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I'd like to trigger the hot plug detection circuit for one of my graphics card's outputs so that Windows would "think" that it has secondary monitor attached.
I know that there is a pin in the HDMI socket that must be set to high to detect a connection but is it simply a matter of feeding 5V to that pin e.g. from the USB port? No ground connection is needed?
HDMI has a 5V line that can just be connected to the HPD line (a resistor is never a bad idea, just for short protection, 1k or so should do), but you also need to provide EDID (Serial EEPROM with appropriate contents) powered from the 5V line and connected to the I2C lines (I cannot off the top of my head remember if you need to supply the I2C pullup or if this is done on the card).
Further some HDMI parts sense the termination of the clock pair, so you would want to terminate this pair in a manner appropriate to the CML drive).
I've achieved the expected outcome of creating a "dummy" monitor simply by plugging another cable to my main screen so now I have DVI and HDMI plugged to my screen. I think it is the most elegant solution to my problem.
