DescriptionR2r-ladder.png	English: n bits R2R Lader
Date	10 April 2010
Source	Own work
Author	Lsibilla
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\begin{circuitikz}[scale=0.9]
    \def\n{2}

    \node (ground) at (-2, 0) {};
    \node (Vcc) at (0, 3) {};

    \foreach \contact in {0,...,\n}
    {
        % Define contacts for each bits
        \node (up contact \contact)    at ($({2*\contact}, 2)$) {};
        \node (down contact \contact)  at ($({2*\contact}, 0)$) {};

        % Draw R resistors and manage the a_{n-0} case
        \ifnum \contact>0

            \node (up contact -\contact)   at ($({2+4*\n-2*\contact}, 2)$) {};
            \node (down contact -\contact) at ($({2+4*\n-2*\contact}, 0)$) {};

            \draw (down contact \contact) to [R=R, *-*] ($(down contact \contact)-(2, 0)$);
            \draw (up contact -\contact) node[anchor=south] {$a_{n-\contact}$};
            \draw (down contact -\contact)   to [R=2R, *-o]  (up contact -\contact);
        \fi
        \ifnum \contact>1
            \draw ($(down contact -\contact)+(2, 0)$) to [R=R, *-*] (down contact -\contact);
        \fi

        % Draw 2R resistors
        \draw (down contact \contact)    to [R=2R, *-o]  (up contact \contact)
                                         node[anchor=south] {$a_{\contact}$};
    }
    
    % Draw ground and Vout
    \draw (down contact 0)  to [R=2R, *-*] (ground) node[ground] {}
          (down contact -1) to [short, *-o] ($(down contact -1)+(1,0)$)
                            node[anchor=west]  {$V_{out}$};

    % Draw ldots
    \draw[fill=black,decorate,decoration={shape backgrounds,shape=circle,shape size=1mm}]
                    ($0.67*(down contact \n)+0.33*(down contact -\n)$) -- ($0.33*(down contact \n)+0.67*(down contact -\n)$);
    \draw[fill=black,decorate,decoration={shape backgrounds,shape=circle,shape size=1mm}]
                    ($0.67*(up contact \n)+0.33*(up contact -\n)$) -- ($0.33*(up contact \n)+0.67*(up contact -\n)$);
\end{circuitikz}

Without the added declaration, pgf complained about shape size in the \draw statements.

\usepackage[symbols]{circuitikz}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.shapes}