Pro 16 (2.5K)

• Kamvas Pro 16 (4k) series

• Kamvas Pro 24 (4K), etc.

Use the PW550 pen instead

If you have a tablet that is compatible with the PW517 pen, I strongly urge you to consider getting a PW550 pen, which is also compatible but generally has a much better pressure range. Huion PW550 series pens notes.

Pressure range

I have 7 units of this pen.

• IAF ranges from 5gf to 9gf

• Max pressure ranges from 150gf to 500gf

Like other PenTech 3.0 pens, there is a lot of variation in IAF and max pressure.

Consider the PW550 series pens as a potential upgrade

The PW550 series of pens are backward-compatible with tablets that work with the PW517. The PW550 also has improved pressure handling, so consider it as an upgrade option.

See: Upgrading from PW517 to PW550