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\documentclass[a4paper,12pt, DIV=15]{scrartcl}
% Zeichnen
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{circuitikz}

\begin{document}
    \begin{circuitikz}[european, scale=1]
        \draw
            (0,0) to [voltage source, v=$\underline{U}_{in}$]
            (0,2)
        ;
    \end{circuitikz}
\end{document}

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How do I change the direction of the arrow without changing coordinates?

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To determine the direction of the arrow, the package takes into account how the path has been set up.

In the current case you draw the path from (0,0) towards (0,2) hence the arrow points to the last coordinate. To have it in the other direction, thus you may want to use:

\draw
    (0,2) to [voltage source, v=$\underline{U}_{in}$]
    (0,0)
;

This leads to:

enter image description here

If you want to keep the label and the arrow on the left side, you may want to use v_ syntax

\draw
    (0,2) to [voltage source, v_=$\underline{U}_{in}$]
    (0,0)
;

The result:

enter image description here

After the comment from the package author, here it follows an example which shows how to use the different syntax the package provides:

\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{circuitikz} 
\begin{document}
\begin{circuitikz} 
\draw
    (0,0) to [voltage source, v^<=$\underline{U}_{in}$]
    (0,2)
;
\end{circuitikz}
\quad
\begin{circuitikz}
\draw
    (0,0) to [voltage source, v_<=$\underline{U}_{in}$]
    (0,2)
;
\end{circuitikz}
\quad
\begin{circuitikz}
\draw
    (0,0) to [voltage source, v^>=$\underline{U}_{in}$]
    (0,2)
;
\end{circuitikz}
\quad
\begin{circuitikz}
\draw
    (0,0) to [voltage source, v_>=$\underline{U}_{in}$]
    (0,2)
;
\end{circuitikz}
\end{document}

The result:

enter image description here

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    Is there an option to change direction without changing from (0,0) -- (0,2) to (0,2) -- (0,0)? For example with resistors it should work.
    – Michael Banucu
    Sep 20, 2014 at 9:17
  • @Michael12342345: I'm not aware of any options for that, but it may be the case. Have you tried with resistors?
    – Claudio Fiandrino
    Sep 20, 2014 at 9:23
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    The syntax of v is one of the following: v^>=... (above the element, in the direction of the path), v^<=... (above the element, in the opposite direction), v_>=... (below the element, in the direction), v_<=...
    – kenshin
    Sep 20, 2014 at 10:37
  • @kenshin: True! After a couple of years I already forgot few tricks. I will update later the answer. Thanks :)
    – Claudio Fiandrino
    Sep 20, 2014 at 11:34
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    @Michael12342345 Works for me: \documentclass[tikz]{article} \usepackage{circuitikz} \begin{document} \begin{circuitikz} \draw (0,0) to [R, v<=$U$] (0,2) to [R, v>=$U$] (0,4) (2,0) to [V, v<=$U$] (2,2) to [V, v>=$U$] (2,4) ; \end{circuitikz} \end{document}
    – kenshin
    Sep 20, 2014 at 14:53

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